CHICKEN RASAM[கோழி ரசம்]

This is a tasty rasam using small chicken pieces. This may be served as a starter before a delicious feast! It is also served with hot rice!


INGREDIENTS:

Fennel seeds- half sp
Cumin seeds- half sp
Sambar onions-20
Tomato-2
Finely chopped pieces of chicken- 1 cup
Finely chopped garlic- 1 tsp
Finely chopped ginger- 1 tsp
Curry leaves-a few
Chopped coriander- 3 tbsp
Lime-1
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder- half
Oil-2 tbsp
Ghee- 1 tbsp+1 tsp

Fry the following ingredients in a tsp of ghee to golden brown and then powder them finely.

Coriander seeds- 2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Peppercorns- 1/2 tsp
Red chillies-3

Procedure:

Heat a pan and pour the ghee and the oil.
Add the fennel seeds and the cumin seeds.
When they start to splutter add the onion, tomato, ginger and the garlic.
Fry them until they are mashed and the oil floats on the surface.
Add the turmeric powder with the greens and fry them for a minute.
Add the chicken pieces and fry them on medium fire for a few minutes.
Add 8 cups of water, the ground powder and salt.
Let the rasam boil for some minutes.
Put off the fire and mix in the lime juice.
The delicious chicken rasam is ready now.