CHICKEN SOUP

This is a typical spicy Tamilnadu soup. This you can have either with hot rice or you can drink as a soup.




INGREDIENTS:

Oil- 1 tsp
Ghee- 1 tsp
Course pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Crushed cumin- quarter sp
Crushed fennel seeds- half sp
Finely chopped onion-1
Crushed tomato- 1 cup
Slit green chillies-3
Crushed ginger- 1 tsp
Chopped small garlic flakes-8
Turmeric powder- half sp
Finely chopped chicken pieces-1 cup
Chopped coriander- 2 tbsp
Chopped mint- 2 tbsp
Juice of a small lime
Salt to taste
Small piece of cinnamon-1
Cardamom-2
Bay leaf-1

Procedure:

Heat a pan and pour the ghee and the oil.
Add the cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, fennel and the cumin seeds.
When they start to splutter, add the onion and fry it to golden brown.
Then add the ginger and the garlic and fry for a few minutes.
Then add the tomatoes with the greens and the turmeric powder.
Fry it until they are cooked as a paste and the oil floats on the surface.
Add the chicken and fry for a few seconds.
Then pour 6 to 8 cups of water according to the consistency.
Add enough salt.
Let it boil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Put off the fire and add the lime juice.
Hot and tasty chicken soup is ready now!

Tip:Keep the tomatoes in boiled water for 20 minutes, peel off the skins, mash them and use it in the chicken rasam.