Chettinad Clear Chicken soup

 

 

 

Chettinad Clear Chicken Soup!

 

 

 

 



Chettinad Clear Chicken Soup!

You take it from me, Chicken Soup is truly magical in getting rid of running nose and common cold related problems. The combination of chicken stock and the spices works wonders.


Even for young kids you can give chicken soup, it's mild and tasty.

Ingrdeients for clear Chicken soup


 

 

Ingredients:



Chicken Thighs - 1 to 2

Garlic - 8

Small onion - 8

Ginger - 1 small piece

Black Pepper - 2 tsp.

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp.

Baba's Chicken Kurma Powder - 1 tsp. (or)

Sambar Powder - 1 tsp.

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp.

Lime - 2 to 3 (or)

Lemon - 1

Tomato - 1

Mint Leaves - few

Salt - to taste


Seasoning:

Slit Green Chilli - 1 (optional)

Fennel Seeds/Sombu - 1 tsp.

Cinnamon stick /Pattai - small piece

Star Anise - 1

Slightly crushed Cardamom/Elakkai - 2

Cloves - 4

Ghee - 2 tsp.



How to Clean the Chicken:


Wash chicken in clean water twice.

Add some turmeric powder and juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon. Leave it for 10 to 15 minutes. Adding lemon and turmeric helps to get rid of the raw smell of the chicken.

Wash again and drain. Cut into cubes.

Cleaning the Chicken

 


To Marinade:


Pound 4 garlic pods, ginger, pepper, cumin and 4 small onions in a mortar and pestle or grind them together in a mixer. Add masala powder, salt and turmeric. Toss in mint leaves. Mint leaves give a wonderful flavour.  Coat the chicken pieces with the ground masala and set aside for half-an-hour. Now the chicken is ready to cook.


Method:

Take a large cooking pot, (I use pressure cooker) add 2 tsp. ghee, toss in all the tempering ingredients. Slice the rest of the onion, garlic, green chilli and tomato, sauté for few minutes. Stir in the chicken marinade and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 6 to 7 cups of water and salt. Check salt and add more if necessary.  Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through. (2 to 3 whistles) It will take about 10 to 12 minutes.


Garnish with chopped Coriander leaves and serve hot. 

Chettinad Clear Chicken soup