Friday, January 9, 2009

Soup and Chicken Fry


Soup

Soup Ingredients:

Chicken - 2 pounds
Shallots - 10-12
Onion - 1,medium
Tomatoes - 2,medium
Green Chillies - 3
Ginger - 1inch
Garlic - 5cloves
Curry leaves - 1+1 Sprigs
Turmeric powder - 2pinch
Hing - a pinch
Black bell pepper - 1tspn
Cumin/Jeera - 1tspn
Oil - 2tb spn,for frying and for seasoning
Salt- to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan fry the Black pepper,Cumin seeds,Curry leaves,Ginger,Garlic and Shallots till it becomes light brown in color
Let it cool and grind it.
Now Heat the remaining oil in a pan,add the Mustard seeds,Hing and let it splutter then add the Onion,Curry leaves fry for a minute
Then Add the tomatoes,fry till it leaves out the water and add the Half of the Ground masala, Chicken,salt and fry for 3mins
Add 2cups of Water into it and close the lid and cook it for 10mins in medium.
Once the Chicken is Done,Filter the soup and sprinkle the black pepper powder and serve hot.
Garnish with Coriander leaves


Chicken Fry



Ingredients:

Chicken - 2pounds,Take the Filtered Chicken out of the Soup
Cloves- 2
Cinnamon - 1/2inch stick
Bay leaf - 1
Onion - 1,medium
Tomato - 1,large
Curry leaves - 1sprig
Green Chillies - 2,slited
Chicken Masala powder - 2tspn
Ground Masala - Remaining Masala from Soup Version
Salt- to taste(be easy here,though the Chicken Masala will have salt in it)
Oil -  as req.

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan, add the Cloves,Cinnamon,Bay leaf fry till it leaves the aroma
Add the Onion,Curry leaves fry for 2mins,add the Tomatoes fry till it leaves out the water
Now add the Chicken,Ground Masala,Chicken Masala and cover it for 3mins (toss it occassionally)
Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Note:
If you or your kids have running Nose for long time,this Soup is the best.
Add little more pepper while u drink and serve it hot.

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