Serves: 4, Preparation time: 35-40 minutes
Ingredients:
400 gms Chicken (cleaned and fat removed)
2 diced Onion
1 big Tomato (diced)
1 inch Ginger (finely chopped)
6 cloves of Garlic
1 chopped Green chili
1 tsp Black pepper
1 Bay leaf
3 tsp Cornflour
1 Egg
few Lemon drops (optional)
Butter
Salt to taste
Green onions to garnish
4 cups Water
Method:
Heat butter in a pressure cooker, add bay leaf, diced onion and saute till it turns pink. Add ginger, garlic, green chilli and chicken pieces and fry for 5-6 minutes. Add salt, diced tomato and 4 cups of water. Close the lid and set over high heat to bring the pressure up. After 1st whistle reduce the heat and cook for 10 more minutes. Turn off the gas and let the pressure cooker sit for 5 minutes. For quick release method, place the cooker in the sink and run cold tap water gently over the lid until stream dissipates. You will hear the valve make a big sigh. Let the soup cool for 10-15 minutes. Now push the soup through a strainer. Remove the bones from the chicken into bite sized pieces. Now cook the soup again along with the shredded chicken for few minutes. Now add cornflour dissolved in cold water over the soup and stir gently. Pour the beaten egg in a thin stream. Stir rapidly as soon as you start pouring in the egg. To make threads, stir rapidly for at least 1 minute in the same direction. Cook for 2 minutes until the soup thickens.
Serve hot and enjoy this homemade chicken soup with some chopped spring onions.
Slurppp!!mouthwatering soup...feel like grabbing that bowl..
ReplyDeleteLooks perfect
ReplyDeleteDeepa,
ReplyDeleteChicken soup looks really yummy.
Looks so good...
ReplyDeleteyummy I am so drooling... want to grab it right from the screen...
ReplyDeleteTempting soup n lovely clicks..
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious..wow...I never tried making chicken soup..this recipe is to keep I guess
ReplyDeleteSLURPEE!!!!! Mooh mein paani aagaya.... Aur tho aur, aaj kal I'm avoiding chicken & that makes me drool more......
ReplyDeleteAsh....
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this looks so good ,creamy n yummY!
ReplyDeleteLooks so yummy, great to dip with bread....
ReplyDeleteBeauuuuutiful click dear..very hot n yummy recipe.
ReplyDeleteMmmm the broth looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteHi Deepa, hru doing? ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of soups except for rasam. Hehehe. Bcoz U made it, lemme get some sip now! :)
The chicken soup's hot and lovely! Oh, I'd love to have some! Bookmarked!
ReplyDeleterich n tempting...perfect presentation
ReplyDeleteHey thats really simple one and very healthy too....and a good starter i feel...and the look of it is really tempting...
ReplyDeleteYummy and delicious soup.
ReplyDeleteTats a tasty soup.....sure to please my family in this cold winter.
ReplyDeleteThks for sharing dear.
Cheers.
I so badly need that soup right now.....down with cold from last couple of days....yesterday thought of making it but than dropped the idea(cooking for your ownself is not interesting when u r sick)......i guess looking at your soup is surely making me feel better,....
ReplyDeleteYummy !
ReplyDeleteWow!! fabulous!!!! i wanna have some now..yummy yumm
ReplyDeleteHey Deepa
ReplyDeletehow are you? we all fine...had a nice weekend..Awesome soup..defenitly a hit dish for chicken lovers..
Beautiful presentation and very hearty soup.Perfect with fresh crusty bread,
ReplyDeleteChicken soup looks gorgeous, yummy and tempting. Lovely presentation.
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