Chicken Soup in a Clay Cookware
Equipment
- Meera Clay Cookpot
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken with bones This is very important. There is absolutely no point in making the soup with boneless chicken. Usually, I use all the bonier pieces from a whole chicken for the soup.
- 1/2 Medium onion roughly chopped
- 1 Medium ripe tomato Diced
- 5 Cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 inch Ginger crushed
- 1 Sprig Mint
- 1 Sprig Curry leaves Optional
- Salt Add to taste
- 2 tbsp Coriander powder
- 2 tbsp Pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
- 2 small Bay leaves
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp oil
- cilatro for garnish - optional
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil and sauté fennel seeds, bay leaves & curry leaves till fragrant.
- Sauté onions till they turn transluscent.
- Next Add ginger & garlic and sauté for a couple of minutes.Add in the diced tomatoes and mint and let it all cook together for about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken, sauté for a about 4-5 minutes and then add the coriander powder, pepper powder and salt. Sauté till all the chicken pieces are coated well with the spices.
- Add 3 cups of water, mix it all around. Close the lid and let cook on a medium low flame for about 45 minutes.
- When done, you will see the oil has seperated and floating on top. Taste and adjust for salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with cilantro and serve a nice hot piping bowl!