Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup is a flavourful & spicy soup made by simmering chicken in water along with tempered spices & ground herbs. Chicken Soup is highly nutritious and at the same time easy to cook. How to make Chicken Soup is explained in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Servings3 cups
Ingredients
- 250 gms chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 cups water
- 2 nos garlic
To grind to a paste
- 10 nos small onion
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves tightly packed
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon pepper corns
To temper
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 no cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 small sized big onion finely chopped
Instructions
- First grind the ingredients listed under 'to grind to a paste' with little water to a semi fine paste. Set aside.
- In a pressure cooker heat oil - add cardamom and jeera let it splutter.
- Then add onions and curry leaves saute till it is slightly browned.
- Then add washed and cleaned chicken pieces, add turmeric powder. Saute for 2mins then add the paste.
- Saute well till raw smell leaves say for 3-5mins.
- Then add water, required salt and pressure cook for 5 whistles. Once pressure releases, open and serve hot.
- Serve Chicken Soup hot with any bread. We had it with masala bread.
Video
Notes
- If you want it more spicy add a teaspoon of red chilli powder along with turmeric powder and proceed with remaining steps.
- The soup goes well with idlis and uttapams too. I love it with hot steaming idlis.
- You can use the leftover chicken pieces and even the soup for any chicken gravy you are making.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Soup
Amount Per Serving (200 ml)
Calories 229
Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 63mg21%
Sodium 71mg3%
Potassium 271mg8%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 16g32%
Vitamin A 228IU5%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 43mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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