Chicken Soup

There is nothing better than a hot chicken soup to cure a common cold or whenever you are down with the flu. It is easy to make and very tasty, a hot favourite with kids and adults alike.

How to make Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup chicken curry pieces, de-skinned

1 clove

5 pepper corns

1” piece cinnamon

1 onion, cut fine

1 tomato, cut fine

A pinch of turmeric powder

A few leaves of spinach or the local vauchi bhaji, chopped fine

Method:

• Apply salt to the chicken curry pieces and put in a pressure cooker with the clove, cinnamon and pepper corns and 3 cups water to place on fire.
   

• When the pressure cooker whistles, turn the heat to simmer and put off after 10 min 
• Strain the broth and keep aside.
• Take off the flesh from the bones and keep aside. Get rid of the spices.
• In the pressure cooker, put the broth, shredded chicken and add the chopped onion, tomatoes and vauchi leaves.
• Add half a cup of macaroni or noodles as per your taste.
• Boil for another 6 minutes after the whistle on simmer.
• Add more water if required and salt to taste.
• Dish out the chicken soup and serve hot.