Chicken soup

Chicken soup is usually made when you have cold. I made this during winter.

Ingredients:

Chicken-1/4 kgs
Onion -1 (diced,sauteed in oil and blended)
Tomato- 1(diced fine)
Ginger-1/2 inch piece (cut thin and blended in a mixie jar)
Garlic-5-7 cloves(ground paste)
Sambhar powder-2 tsps
chicken masala (MTRbrand)- 1 tsp.
Pepper-1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste

Oil for frying

To temper:
Fennel seeds-1/4 teaspoon
Cinnamon-1/4 inch
Cardamom-1 no
Cloves-2 nos
Curry leaves-a sprig.

Method: In a hot pan, add oil and all the tempering ingredients till you get their aroma . Add curry leaves, onions and fry well. Add ginger and garlic ground paste. Saute them till the smell of ginger and garlic fades. Add tomatoes, turmeric,salt and fry well. Add chicken, sambhar powder, chicken masala and fry well. Add salt to taste and pressure cook for 3 whistles till done. Remove lid and allow it to boil for a while. Sprinkle pepper before serving. Can add ground coconut to make a gravy if required. Garnish with coriander and curry leaves.