கோழி ரசம்(chicken soup)

Ingredients for Chicken Soup:

Chicken-1/2kg

Small Onion-10

Cinnamon, Cloves-Each 1

Chilly Powder-1 tsp

Coriander Powder-1 tsp

Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder-1 tsp

Pepper Powder-1 tsp

Green Chilly-1

Tomato-1

Ginger-1 Piece

Garlic-5 Flakes

Salt, Oil- as Needed

Procedure to make Chicken Soup:

1. Make a fine paste of ginger and garlic. Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon, cloves and season them. Then add onion, ginger, garlic paste and saute till raw smell subsides. Then add tomato, green chilly and fry till tomato get mashy. Now transfer this mixure in to a cooker, add pepper powder, cumin powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and chicken pieces and stir well. Allow 6 whistles to boil well. Then squeeze the lemon and serve it.

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Procedure 2:

Ingredients :
 Chicken with bones (wash it with turmeric powder) - 10 pieces 
 onions (sambar vengayam) - chopped  or big onion - 1/2 chopped
 small tomatoes - 2 nos finely chopped
 Garlic - 4 pods 
 Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
 Cloves - 2 nos
 Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
 Bay leaves - 2  nos
 Curry leaves - few
 Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
 Chilli Power - 1 tbsp
 Salt to taste
 Gingelly oil (nalla ennai) (option) - 1/2 tsp 

To Grind :
 Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
 Black peppercorns  - 8 nos
 Red chilies - 1 nos 
 Garlic with skin- 4 pods 
 Fenner seeds (sombu) - 1 tsp
 Curry leaves - few 


Method:

*Wash the chicken nicely. Pressure cook the chicken along with the above all things (including ground paster) ,adding 5 cups of water. Add the turmeric powder and half of the salt needed. Wait for a whistle and then simmer the flame. Cook for another 10 minutes and switch off the stove.

* The rasam can be garnished with coriander leaves while serving. 

-Mythili Thiyagu, USA