Chettinad Chicken Soup/ Kozhi Rasam

Chettinad Chicken Soup

This an yet another authentic chettinad recipe from our home. This chicken rasam can be either served as soup for starter or as rasam with steamed rice. Very good remedy for cold.

Ingredients

Chicken with bone- 250 gms

Onion medium chopped- 2 nos

Tomato small chopped- 3 nos

Sombu/ fennel seeds- 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves chopped few

Corinader leaves chopper few

Oil required

Salt to taste

Roast and grind to fine powder

Coriander seeds- 2 tsp

Dry red chilli- 3 nos

Pepper- 1 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds- 2 tsp

Sombu/ Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon stick- 1" piece

Garlic cloves- 6 nos

Chettinad Chicken Rasam

Method

Heat oil in pan when hot add fennel seeds fry for few seconds. Add chopped onion, curry leaves and tomato, saute for few mins. Now add chicken and turmeric powder, saute for few more minutes. Add 2 1/2 cup water and required salt to the sauted chicken. Let the chicken cook covered for 20 mins if cooking in pan. If using pressure cooker let chicken cook for one whistle. Once the chicken is cooked add the ground spice powder, bring the chicken soup to boil and turn off the heat. Garnish with coriander leaves. The consistency of soup can be adjusted by adding or reducing water.

Kozhi Rasam