Name: Chicken Curry Soup
Yield: Serves 4-5
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp garam masala; ½ tsp black pepper powder; ½ tsp red chilli powder; ¾ tsp turmeric; 1 tsp coarse black pepper; 4 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped; 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste; 200 g tomatoes, blanched, peeled and puréed; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 550 g chicken, skinless, on or off the bone, thigh or breast, 4 cm pieces; 1 ½ tsp salt; 1 chicken stock cube, crushed; 300 g potato, peeled, diced, 2 ½ cm cubes; 150 g carrots, half moon slices, ½ cm thick; 2 medium sized onions, finely chopped; 1 small finger green chilli, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 5 tbsp vegetable oil; 850 ml water, luke warm; 200 g mushrooms, sliced, ½ cm thick; 1 tsp cumin seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4-5

Difficulty
Easy

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Dip In Brilliant

By Dipna Anand

Published 2018

About

This is one of my favourite curry dishes. My mum cooks it and it’s perfect on a cold wintry day or ideal if you are feeling a little under the weather or suffering from a cold. It most definitely helps when you have the sniffles or a sore throat, although that’s not the only reason to cook up this enticing chicken soup with vegetables. I feel it goes best with a generously buttered French baguette, however a bowl of rice will also do nicely. Mum learned this recipe from her own mum, who use