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Chicken Soup South Indian Style

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Chicken Soup South Indian Style

Spiced South Indian chicken broth with pepper, turmeric and curry leaves — a healing soup. Frying the curry leaves in hot coconut oil right at the start releases their aromatic oils into the base of the whole soup.

Total time
60 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Indian
gluten-free

Ingredients

600gchicken pieces, bone-in
1large onion, diced
3tomatoes, diced
1 tspblack peppercorns, cracked
1 tspturmeric
1 tspcoriander powder
10curry leaves
4 clovesgarlic
2 tspginger
3 tbspcoconut oil
fresh corianderto serve

Instructions

1

Heat coconut oil, fry curry leaves, garlic and ginger 1 minute.

2

Add onion, cook until golden.

3

Add tomatoes and all spices, cook 5 minutes.

4

Add chicken and 1.2L water. Simmer 40 minutes.

5

Shred chicken off bones.

6

Serve broth with chicken, garnished with coriander.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
509
Protein
43.5g
Fat
31g
Carbs
12.6g
Fiber
3g
Sodium
334mg

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