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Quick Pressure Cooker Chicken Soup

Chicken soup is considered food for the soul because according to an old belief it can help heal you faster. Which is perhaps why chicken soup is recommended for people who are recuperating from some illness. In short it is a comfort food that can be enjoyed even when you are not sick.

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Quick Pressure Cooker Chicken

Main ingredients Chicken on the bones, Onion, Tomato, Green chillies, Bay leaf, Cloves, Crushed black peppercorns, Turmeric powder, Ginger-garlic paste, Fresh coriander leaves, Ghee
Cuisine Fusion
Course Soups
Prep time 15-20 minutes
Cook time 20-25 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Savoury
Level of cooking Easy
Others Non vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 300 grams chicken on the bones 
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 small tomato, finely chopped
  • 1-2 green chillies, slit
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3-4 cloves
  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves
  • Ghee for drizzling
  • Fresh coriander sprigs for garnish
  • Toasted brun pav slices to serve

Method

  1. Put the chicken in a pressure cooker, add onion, tomato green chillies, bay leaf, cloves, crushed black peppercorns, salt, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, oil and 3 cups water and mix well. Cover the cooker, place it on heat and cook till 3 whistles are given out. 
  2. Open the cooker once the pressure has reduced completely. Remove the chicken and discard the bay leaves.
  3. Add coconut milk to the stock in the cooker and mix well. Place the cooker back on heat and let it come to a boil.
  4. Chop the meat around the bones and add to the soup in the cooker and cook for a few minutes.
  5. Add coriander leaves and mix. Switch the heat off.
  6. Transfer the soup into serving bowls. Drizzle ghee and garnish with coriander sprigs. Serve hot with toasted brun pav slices.
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