Chicken Soup

Salam,

This soup is one of my favorite dish to choose whenever my laziness start to kick in ^^,. Or everytime i don't know what to cook..or got a flu..or for my kids..or for my hb when he's not feeling well. See....suitable for any occasion :D. This Malay style chicken soup is very refreshing & had a little bit sour taste. U can serve it with rice or noodle. Here the recipe...

Chicken Soup

• 6 pcs chicken, any part u like
• 4 shallot, pounded
• 3 cloves garlic, pounded
• 1 1/2 cm ginger, pounded
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 2 cardamom
• 3 cloves
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp soup powder (mix with 1 tbsp water to make a paste)
• 2 or 3 cups water
• 1 small size tamarind peel
• 1 or 2 potatoes, cubed
• 1 tomato, cut it into 4 or 6 pcs
• 1 small bunch of flat chinese parsley leaves, cut into 1 cm length
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Crispy fried shallot

Heat the oil in the medium size pot over medium heat.

Saute pounded shallot, garlic & ginger, cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves & cardamom. Saute until fragrance.

Add soup paste, countinue saute until the paste change into a little dark color.

Add chicken, mix until the chicken mix well with the herbs & the chicken half cooked.

Add water, tamarind peel & potatoes, mix well & let it boil.

Add salt, pepper, tomato & parsley.

Serve it with crispy fried shallot.