Country Chicken soup(Naatu Kodi Indian style)

Chicken soup is a soup made from chicken,simmered with various other ingredients.The classic chicken soup consists of clear broth,often with pieces of chicken or vegetables.Chicken soup can be made quick and easy.Best chicken soup can be prepared only with freshly cut organic chicken.A bowl of this hot chicken soup gives me strength to execute my elaborate meal.I added a bit of Indian flavor to the soup,with some spices.

Ingredients

• Chicken 1 lb(with bones) 
• Chicken broth 14oz (small can)
• Finely chopped celery,green onions,green pepper ,onions1 cup
• Turmeric 1/2 Tspn
• Ginger garlic paste1 Tspn
• Jeera powder 1/2 Tspn
• Salt to taste
• Oil 1 to 2 tbspns
• Water 1 cup

For dry masala powder::

• Pepper 1 Tspn
• Lavang 3 - 4
• Cinnamon 1 stick
• Cardamom 2 -3
• Curry leaves
• Jeera 1 tspn

Preparation::

• For dry masala powder put all above mentioned ingredients in  a blender and make into fine powder.
• Wash chicken with 1/2 Tspn of turmeric powder and 1/2 Tspn of mustard oil to get rid of the raw chicken smell.
• Marinate chicken with chilli powder,turmeric powder ,salt and  one Tspn of mustard oil.

Procedure::

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker and  add chopped clelery,green pepper,green onions,onions.
• Fry well then add ginger garlic paste sauté few mins,then add jeera powder,dry masala powder.
• Now add marinated chicken and mix well in the masala.
• It's time to add chicken broth to the chicken and one cup of water.
• Sauté few mins,then close the lid of the pressure cooker,wait for 10 whistles.(country chicken will take lot more time to cook well)
• Sprinkle some spring onions on top of it.Yummy chicken soup is ready.

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Chicken pakora

This is an authentic eastern dish which originates from a city called Berhempur orissa.This is one of my husband's favourite snack which automatically seeped into being  my kids favourite as well.

Ingredients::

• Chicken  1/2 lb cut into small pieces(with bones)
• Corn flour3tbspns
• All purpose flour or maida 1 tbspn
• Venegar 1 Tspn
• Green chilli sauce 1 Tspn
• Soya sauce 1 Tspn
• One egg
• Ginger garlic paste 1 Tspn
• Turmeric powder 1 Tspn.
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep fry

Marination ::
 
Marinate chicken with chilli powder,turmeric powder ,salt,ginger garlic paste, 1 Tspn of oil,keep aside for half an hour.Then add corn flour,all purpose flour,egg,vinegar,chilli and soya sauce.Keep it in a freezer for at least 10 to 15 mins.

Procedure::

• Heat oil in a kadai or pan and when it is hot slowly deep fry the chicken pieces in medium flame turning both sides.
•  When  they are almost fried into golden brown on both sides ,take out the chicken pieces and drain on a paper towel.
• Serve hot with chilli sauce and raw onion slices.Yummy chicken pakora is ready.

Dhaba Style chicken

Ingredients:
1.chicken 1 lb(less than 1/2kg)
2.tomatos 2
3. One big onion
4.ginger garlic paste 2tspns
5.whole garam masala (lavang, cinnamon,cardamom each 2 count)
6.Kadai chicken masala powder(store bought I prefer MDH) 1 Tspn
7.Daniya and jeera powder each 1/2 tspns
8.chilli powder 1 Tspn
9.Turmeric powder 1/2 Tspn 
10.salt and oil.
Preparation: Grind separately onion into fine paste.Then  get ready separately tomato purée.
Chicken marination: add chilli powder,turmeric powder,1spn of ginger garlic paste,salt marinate at least half an hr.
Garnish:dry roast cinnamon and cardamom powder.
Procedure:

1. Take a wide pan and heat it .Add some oil when it is almost hot and then add whole garam masalas.You can add pinch of sugar to get nice color.
2.now add onion paste fry well few mins (4 to 5).Then add ginger garlic paste.After few mins when the oil oozes out from the masala add tomato purée and fry well until raw tomato smell disappears.
3.Now add Daniya and jeera powder,turmeric.
4. It's time to add chicken now.Fry chicken well in the masala .After few mins cover the pan with a lid and let it cook until oil comes out of the chicken.This takes around 15 mins.( it entirely depends upon the quality of chicken,if it's dry you can add water earlier)
5.Now we can add  enough water to the chicken.Let it cook for10 to 15 mins.Its almost ready now.
6.You can garnish with cardamom and cinnamon powder on top of it.