on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Chicken stew or Shorba

is one of the common foods in South Asian cuisine and prepared in less time as compare to beef stew. It has more nutrition than beef and when given to patients who are feeling week, it helps to recover strength. It is a healthy meal. Remember when cooking chicken stew for patients, lower the amount of spices in this recipe.


What you will need to make Chiken Shorba given below details:

Ingredients:
100 gms Boneless Chicken Shredded
500 ml Chicken Stock
1 tblp Garlic Finely Chopped
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tblsp White Flour
2 tsp Butter
1 tblsp Oil
Salt & White Pepper to taste
1 tblsp Fresh Cream

Instruction:

  1. Heat the butter in a pan and fry the shredded chicken pieces till tender.
  2. Remove and keep aside. In a pan heat oil and let the cumin seeds splutter.
  3. Add the chopped garlic and saute for a few seconds.
  4. Add the white flour and fry for 1 min.
  5. Add the chicken, chicken stock, white pepper powder and salt.
  6. Cook on medium level for about 4 minutes while stirring all the time. Stir in the fresh cream just before serving.
  7. Note: For 500 ml of chicken stock, cook about 500 grams of chicken bones with one litre of water add chopped onions and garlic till the stock is reduced to half the quantity.