Easy naatu kozhi chicken soup

 Another tasty recipe from cookdtv.

Ingredients

• 250g chicken (country chicken/naatu kozhi is a great choice) with bones 
• 1 tsp whole black pepper
• 1 tsp whole black jeera
• 20 small shallots, chopped
• 1 tomato
• 6 cloves peeled garlic
• 1/2 inch piece peeled ginger
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 3 cups water
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup cilantro for garnish.
• 6 curry leaves
• 1 tsp oil

Method

1. Dry toast the jeera and pepper. Pound into a somewhat fine powder in a mortar-pestle and set aside.
2. Crush ginger and garlic in a mortar and pestle and set aside.
3. Add oil in a pressure cooker. Add in shallots and stir fry till onion starts to change color (about 3 mins).
4. Add the crushed ginger-garlic and stir fry for 2 mins.
5. Add chopped tomato and salt. Stir fry till the tomato starts to disintegrate.
6. Add turmeric and crushed jeera-pepper and stir fry for a min.
7. Add the chicken and curry leaves and mix well.
8. Add 3 cups of water, close the cooker and pressure cook for 12 mins on medium flame.
9. When the pressure releases naturally, garnish with chopped cilantro.
10. Serve hot as is or with a dollop of butter (if you find too spicy) or with more pepper (if you do not find it spicy enough).