🥣 Chicken Shorba Recipe
Recipe and video by Maham. Watch it on YouTube.

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Chicken Shorba
- Cook28 min
- Total28 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CourseMain course
- CuisinePakistani
Ingredients 20
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Spices
Sabut Garam Masala (whole spices)
Instructions 12
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Prepare the base: heat ½ cup oil in a pot and fry 2 sliced onions until golden brown.
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Remove fried onions and add them to a chopper/blender.
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Add: 1 cup yogurt; 1 large tomato; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; fresh coriander leaves; spices: red chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, turmeric, crushed red chillies.
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Blend into a smooth paste and set aside.
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Cook the chicken: in the same oil, add sabut garam masala and sauté for a few seconds.
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Add 1 kg chicken and a little salt.
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Cook for about 8 minutes until chicken changes color and becomes lightly golden.
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Add the blended mixture and cook on low flame for 5-7 minutes until oil separates.
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Shorba (broth): pour in 3 cups of water, mix well.
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Cover and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or until desired shorba consistency is reached.
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Sprinkle garam masala powder and fresh coriander leaves.
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Serve hot with naan, roti, or boiled rice.
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