Chicken Shorba

Ingredients

• 5⅛ cup oil
• 20½ medium onions · sliced
• 10¼ cup yogurt · whisked
• 10¼ large tomato
• 10¼ tbsp ginger garlic paste
• Fresh coriander leaves · a handful

Spices

• 10¼ tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• 10¼ tbsp coriander powder
• 5⅛ tsp turmeric powder
• 10¼ tsp crushed red chillies

Sabut Garam Masala (whole spices)

• 10¼ bay leaf
• 3-4 cloves
• 3-4 black peppercorns
• 10¼ small cinnamon stick
• 20½ green cardamom
• 10¼ kg chicken · with bone preferred
• 30¾ cups water
• 5⅛ tsp garam masala powder · for finishing
• Fresh coriander leaves for garnish

Instructions

1. Prepare the base: heat ½ cup oil in a pot and fry 2 sliced onions until golden brown.
2. Remove fried onions and add them to a chopper/blender.
3. 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.
4. Blend into a smooth paste and set aside.
5. Cook the chicken: in the same oil, add sabut garam masala and sauté for a few seconds.
6. Add 1 kg chicken and a little salt.
7. Cook for about 8 minutes until chicken changes color and becomes lightly golden.
8. Add the blended mixture and cook on low flame for 5-7 minutes until oil separates.
9. Shorba (broth): pour in 3 cups of water, mix well.
10. Cover and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or until desired shorba consistency is reached.
11. Sprinkle garam masala powder and fresh coriander leaves.
12. Serve hot with naan, roti, or boiled rice.