Chettinad Style chicken Masala Powder

Chettinad style chicken Masala Powder 

Ingredients I’m 

5 -6 Dry Red Chillies I used the chili rounds 

1/2 Marati Moggu (Indian spice )

1/2 Star Anise

1 tablespoon Black Peppercorn

2 tablespoon Poppy seeds

1 tablespoon Coriander seeds

1 teaspoon Fennel seeds

1 teaspoon cumin seeds 

1/2 Mace leaf 

1 Green Cardamom (optional)

2 inch Cinnamon stick

4 Cloves

1 tsp Kalpasi / Black stone flower

1 tablespoon shredded Coconut

2 sprigs of Curry leaf 

Dry roast the above list of ingredients and bring it to room temperature blend in a vitamix or any blender to a smooth powder.Store in a cool dry place good  for a couple weeks !

Ginger Lemon Turmeric Chicken Soup

Ingredients 

1 tsp olive oil

2 pounds Chicken thigh bone in or whole chicken cut up 

2.5 cups water

Ginger 2” crushed 

Garlic 3 pods crushed 

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

Celery stalk thinly sliced 

Leeks 1/2 cup thinly sliced

Carrots handful thinly sliced

Turmeric root 2” sliced or Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

Fennel powder 1/2 tsp 

Pepper powder 1/2 tsp 

Cumin powder  1/4 tsp 

Coriander powder 1/4 tsp 

1 tsp sea salt 

Kale leaves minced 1/2 cup 

Cilantro leaves chopped fine

Directions 

This is a one pot chicken soup!Trust me it’s comforting!

In a pressure pan or the insta pot add olive oil sauté the  leeks onions carrots garlic and ginger for  a few minutes

To it add the cut up chicken all the spice powder add to it 3 cups water mix and cook it in the insta pot or a pressure pan for 3-4 whistles or  for  20 minutes!

Once cooked taste the seasoning add if you desire more pepper or salt finally add the lemon juice chopped kale and cilantro stir and enjoy with cooked quinoa or rice!