Singapore Chicken Soup

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Singapore Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3 – 4 tbsp chopped chicken pieces
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• pepper to taste
• ¾ tsp aniseeds
• ½ tsp butter
• salt to taste

Procedures

1. Cook the chopped chicken pieces till they become soft.
2. Set the cooked chicken pieces aside.
3. Heat a kadai, add the cumin seeds, aniseeds and pepper and roast them dry till a good aroma arises.
4. After cooling, grind the roasted spices to a fine powder.
5. Add this powder and salt to the chicken stock and mix them thoroughly.
6. Heat a kadai and just melt the butter.
7. Add the chicken pieces to the melted butter and fry them for a few minutes.
8. In the meanwhile, boil the chicken stock well; add the chicken pieces and serve hot.