[font="]CHICKEN SOUP[/font][font="] [/font] [font="]INGREDIENTS :[/font][font="][/font] [font="]• 1 3/4 lb chicken breasts, skinned & cut into pieces • 1 tbsp oil • 1 cup onion, finely diced • 1/2 cup celery, finely diced • 1" cinnamon sticks • 12 whole black pepper corns • 3 tsp garlic, minced • 3 tsp ginger root, minced • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp turmeric • 2 cups chopped tomatoes • 6 cups water • 1/2 lb potatoes, peeled & cut into 12 pieces • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped • 2 tbsp lemon juice[/font] [font="]PREPARATION :[/font] [font="]• In a saucepan, heat oil and saute onions, celery, cinnamon and peppercorns until onions and celery are soft. Do not let onions brown. • Add chicken, garlic, ginger, salt, turmeric and tomatoes. Mix well, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Stir occasionally. • Add 6 cups of water, potatoes and cilantro. Mix well, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are done. • Add lemon juice, mix and serve. Note : • Discard whole spices while eating. [/font]
Achar Ghost [font="]ACHAR GOSHT[/font] [font="][/font] [font="]INGREDIENTS :[/font][font="][/font] [font="]• 250g mutton • 1 1/2 tsp chili powder • 1/2 tsp turmeric • 15g mustard seeds • 10g onion seeds • 15g fenugreek seeds • 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste • 1 tsp dry mango powder • 75g oil • 2 lemons • Salt to taste[/font] [font="]PREPARATION :[/font] [font="]• Heat oil in a pan, add mutton pieces, salt, ginger-garlic paste and cook until all the water evaporates. • Take half of mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds, blend them to a fine powder, and add to the mutton pieces. • Also add dry mango powder, garam masala to the pieces and remove from heat. • Heat little oil in another pan, fry remaining fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, onion seeds and 1/2 tsp chili powder. Add this to the above mutton pieces. • Add lemon juice to the pieces to increase the flavor. • Serve with plain rice. [/font]