Kongunaatu kozhi Soup and Varuval / Spicy Chicken Soup and Chicken Fry

Ingredients:
Chicken ( with bone ) - 2 lb ( small pieces )

Onion -1 ( chopped )

Tomato - 1 small size ( chopped )

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp

Green chillies - 2 nos

Red chillies - 2 nos

Curry leaves - few

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste.

For the paste:

Small onion 20 nos or large onions - 1 ( cut into medium size )

Red chillies - 3 nos

Fennel seeds (sombu ) - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds ( seerakam ) - 1 tsp

Pepper corns (milaku ) -1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Cinnamon - 1 no

Split roasted gram ( pottu kadalai ) - 1 tbsp.

Coconut - 2 tbsp ( grated )

Corriander powder -4 tbsp.

Method:

In a pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and fry all the items except coconut and corriander powder .when it turns to golden brown then add coconut and corriander powder and mix it. remove from heat After it cools down, blend to a smooth paste.

Soup:

• In a vessel heat 1 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds after pop ups add onion 1 tsp, 1 green chilli and curry leaves and saute 1 minute.
• Now add 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste fry few seconds. Add tomato and fry 1 minute.
• Then add chicken pieces along with turmeric powder and salt.and saute till they start to turn white.
• Now add ground paste and mix well. add 5 cups of water or required water. cook until chicken becomes soft.
• Now filter the soup and chicken and keep aside. Soup ready.

Varuval or Fry:

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed after pops,add chopped onion,chillies and curry leaves. fry 2 minutes.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry 1 minute.
• Now add chicken pieces along with 2 ladles full of soup.
• Taste and add salt accordingly.Adding the soup, helps in blending the flavours of the spices with the chicken pieces and bring it all together.
• Fry them for about 5 minutes on low heat until dry consistency.
• Finally add fresh pepper powder and curry leaves.
• Varuval ready.
  Serve the soup hot in soup bowl or with steamed rice and enjoy it with the varuval.

It goes well with idli and kal dosa also.