CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

This is a basic chicken soup recipe that I make very often at home.
This chicken soup recipe uses very basic ingredients, I have not used any sauces in it and so kids also can have it easily. This is a basic recipe and you can adjust the flavours according to your taste while making this chicken soup.

My daughters enjoy having this chicken soup during winters. As I've started reducing the use of maida(all purpose flour) at home, I have used regular aata (wheat flour) to make this chicken soup. You can easily substitute the aata with maida.
I've used boneless chicken here you can use chicken with bones and after boiling the chicken you can discard the bones and use the stock.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup chicken

2 cups water

1 bay leaf ( tej patta)

1 table spoon aata ( wheat flour)

1 table spoon butter

1 cup milk

1 tea spoon salt

1/2 tea spoon pepper

METHOD

1. Take 2 cups water in a pan. Add the bay leaf and 1/2 tea spoon salt to it. Add the chicken to it. Bring it to a boil then simmer covered on low heat for 7-8 minutes or till the chicken becomes tender. Let it cool.

2. Remove the chicken pieces from the stock, reserving the stock. If using chicken with bones, remove all the meat from the bones and discard the bones. Discard the bay leaf too.

3. In a heavy bottomed pan, take butter, add aata or maida to it.

Cook on low heat till it turns golden.

4. Add the milk slowly. Keep stirring continuously to avoid lumps.

5. Add the reserved stock. Bring it to a boil.

6. Add salt and pepper.

7. Add the shredded chicken.

8. Let it simmer on low heat for 2 minutes. Check the seasonings. Serve hot.

PICTORIAL GUIDE

1. Take 2 cups water in a pan. Add the bay leaf and 1/2 tea spoon salt to it. Add the chicken to it. Bring it to a boil then simmer covered on low heat for 7-8 minutes or till the chicken becomes tender. Let it cool.

2. Remove the chicken pieces from the stock, reserving the stock. If using chicken with bones, remove all the meat from the bones and discard the bones. Discard the bay leaf too.

3. In a heavy bottomed pan, take butter, add aata or maida to it.

Cook on low heat till it turns golden.

4. Add the milk slowly. Keep stirring continuously to avoid lumps.

5. Add the reserved stock. Bring it to a boil.

6. Add salt and pepper.

7. Add the shredded chicken.

8. Let it simmer on low heat for 2 minutes. Check the seasonings. Serve hot.

HAPPY COOKING!! 😊