Chara Ko Raas
( Clear Chicken Soup )

Chara Ko Raas
(Clear chicken soup)

Ingredients:
250 gm Chicken bones
1 Onion, small, chopped
4-5 Garlic (lasan) cloves
1 Ginger (adrak), 1” piece, thinly sliced
1 tsp Coriander (dhaniya) seeds
1 tsp Cumin (jeera) seeds
4 Cloves
4 Green cardamom (choti elaichi)
1 tsp Black peppercorns (sabut kali mirch)
1 Nutmeg (jaiphal), small piece
1 cup Water
Salt to taste
 

1. Put all the ingredients in a heavy-bottomed pan and bring to the boil. Leave to simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Take out the bones; crush them with a mortar-pestle and put them back into the liquid. Let it simmer for 10 minutes more. Add 1-2 cups of extra water, if it seems less.
3. Strain through a thick cloth or net colander into separate soup bowls and serve hot, accompanied with rice.

Serves: 2-4