Chicken and winter melon plus peanut soup

Ingredients

• 350g chicken - cut into bite sizes
• 450g winter melon - remove seeds and skin, cut into chunks
• 3/4 cup peanuts -wash under running water a couple of times
• 5 shallots - sliced
• 5 garlic - sliced
• 2 sticks of cinnamon
• 2 star anise
• 1 tsp chicken granules (optional)
• Chinese parsley for garnishing
• 3 tbsp oil
• salt to taste