Indian chicken soup

Ingredients

• 400g/1/4 chicken (cut into bite sizes)
• 2 potatoes (cut into medium size pieces)
• 1 medium size carrot (cut into medium size pieces)
• 1 tomato (sliced)
• 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 5 shallots (crushed)
• 1/2 inch ginger (crushed)
• Salt (for taste)
• Spices
• 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp fennel powder
• Crushed black pepper (as needed)
• 3 shallots (thinly sliced)
• 1 cinnamon
• 1 star anize
• 3 cloves
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 sprigs coriander leaves (sliced thinly)

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Preparation

• Add all ingredients listed in A with enough water (about 1 litre) into a pot.
  Simmer to cook chicken, potato and tomato.
  Add spices and season with salt.
• Stir and keep in simmering over low heat.
  Fry shallots in 2 tbsp of oil till light brown in colour (ingredients C now).
  Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Quickly fry, tip into soup mixture and stir.
  Serve piping hot; either by itself or with rice.