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The ‘soup’er millet

THE ASIAN AGE.
Published : Jan 19, 2018, 12:53 am IST
Updated : Jan 19, 2018, 12:53 am IST

The New Year calls for gluten-free comfort food. So, what could be better than piping hot multigrain soups?

Toasted Millet Chicken Soup (Non Veg)
 Toasted Millet Chicken Soup (Non Veg)

Mushroom Millet Chicken Soup (Non Veg)

Ingredients

  • Chicken leg boneless 800 gm
  • Foxtail millet (boiled) 150 gm
  • Onion (small dices)   200 gm
  • Button mushroom (diced) 200 gm
  • Garlic (chopped) 20 gm
  • Basil (fresh) 300 gm
  • Salt 200 gm
  • Pepper 15 gm
  • Oil 10 ml
  • White sauce 300 gm
  • Cream  300 gm

Method

  • Wash and clean button mushrooms, cut them into small dices.
  • Heat oil in a soup pot, add onion and garlic. Saute on a low flame. Boil foxtail millet and add to the soup pot. Add diced mushrooms, saute. Add stock and simmer.
  • Cut chicken leg (boneless) into small dices; blanch quickly in salted boiling water. Strain and add to the soup.
  • Heat white sauce and cream together to get the right consistency. Mix in the soup. Check consistency and seasoning.
  • Finish soup with fresh basil and pack in round soup tub.

— Recipes courtesy:  Chef Tilak Sundar Vel

Toasted Millet Chicken Soup (Non Veg)

Ingredients

  • Chicken leg boneless 800 gm
  • Barnyard millet 150 gm
  • Onion (small dices)  200 gm
  • Tomato (small dices)  200g m
  • Garlic (chopped) 20 gm
  • Bell peppers (small dices) 300 gm
  • Sweet corn 200 gm
  • Salt 15 gm
  • Pepper 10 gm
  • Oil-20 ml
  • Stock/water 1500 ml
  • Tomato sauce 400 ml
  • Coriander (chopped) 10 gm

Method

  • Wash the vegetables well, cut into small dices.
  • Heat oil in a soup pot, add onion and garlic. Saute on a low heat. Toast barnyard millet in a pan and add to soup pot. Add diced bell peppers, sweet corn, salt, pepper. Saute for a while. Add stock and let it simmer till barnyard is cooked
  • Cut chicken leg boneless in small dices,  blanch in salted boiling water. Strain and add to the soup.
  • Add tomato sauce and diced tomatoes towards the end. Check seasoning and consistency.
  • Check seasoning and finish with chopped coriander. Pack in round soup tub.

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