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The soup'er millet

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

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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