Chicken Vegetable Soup with Garlic Basil Toast

Ingredients

• 4 Chicken Thighs
• 1 tbsp Olive oil / Veg oil
• 1-2 tbsps Butter
• 1 Onion
• 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 1 Carrot
• 1 small piece of papaya (I took half from a 700 gms Papaya)
• 1-2 Potatoes Peeled and cut into half
• 15-20 French Beans
• 1 pinch Turmeric
• as per taste Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Crushed Black pepper
• 1-2 Bay leaves
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 3 Green Cardamom
• 4-5 Cloves
• As required Few Black Peppercorns
• as needed Chopped Cilantro
• as required Freshly Crushed/ Grounded Black Peppercorns
• 12 Baguette Slices
• 4-5 Minced Garlic
• As per requirement Few Italian Sweet Basil leaves chiffonaded
• 2-3 tbsps Butter or Olive oil as needed

Steps

1. Heat oil and butter in a pot or kadai, add the whole spices first, once it crackles add the onion and saute for 5 minutes.Add chicken pieces and bhunno for another 10 minutes, add ginger garlic paste in the process.
2. Add the tough vegetables like Potato, papaya and carrot and bhunno it. Add salt. Pepper and turmeric, mix well and add hot water and boil it.
3. When Vegetables are cooked by 80-90% add the beans and boil further and cook till the chicken and vegetables are tender and well cooked. Adjust the quantity of soup. Check salt. Serve hot with chopped cilantro and a sprinkle of Freshly crushed Black Peppercorns.
4. For Basil Garlic Bread Slice the Baguette or Bread. Chop the garlic and fresh basil, mix both with butter or Extra Virgin Olive oil whatever you prefer. Apply on the bread slice with a silicon brush. Toast both sides on a preheated tawa, pan or griddle till it's golden brown. Serve warm!