Chicken Basil Soup
- 30 min
- not spicy
- Serves 3
Creamy chicken and basil soup on a butter and maida roux with onion, carrot, celery and basil and cream. Serves 3, about 30 minutes, step-by-step video.
Good for: Rainy Day
Ingredients
Butter¼ cup
Garlic, Thinly Sliced3 cloves
Onion, Finely Chopped1
Boneless Chicken Cubes, Diced100 grams
Carrot, Finely Chopped2
Celery, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
Basil Leaves¼ cup
Maida3 tbsp
Water600 ml
Butter3 tbsp
Boneless Chicken Cubes, Small Dice100 grams
Basil Leaves, Julienne4
Salt1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder¼ tsp
Fresh Cream½ cup
Fresh CreamFor garnish
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 511kcal | 1533kcal |
| Protein | 18g | 55g |
| Carbohydrate | 17g | 51g |
| Fat | 41g | 124g |
| Fibre | 2.2g | 6.6g |
| Sugar | 4.7g | 14g |
Cookd masalas for boneless chicken cubes
Method
Heat a pan, add butter, let it melt. Add garlic, onion and saute until it turns translucent.
Add the chopped carrot, celery and basil leaves. Saute it till they shrink.
Add the maida and mix it till the mixture becomes like roux and the raw flavour of the maida is gone. Add water, whisk the mixture till the roux dissolves and it starts to thicken slightly. Strain the mixture, keep it on the flame and bring it to a slight boil.
In another pan, heat butter, add the chicken cubes and basil and saute them together till the chicken cooks. Add it to the thickened soup base. Season it with salt and pepper. Add a tablespoon of fresh cream, mix it well. Portion the soup evenly in soup bowls, garnish with parsley and fresh cream. Serve it hot.
Before you start
- How long does Chicken Basil Soup take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Chicken Basil Soup serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Chicken Basil Soup vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Chicken Basil Soup spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Chicken Basil Soup?
- 100 grams Boneless Chicken Cubes, ¼ cup Basil Leaves, ¼ cup Butter, ½ cup Fresh Cream, 1 Onion, 2 Carrot, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Chicken Basil Soup?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Chicken Basil Soup?
- About 511 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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