Chicken Pepper Soup
Also known as Kozhi Milagu Rasam · Non-veg · Curries & Gravies, Kuzhambu, Sambar & Rasam
Curries & GraviesKuzhambu, Sambar & RasamSoups & SaladsLow carbGluten-freeDairy-free
Good for: Rainy Day
Cook along
8 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Chicken pepper soup, or kozhi milagu rasam, pressure-cooked with chicken bones, shallots and fresh pepper. Medium-spicy, serves 3, 30 minutes, with video.
Low calorie
100% would make this again17 cooks
Ingredients
13 itemsSaltTo taste
Chicken Bones250 grams
Cumin1 tsp
Ginger½ inch
Tomato1
Turmeric Powder½ tsp
Water750 ml
Coriander Leaves¼ cup
Black Pepper Powder½ tsp
Garlic6 cloves
Black Peppercorns1 tsp
Gingelly Oil1 tbsp
Small Onion (Shallots)15
Contains: sesame.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 3. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 109kcal | 327kcal |
| Protein | 2.4g | 7.2g |
| Carbohydrate | 14g | 41g |
| Fat | 5.7g | 17g |
| Fibre | 2.7g | 8.1g |
| Sugar | 5g | 15g |
Cookd masalas for chicken bones
Method
- 1
Dry roast and grind peppercorns and jeera into a powder and keep aside
CuminBlack Peppercorns
- 2
In a pressure cooker, add gingelly oil and finely chopped shallots and saute for 2 minutes on medium heat
Gingelly OilSmall Onion (Shallots)
- 3
Crush the ginger and garlic in a pestle and mortar and add it to the pressure cooker, cook until raw smell goes
GingerGarlic
- 4
Add the chopped tomato and cook for another 30 seconds.
Tomato
- 5
Now add the washed and cleaned chicken with bones to the pan.
Chicken Bones
- 6
Add turmeric powder, salt and the ground powder, cook for 3 more minutes.
SaltTurmeric Powder
- 7
Add 750 ml of water and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles or 12 minutes.
Water
- 8
Open the pan, add pepper powder, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Coriander LeavesBlack Pepper Powder
Before you start
- How long does Chicken Pepper Soup take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Chicken Pepper Soup serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Chicken Pepper Soup vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Chicken Pepper Soup spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Chicken Pepper Soup?
- 250 grams Chicken Bones, ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder, ½ inch Ginger, 6 cloves Garlic, ¼ cup Coriander Leaves, 1 Tomato, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Chicken Pepper Soup?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Chicken Pepper Soup?
- About 109 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
8 notesDivyaNovember 2021
super yummy and on this weather, truly a blessing...
- C
A Cookd cookDecember 2025
must tryyyy
- T
TRILOCHANI MAGESVARANMarch 2025
it tastes like rasam
- V
vedhavalliFebruary 2025
wow for cold. no need for medicine
- M
Madura DharmalingamNovember 2024
serves How many?
- V
Vinupriya SrinivasanMarch 2023
so yumm… best for rainy or winter days. ♥️
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Sujatha AllwinMarch 2022
made this... yum yum ❤️
- K
karoJanuary 2022
really good. in the video u forgot to put the pepper corn and cumin seeds we mix at the biggining.

