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Batata Hamda

Lemony Chicken Soup

Portions:

6-8

Cook Time:

2 hours

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Batata Hamda translates as ‘Sour Potato’, but that's not a very attractive name. This is actually a delicate, lemony chicken soup, with a deep golden colour thanks to lots of turmeric.

Ingredients

  • 1 large chicken 

  • 1 teaspoon powdered chicken stock

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • 5 cardamom pods

  • 2 tablespoons turmeric

  • 3 sticks celery

  • 2 large potatoes

  • 1 lemon

Preparation

Step One

Place the chicken and spices in a large saucepan and cover with water

Simmer for an hour to an hour and a half , until the chicken is cooked through


Step Two

Remove the chicken from the soup and set aside


Step Three

Seive the soup into a second saucepan, passing it through a muslin cloth if possible


Step Four

Chop the potatoes into pieces about 1 inch thick. Peel the celery and cut each stick into four


Step Five

Boil the potatoes and celery in the soup until the potatoes are cooked, this should take about half an hour


Step Six

Squeeze the lemon into the soup. Shred the chicken and add this also 


Serve





Notes

The amount of lemon should be adjusted to taste. Batata Hamda can also be served with kobeba dumplings cooked in the soup.

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