Halwai February 26, 2023

Ingredients:

• 500 g – Chicken joints
• 4 cups – water
• 1 cup – leeks, sliced
• 1/2 cup – Tomato puree
• 1/2 cup – Celery stalks, chopped
• 1 – onion, roughly chopped
• 1 – carrot, small, sliced
• few – Celery leaves
• 1/2 tsp – salt
• 2 tbsp – Butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• Parsley to garnish

Method:

  1. Add chicken with onion, celery leaves, carrot and salt.
  2. Add water and allow it to simmer till the chicken is cooked.
  3. Strain and reserve the stock.
  4. Cool the chicken and shred the meat.
  5. Melt the butter in a skillet.
  6. Saute the leeks and celery till soft.
  7. Add the reserved stock, tomato puree and shredded chicken.
  8. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  9. Allow it to simmer for 5 minutes.
  10. Serve hot, garnished with chopped parsley.