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Chicken and chili soup

Chicken and chili soup

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An Indian-Chinese-style chicken soup, similar to those found in Kerala: mushrooms, onion, red chili peppers, garlic-chili sauce, vinegar, all mixed with f…

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Recipe from Junaidpv, Manojk, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This spicy chicken soup originates from the Indian-Chinese cuisine of Kerala: a chicken broth seasoned with garlic-chili sauce and vinegar, with mushrooms, slightly thickened with flour, and finished with egg white.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$1.67 $0.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.77
  • $0.21
  • $0.06
  • $0.13
  • $0.00
  • $0.02
  • $0.05
  • $0.40
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the chicken for 15 minutes in the salted water, then shred it and reserve the broth.
  2. Sauté the onion, mushrooms, and chili pepper in the oil for 3 minutes.
  3. Pour the in the pot, add the chicken, the garlic-chili sauce, sugar, and vinegar, then season with salt and pepper.
  4. Mix the flour with a little cold water, then add it to the soup and let it thicken for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Pour the egg whites into the simmering soup, stirring gently, and serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chicken and chili soup

  • 100 g of chicken breast$0.77
  • 1 chopped onion$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of oil$0.06
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic-chili sauce$0.13
  • 1/2 cup of sugar$0.00
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02
  • 2 tablespoons of flour$0.05
  • 1 egg white$0.40
  • salt and pepper$0.03

Total$1.67

that's $0.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of chicken breast
  • 750 ml of water
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 4 finely chopped mushrooms
  • 1 finely chopped red chili pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic-chili sauce
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 egg white
  • salt and pepper

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