Singapore Chicken Soup

Ingredients

 * 2 cups chicken stock
 * 3 – 4 tbsp chopped chicken pieces
 * 1 tsp cumin seeds
 * pepper to taste
 * ¾ tsp aniseeds
 * ½ tsp butter
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Cook the chopped chicken pieces till they become soft.
 * 2) Set the cooked chicken pieces aside.
 * 3) Heat a kadai, add the cumin seeds, aniseeds and pepper and roast them dry till a good aroma arises.
 * 4) After cooling, grind the roasted spices to a fine powder.
 * 5) Add this powder and salt to the chicken stock and mix them thoroughly.
 * 6) Heat a kadai and just melt the butter.
 * 7) Add the chicken pieces to the melted butter and fry them for a few minutes.
 * 8) In the meanwhile, boil the chicken stock well; add the chicken pieces and serve hot.