Chicken and Oat Soup

Ingredients

• 2 onions
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• spices such as dried lime (loomi), cinnamon sticks and bay leaves
• 1/2 tbsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tbsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tbsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp black pepper
• salt to taste
• chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• 4 tomatoes (blended)
• 2 liters boiling water
• 12 tbsp oats
• Chicken and oat soup recipe from a contributor to Shou Tabkhin Today:
• Hanadi Al-Ayas
• Click Hanadi's name to visit her profile and find all her delicious recipes.
• To make a tasty potato pie to go with the soup, see: Potato Pie Recipe
• For more savory pastries see: Chicken and Vegetable Pie
• For more oat soups see: Corn and Oat Soup
• To make a tangy lentil soup see: Lentil Soup with Sorrel and Lemon

Method

1. Cut the onion into small cubes and place it in a pot over heat with a little oil, stirring until soft; then add the crushed garlic with the aromatics and stir
2. Add the diced chicken breasts and sauté until their color changes
3. Add cumin, coriander, black pepper, mixed spices, and a pinch of salt and stir, then add the crushed tomato and boiling water and stir
4. Leave the pot over medium heat until the liquid boils again and the chicken is cooked through
5. When the chicken is cooked, add the oats and stir a little
6. Simmer the chicken and oat soup over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until the oats are cooked
7. Hanadi Al-Ayass
8. To make the delicious potato pie to serve with the soup — from Hanadi, here is the link: How to Make Potato Pie
9. For more savory pastries, see this link: How to Make Chicken and Vegetable Pie
10. For more oat soups see: Corn and Oat Soup
11. To make the tasty lentil-and-lemon soup, see the following link: Lentil Soup with Greens and Lemon