Chicken Korma Soup

Ingredients:
1 whole chicken ~ cut 8-12 pcs
2 tbsp oil
3 tbsp soup/kurma powder
4 potatoes ~ cut quartered
1-2 carrots ~ cut medium
1 lemongrass ~ bruised
1.5 litres of water
Salt to taste

Blended:
5 shallots
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic
3cm ginger
1 tsp black pepper seeds

Spices:
1 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
5 cloves
3 cardamon seeds

Garnish:
1 handful parsley/coriander leaves ~ chopped

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a big pot, saute the blended paste with the spices & lemongrass till fragrant.
2. Add soup/kurma powder together with chicken pieces.  Mix together to coat all the chicken.  Keep stirring the coated chicken for about 3 mins or till the chicken is about to cook.
3. Add cut potatoes, carrots & water.   Stir the mixture & let it boils on medium/low heat till the potatoes & carrots are soft.
4. Then add salt to taste & off the heat.
5. To serve the chicken soup, sprinkle chopped parsley/coriander leaves together with steam with rice.