Chicken Broth & Chicken Stock
- 28
- October
- 2009
Chicken Broth & Chicken Stock: (Totally Indian Way)
What is the difference between chicken broth and chicken stock? Not that two are entirely different! Both broth and the stock calls for the same vegetables, spices and herbs…just the simmering time is less and more respectively. This is one of my kitchen essentials…I usually prepare them whenever I buy whole bird…I cut and freeze the joints, chunks and cubes separately for cooking! While, I retain the scrape bones and meat for making this stock! Its really not very hard to make and its certainly is better than the store bought one. Believe me…absolutely no MSG, heavy salt or any form of preservatives added.
As the rainy season is already here…I was looking for chicken broth in the fridge for various recipes. By the way was even wondering whether, I have I blogged about it?! I scrolling through my blog up and down to find the recipe…oooops, looks like I didn’t post one after all I took this picture almost several eons ago and totally forgot. 
Well, the picture may look dull and unpleasant, but recipe was a grand success. Here you go…
Ingredients:
- Chicken bones and chunks (I used hen)
- Green chilies 1-2
- Onions 2
- Ginger 4″ chopped
- Garlic 1/2 head
- Tomato 1 (optional)
- Salt
- Turmeric a pinch
- Bay leaves 4
- Peppercorns 4 spoons
- Cumin 4 spoons
- Coriander seeds 4 spoons
- Star anise 1
- Cloves 3-5
- Cardamom 2
- Marati mokku 1
- Cilantro 1/2 bunch
- Curry leaves few
Chicken Broth:
Simmer everything together for 15-20 minutes. And decant the broth and store it in the refrigerator for later use. It can be invariably used for a variety of recipes, such as pilaf, biriyani, korma, stew, soup etc.
Chicken Stock:
Continue boiling for at least 4-6 hours. Hmmm, remove the vegetables in between…probably at the end of first hour, as they tend to loose their aroma and shape. Stock is bit rich and dense in my opinion makes great addition to the thick gravies, sauces and I also sneak them in stir-fries.
Hey Malar..Thnx for this nice recipe…i was always looking for chicken broth recipe
Its a must in the winter season,as well
Nice recipe of stock…didnt know so many ingredients needed for it..i always use stock cubes only because of my laziness but this time ill do home made one..
Nice one….Looks perfect
nice post dear…………lovely and perfect texture.
Nice recipe malar..Very useful..Thanks for sharing.
Wow, it was hard to get here from the darn pop-up advertisement
But now I see what I was coming for and it looks soooo tasty 
Very comforting recipe for the cold climate..I would love to make fishball noddle soup with these:)D
Perfect stock malar!
Dear Malar
Good that I tagged your blog and get all the new things. I really didn’t have any idea about the difference betn broth and stock!!Thank you.
When I end up with good quantity of broth or stock (long boiled), some I cube up in the deep fridge,for long pre4servation, particularly prawn broth/stock
happy cooking
delicious recipe..thank you for sharing
Yeap..U are right nothing like homemade stock…..I always keep it handy.My DD loves clear chicken soup, so specially in cold season got to have it….BTW thankx for visiting my space….U have a big collection here…good…
creech creech, I just made a couple of days back; I always have a bottle or two in my refrigerator. very useful recipe for everyday!
I never made stock or broth at home! Perfect for this season
Ummmm, that broth sounds heavenly!
Warming soup,I made some sterday for my sick little one.