This recipe was requested by mums who’ve had trouble getting their kids to “eat” when they are down with a cold or flu. Some of them have tried this recipe and liked it so much that they wanted me to post it on the blog. If you are a vegetarian skip the chicken and use vegetable stock instead. I use the vegetarian version to keep it light for the tummy.
This recipe is a variation to the famous Thai rice porridge, “Khao Tom”. But to make it a little more interesting for my 2yr old, I decided to shape the chicken into tiny bite size balls and call it the “Planet Soup”. This was the only food my daughter was willing to eat when she was sick with a cold or flu. Both my husband and I prefer it too when we feel like we’re coming down with the flu bug.
Ingredients:For Chicken Ball
¼ cup minced chicken
½ inch ginger
1 clove garlic
1tbsp Coriander along with root
1tbsp Chinese parsley
Pepper
Salt
Mix it all together and keep aside. I normally use 1 or 2 chicken breast tender fillets and put everything together in a food processor.
For Soup1 Knorr chicken stock cube
4 cups water
2 small garlic cloves crushed
1 small piece ginger crushed
Coriander chopped
Chinese parsley chopped
1/3rd cup cooked rice mashed lightly (optional)
Method:Add stock cube into 4 cups water (Add more water if you prefer it light)
Add the crushed garlic and ginger and bring stock to a boil
Now gently shape the minced chicken into tiny balls and slip them into the soup.
Cover and cook for about 10mins. (You could use a pressure cooker if cooking a large quantity)
Add the cooked rice along with the chopped coriander and parsley and cook for about a minute or two.
Season with pepper and salt and serve immediately
Note:You could skip adding the rice to the soup if you prefer it light.
Add mince mix as is to the porridge if feeding toddlers.
This recipe is a variation to the famous Thai rice porridge, “Khao Tom”. But to make it a little more interesting for my 2yr old, I decided to shape the chicken into tiny bite size balls and call it the “Planet Soup”. This was the only food my daughter was willing to eat when she was sick with a cold or flu. Both my husband and I prefer it too when we feel like we’re coming down with the flu bug.Ingredients:For Chicken Ball
¼ cup minced chicken
½ inch ginger
1 clove garlic
1tbsp Coriander along with root
1tbsp Chinese parsley
Pepper
Salt
Mix it all together and keep aside. I normally use 1 or 2 chicken breast tender fillets and put everything together in a food processor.
For Soup1 Knorr chicken stock cube
4 cups water
2 small garlic cloves crushed
1 small piece ginger crushed
Coriander chopped
Chinese parsley chopped
1/3rd cup cooked rice mashed lightly (optional)
Method:Add stock cube into 4 cups water (Add more water if you prefer it light)
Add the crushed garlic and ginger and bring stock to a boil
Now gently shape the minced chicken into tiny balls and slip them into the soup.
Cover and cook for about 10mins. (You could use a pressure cooker if cooking a large quantity)
Add the cooked rice along with the chopped coriander and parsley and cook for about a minute or two.
Season with pepper and salt and serve immediately
Note:You could skip adding the rice to the soup if you prefer it light.
Add mince mix as is to the porridge if feeding toddlers.
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