Chicken Soup w/ Artichokes & Lemons

Ayurveda suggests consuming meat or chicken when it is beneficial for your health.Organic chicken is an excellent choice to balance conditions of dryness giving the body proteins with a nourishing dosage of oil.That is why chicken soup is the best comfort food when you are weak after a flu or cold. The organic chicken meat according to Ayurveda increases virility, power, sweat production and even the quality of voice! However, it is really important to cook with herbs and spices to aid digestion, especially turmeric plays a very vital role in aiding the digestion of proteins.

4 servings

Ingredients

250 gms. Chicken Breast (skinless)

2 Yellow Onion (Roughly cubed)

1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

4 slices Ginger

1/4 tsp Turmeric

4 Juniper Berries

1/4 tsp Black Peppercorns

1 Yellow Carrots (Roughly chopped)

1 1/2 Carrots ( chopped into small half moons)

1/4 Celery Root ( small sized -roughly chopped)

1 litre Organic Vegetable Broth

2 cups Water

1/2 cup Artichoke Hearts (Drain and wash)

1 Lemon (First zest and then juice)

Sea Salt & Black Pepper (To taste)

1/4 cup Chopped Fresh Parsley (Chop the leaves for garnish, the stems finely for the broth)

Directions

In a soup pot cook the onions in the olive oil. Once the onions are slightly browned, add the turmeric vegetables and the black peppercorns and juniper berries.

Add the chicken breast with the broth and water and cook for another 35 minutes.

Add ginger, finely diced parsley stems and cook for another 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the lemon zest and the artichoke hearts cook for another 5 minutes. Garnish with the remaining parsley, lemon juice to each bowl and serve.

Add more Flavour Or Vegetables: Use dried/ or fresh Shiitake mushrooms to the strained broth. Add any greens like spinach or broccolini, sliced Brussel sprouts.

All Six Tastes Astringent - Chicken , Juniper berries, parsley. Sweet - Root vegetables, Pungent - onions. Salt - Salt. Sour- lemon zest. Bitter - Black peppercorns.