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Coat breast with salt, pepper and cardamom. Heat oil in a pot medium high heat. Brown chicken on both sides and remove setting a side. Will not be completely cooked at this point.
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2
Add to pot onion, garlic and carrots saute till tender about 5 minutes adding a touch more oil if needed.
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Add chiles.
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Add wine to deglaze and reduce completely.
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Add tomato paste and stir to coat onion mixture. Cook 3 minutes stirring constantly.
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Add pumpkin puree stir in and follow with chicken broth. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
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Dice browned chicken and add to pot.
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Add corn and 2 tablespoon cilantro. Simmer till tortillas are ready.
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Meanwhile heat inch oil and fry corn tortilla strips in batches. When browned remove to paper towel to drain and season with salt.
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These are tempting so you may want to fry a couple extra. ;).
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In bowls place tortilla strips, ladle soup over tortillas.
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Garnish with additional cilantro, avocados, sour cream and lime slices to be squeezed over soup.