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Mulliga what? Â That’s exactly what I said when I ran into a friend from church at a local soup and salad restaurant. Â She was going in to see if they had Mulligatawny soup that day. Â I pretended like I knew what she was talking about and quickly went home and Googled it.
Here is what I learned. Â Mulligatawny soup is a curry flavored soup that is Anglo-Indian cuisine. Â The soup is typically thickened with lentils or rice. Â I Googled around some more and found various recipes for Mulligatawny Soup. Â I then got to experimenting in the kitchen.
The soup has a few interesting ingredients. Â Apples for one. Â Apples in and of themselves are not unusual but I had never had soup with apples in it before. Â I talked to someone else who has a version of Mulligatawny soup that she uses bananas in. Â I’m not sure about bananas in soup?
This soup has lots of flavor t hanks to the curry. Â I also decided to add in some garam masala which added some heat to the soup. Â If you don’t like heat I suggest leaving the garam masala out. Â It is a spice blend that can be found at Indian grocery stores.
I loved the rice in the soup and the body and texture it gave it. Â The soup also has chicken in it. Â It is full of lots of fun flavors and textures. Â We will definitely be making this one again at our house. Â Mulligatawny Soup typically has cream in it but because Jim is dairy free I left out the cream. Â You could use coconut milk if you want the creaminess but not the dairy. Â We thought it was great without any kind of milk/cream.
Mulligatawny Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 C onion chopped
- 1 C celery chopped
- 1 C carrot chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1/4 C butter
- 1 1/2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 -2 tsp yellow curry powder
- 5 C chicken broth
- 1/2 Tbsp garam masala optional for extra heat
- 1 granny smith apple cored and diced
- 1 C cooked rice
- 1 skinless boneless chicken breast, cooked and cut into cubes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 C heavy cream or coconut milk
Instructions
- Saute onions, celery, carrots and garlic in butter in a sou pot.
- Add flour and curry. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes
- Add in apple, cooked rice, salt, pepper,and thyme.
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- When ready to serve add in warm cream or coconut milk
Lauren says
There’s an apple in this soup? Whoa! I definitely want to try this out!
Leigh Anne says
Lauren, Sounded crazy to me when I first heard but it totally works! You’ll have to try it. Someone told me they make theirs with banana in it!
Dawn says
Mulligatawny soup always reminds me of a Seinfeld episode. I’ve never actually eaten it though. This looks good!
Liz says
A nice soup. Thanks Leigh Anne and have a Fun Weekend!