Mullagawtawny Soup

A quick and fragrant Mulligatawny from Joy of Cooking — curry and vegetables sautéed in butter, simmered in broth with apple, rice, and chicken, finished with cream.

IndianChickenIntermediate30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
6
  • 0.5 cup diced onion
  • 1 whole carrot, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, diced
  • 0.3 cup butter
  • 1 0.5 tbsp flour
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 4 cup chicken or lamb broth
  • 1 whole bay leaf
  • 0.3 cup diced tart apples
  • 0.5 cup boiled rice
  • 0.5 cup diced cooked chicken or lamb
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.3 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp thyme
  • 0.5 tsp grated lemon rind
  • 0.5 cup hot cream or coconut milk

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sauté onion, carrot, and celery lightly in butter. Do not brown.

  2. 2

    Stir in flour and curry powder; cook about 3 minutes.

  3. 3

    Pour in broth, add bay leaf, and simmer 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add apple, rice, chicken or lamb, salt, pepper, thyme, and lemon rind. Simmer 15 minutes longer.

  5. 5

    Immediately before serving, stir in hot cream or coconut milk.

Tags

soupchickencurryappleIndianmulligatawny