Best 7 Chicken Mulligatawny Soup From The Frugal Gourmet Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with Chicken Mulligatawny Soup, a harmonious blend of flavors originating from India and perfected by the renowned chef Jeff Smith, also known as the Frugal Gourmet. This delectable soup is not only a symphony of tastes but also a testament to the rich cultural heritage of diverse cuisines.

As you embark on this culinary adventure, you'll discover a treasure trove of recipes that cater to various dietary preferences and skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned chef seeking a challenge or a novice cook eager to explore new flavors, this article has something for everyone. From the classic Chicken Mulligatawny Soup recipe that captures the essence of this iconic dish to its vegetarian and vegan variations, there's a perfect recipe waiting to tantalize your taste buds.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

MULLIGATAWNY



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 16m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 tablespoons butter
1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into small bite-size pieces
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 medium onion, diced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 heaping tablespoon curry powder
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups half-and-half (can also use milk or coconut milk)
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Granny Smith apple

Steps:

  • Add the butter to a pot over medium heat and let it melt. Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden. Add the garlic and onions and cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the chicken and onion mixture and stir to combine. Stir in the curry powder and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour in the chicken broth and stir to combine; cook for another minute to thicken. Add the half-and-half, brown sugar and some salt and pepper and cook for 5 more minutes.
  • Meanwhile, peel and dice the apple. Add the apples to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes. Taste, adjust the seasonings and serve!

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP FROM "THE FRUGAL GOURMET"



Chicken Mulligatawny Soup from

The best chicken soup I've ever eaten. This came from "The Frugal Gourmet On Our Immigrant Ancestors" by way of a friend of mine. It's easy to make, although you need to make sure you have all of the spices, and at least for me, they aren't the most common of spices. Having said that, you won't have any problem finding them in the local Safeway.

Provided by VideoJeff

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/4 lbs chicken thighs
8 cups water
1 teaspoon ghee (see Ghee recipe) or 1 teaspoon butter
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 yellow onion, medium, peeled and chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 1/2 cups carrots, chopped
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed, ground
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground
1/2 teaspoon cardamom, ground
1/2 teaspoon dried ginger, ground
2 teaspoons salt
chopped fresh coriander
fresh ground pepper

Steps:

  • In a 4-quart pot, simmer the chicken, covered, in 4 cups of water until tender, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove, cool, debone, and chop the meat and skin coarsely.
  • Save the stock in the pot.
  • Set the meat aside.
  • Heat a large frying pan and add the ghee, garlic, onion, celery, and carrot.
  • Saute just until the onion is tender.
  • Add this to the pot of reserved stock.
  • Add 4 more cups of water to the pot along with all remaining ingredients except the garnishes and chicken.
  • Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Add the deboned chicken.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Garnish with the fresh coriander and black pepper.
  • I like lots of black pepper in this dish!

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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The list of ingredients is long, but don't let that intimidate you! It's actually quite easy to make. You can find the more exotic ingredients at Asian markets, natural food markets, or the Asian section of well-stocked grocery stores. This soup tastes best when made 24 hours before eating.

Provided by Lux

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Chicken Soup Recipes     Chicken and Rice Soup Recipes

Time 59m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 Granny Smith apple, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, or more to taste
3 tablespoons minced ginger
2 tablespoons curry powder
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon garam masala
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup seeded and chopped tomatoes
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
2 cups fresh spinach
¼ cup chopped cilantro, or to taste
3 cups cooked jasmine rice
1 lime, cut into wedges

Steps:

  • Combine apple, onion, celery stalks, carrot, jalapeno pepper, ginger, curry powder, garlic, garam masala, and red pepper flakes in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and saute until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Pour chicken broth and tomatoes into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, add chicken breasts, and cover. Cook over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink in the center but still tender, about 15 minutes.
  • Shred the chicken in the pot. Stir in coconut milk and spinach. Remove soup from heat as soon as spinach begins to wilt, about 1 minute. Garnish with cilantro. Place 1/2 cup cooked rice in each serving bowl and ladle soup on top. Place a wedge of lime for squeezing into the soup on the side of each bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.1 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 19.8 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 10.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 626.7 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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This soup is a British-Indian cuisine hybrid, the result of colonizers' encounters with rasam - a spiced, soupy dish often enriched with lentils, sometimes served over rice - from Tamil Nadu, a region in southern India. "Milagu tannir," which means pepper water, was how Tamil people described some versions of rasam; it morphed into mulligatawny when the British made it thick, chunky and meaty. In the cookbook "Classic Indian Cooking," the author Julie Sahni wrote that she fell in love with mulligatawny when she first encountered it in Germany. "The present version bears no resemblance whatever to the traditional rasam," she said, adding, "Because of its unorthodox origin, Indian cooks have had a field day exercising their creative genius with it." This version is thickened with a roux, masoor dal and coconut milk, and bolstered with chicken thighs and tart apple. Curry powder is not a traditional Indian ingredient, but it reflects the dish's British influence.

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Time 50m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 red or yellow onion, minced
Salt
8 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
2 tablespoons minced ginger (from about 2 inches of peeled ginger root)
2 teaspoons black or brown mustard seeds
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 large apple, preferably Granny Smith, peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized chunks
1 cup masoor dal (split red lentils)
6 cups chicken broth or stock
1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk
Juice of 1 lime (about 1½ tablespoons)

Steps:

  • Warm the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and shrunken, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook, stirring, until fragrant and softened, about 2 minutes. Add the mustard seeds, turmeric, curry powder, cayenne and cumin seeds, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mustard seeds pop and sizzle, about 90 seconds. Add the carrot, celery and apple, and cook, stirring, until just starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, then the flour, and cook, stirring well, to uniformly coat all the ingredients, about 2 minutes.
  • Add the chicken, masoor dal and chicken broth. Season lightly with salt. Bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up any browned bits sticking to the bottom of the pot. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer.
  • Cover the pot and cook for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes more, until the chicken and carrots are tender, the soup is creamy, and the flavors have blended.
  • Stir in the coconut milk and squeeze in the lime juice. Serve in bowls topped with a dusting of cayenne, if desired.

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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This soup has an unusual combination of flavors. It's delicious and different. The recipe came from a American Cancer Society, Michigan Division, cookbook.

Provided by Barb Witherspoon

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 50m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup rice
2 cloves
3/4 cup celery, chopped
3/4 cup green apple, chopped
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
2 cups milk
4 ounces chicken, cooked and cubed

Steps:

  • Bring chicken broth to a boil Add tomatoes, rice, cloves, celery, apples, onion, and green pepper Simmer 30 minutes In separate pan, cook butter and flour for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Do not allow to burn.
  • To butter mixture add curry powder, salt, ground pepper, and milk Stir until smooth and add to soup Stir in cooked chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.3, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 26.8, Sodium 1212.8, Carbohydrate 22.5, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 4.3, Protein 11.4

CHEF JOHN'S MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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I'm showing you my take on what is considered one of the world's greatest soups. Which was invented, I hear, because British soldiers in India weren't able to start a meal without soup. This is incredibly hearty, savory, and comforting, and something that should be on every soup lover's bucket list. Serve with naan.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Chicken Soup

Time 1h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 29

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 ¼ cups boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground mustard
¼ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup cubed Yukon Gold potatoes
½ cup seeded and diced tomato
2 small Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and diced
½ cup dry red lentils
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon tamarind paste
6 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons coconut cream
½ cup plain Greek yogurt, or to taste
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
¼ cup sliced green onion, or to taste
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste

Steps:

  • Melt butter and oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs and season with salt; let brown for 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and brown on opposite side, 4 to 5 minutes more.
  • While chicken browns, combine curry powder, garam masala, cumin, black pepper, ground mustard, coriander, and cayenne in a small bowl.
  • Remove browned chicken from the pot and transfer to a plate to cool enough to handle; roughly chop or shred.
  • While chicken cools, reduce heat to medium and add spice blend to pot; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add garlic and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions, carrots, and celery. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until onions turn translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and continue to cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in potatoes, tomatoes, and apples. Add red lentils, bay leaf, and tamarind paste.
  • Pour in chicken broth, stir, and raise heat to high; add coconut cream. Bring to a simmer. Stir and reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes.
  • Stir chopped chicken and any accumulated juices into the soup. Continue to let simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are fully cooked, lentils are tender, and soup has thickened, 20 to 30 minutes more. Taste and adjust as needed.
  • Serve in warm bowls topped with Greek yogurt, cilantro, and scallions. Sprinkle with red chili flakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 53.6 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 17.6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 1590.5 mg

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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This is a hearty, somewhat spicy soup. We like it a lot and I am writing it down after receiving a copy from my friend. Soup can be frozen before adding coconut milk, lemon juice and coriander.

Provided by Hannelu

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 1h45m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
300 g chopped onions
400 g chopped potatoes
3 crushed garlic cloves
1 cup red lentil, rinsed
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons green curry paste (adjust to suit)
1 large carrot, chopped
2 cups coconut milk
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 liters chicken stock
340 g chopped chicken breasts (2)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves

Steps:

  • Heat oil in large pan and add onions, garlic, ginger and green curry paste.
  • Cook stirring until onion is soft.
  • Add carrot, cinnamon quill, lentils, potatoes and chicken stock.
  • Simmer, covered about 30 mins or until potatoes are tender.
  • Discard cinnamon quill.
  • Tast & if too hot use skin of one small lemon, add water or additional stock to reduce the heat and taste is as desired.
  • Process 1/2 the lentil mixture until smooth,.
  • return to pan with remaining lentil mixture and chicken.
  • Simmer uncovered until chicken is tender.
  • Vitamize the soup - but not to smooth.
  • Finally before serving add coconut milk, coriander and lemon juice.

Tips:

  • Use a variety of vegetables. The more vegetables you use, the more flavorful your soup will be. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, and peas.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different spices. Curry powder is the traditional spice used in mulligatawny soup, but you can also add other spices like cumin, coriander, and garam masala.
  • Use a good quality chicken broth. The broth is the base of your soup, so it's important to use a good quality broth. You can either make your own broth or use a store-bought broth.
  • Simmer the soup for at least 30 minutes. This will allow the flavors to meld together and develop.
  • Serve the soup with a variety of toppings. Some good options include rice, yogurt, cilantro, and papadums.

Conclusion:

Mulligatawny soup is a delicious and versatile soup that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's a great way to use up leftover chicken and vegetables, and it's also a good source of protein and vitamins. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give mulligatawny soup a try.

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