Best 10 Mulligatawny Chicken Soup Recipes

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**Mulligatawny: A Culinary Journey Through Time and Continents**

Mulligatawny, a delectable soup with a rich history and diverse flavors, embarks on a culinary odyssey that spans continents and centuries. This iconic dish, originating from South India, has captivated taste buds worldwide with its harmonious blend of spices, vegetables, and succulent chicken. Our comprehensive exploration of mulligatawny encompasses three distinct recipes that pay homage to its heritage while offering unique interpretations.

1. **Classic Mulligatawny:** Embark on a culinary voyage to the heart of South India with this traditional mulligatawny recipe. Authentic spices like turmeric, coriander, and cumin dance in harmony with aromatic ginger, garlic, and onions, creating a vibrant and flavorful broth. Tender chicken, nestled amidst a medley of vegetables, adds depth and texture to this hearty soup.

2. **Mulligatawny with Coconut Milk:** Experience a delightful twist on the classic mulligatawny by incorporating the creamy richness of coconut milk. This variation adds a touch of sweetness and a velvety texture to the soup, creating a captivating balance of flavors. The harmonious fusion of coconut milk and spices transports you to the tropical shores of South India.

3. **Mulligatawny with Apples and Sweet Potatoes:** Discover a unique and innovative rendition of mulligatawny that incorporates the natural sweetness of apples and sweet potatoes. This recipe adds a delightful crunch and vibrant color to the soup, while the subtle sweetness of the fruits complements the savory spices. Prepare to embark on a culinary adventure that blends tradition with modern flair.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



Chicken Mulligatawny Soup image

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

CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY SOUP - A.K.A. EASY MULLIGATAWNY!



Chicken Coconut Curry Soup - A.k.a. Easy Mulligatawny! image

This is my absolute favorite soup of all time. I've made it for friends and family from Europe to the Caribbean, haven't met anyone who could pass it up! This recipe is based on a soup I tried at an Indian restaurant in Montreal about 5 years back. It was soooo delicious and creamy. I have no idea how they made theirs, but my take is really, really close and super easy.

Provided by MTLcook

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 1h

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast, and cut into 1 inch cubes
3 cups potatoes, peeled and diced (about 5 medium sized potatoes)
2 cups carrots, peeled and diced (about 2 large or 3 medium carrots)
1 cup onion, peeled and diced (about 1 large onion)
3 tablespoons curry powder
2 tablespoons freshly grated gingerroot
2 tablespoons freshly grated garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 chicken stock cubes
2 liters water
1 (15 ounce) can coconut milk
1 teaspoon salt (adjust according to taste)
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (adjust according to taste)

Steps:

  • In a large pot add water, chicken stock cubes, salt pepper. Bring to a boil.
  • Add chicken, reduce to medium heat. Let simmer about 10 minutes.
  • Add potatoes, carrots, onions. Let simmer about 20 minutes.
  • Add curry powder, ginger, garlic, salt & pepper. Reduce to low heat. Let simmer about 10 minutes.
  • Once the potatoes are fully tender, remove from heat and add coconut milk.
  • Puree with hand blender.
  • Serve with Basmati rice and enjoy!
  • *** Notes: 1. Try not to substitute the fresh ginger or garlic for powdered or paste. This will really alter the overall taste (and not in a good way.). 2. Shake the can of coconut milk before using. Most of the coconut flavor is in the bits that settle at the bottom of the can. 3. You can add chilli powder to make this spicier. It really depends on how hot the curry powder you use is. I usually use a blend of very hot Madras curry powder and very mild Caribbean curry powder.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP RECIPE - (4.1/5)



Slow-Cooker Chicken Mulligatawny Soup Recipe - (4.1/5) image

Provided by 1buttons

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 onions, chopped
4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 celery rib, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 teaspoons garam masala
Salt and pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
5 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1 can (13 1/2 ounce) coconut milk
1/2 cup brown lentils, picked over and rinsed
Plain yogurt
Fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
Lime

Steps:

  • Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery and cook until onions are softened and just beginning to brown, 10 to 14 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, tomato paste, curry powder, garam masala, 1 teaspoon salt, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in broth, scraping up any browned bits. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker. Stir in chicken, coconut milk, and lentils. Cover and cook until chicken and lentils are tender, 4 to 5 hours on low. Let sit, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Using large spoon, skim fat from surface of soup. Season soup with salt and pepper to taste.

SPICY MULLIGATAWNY SOUP ( CHICKEN )



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This is from Cooking Light. I love it but it is a bit spicy so to make it mild decrease the pepper flakes, use mild curry powder and use a mild chutney. Great over rice and with pita bread. If you make it spicy, it's wonderful with cucumber raita to cool it off!

Provided by Engrossed

Categories     Curries

Time 25m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, chopped
1 cup gala apples, chopped
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup carrot, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans fat free chicken broth
1/3 cup mango chutney
1/4 cup tomato paste
chopped fresh parsley or cilantro, to serve

Steps:

  • Chop chicken into small cubes.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a small pan. Add chicken and cook through. Set aside.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a medium pot. Add apple, onion, carrots, celery and bell pepper. Saute for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in flour, curry powder, ginger, pepper flakes and salt. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir in broth, chutney and tomato paste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
  • Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes until it's heated through.
  • Sprinkle with parsley or cilantro to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 352.1, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 72.6, Sodium 2410.9, Carbohydrate 34, Fiber 7, Sugar 15.9, Protein 30.6

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP WITH APPLES



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Categories     Soup/Stew     Chicken     Quick & Easy

Yield 4 Bowls

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon Madras curry powder
4 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
3 cups precooked roast chicken, shredded
1 tart apple such as Granny Smith, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
Juice of half a lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
Juice of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped

Steps:

  • 1. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the peanut oil. Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it is soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute longer. 2. Add the stock and chicken to the saucepan, cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss the apple with the lemon juice. 3. Whisk the coconut milk and lime juice into the soup. Remove the soup from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Divide the soup among four bowls and garnish with the apple mixture and cilantro. Serve immediately

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



Chicken Mulligatawny Soup image

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.

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP ( CHICKEN )



Mulligatawny Soup ( Chicken ) image

I am not sure if I should list this under Indian, or English foods since it was a creation by English folks who found themselves in India. I found this in one of my cookbooks. Since I make my meal plans off of RecipeZaar exclusively I have not been using the cookbook. I figured I would put a few here so I can use them. The cookbook is "Red Hot" the ingredients list and directions have been slightly altered. This book was written in the UK I changed things a little to be clearer to me and other US readers. If you would like different measurements let me know, the book has things in metric and imperial measures also.

Provided by Teddys Mommy

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 lbs chicken pieces, skin on
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 small turnip, chopped
1 tablespoon curry powder, to taste
4 whole cloves
6 black peppercorns, lightly crushed
1/4 cup lentils
3 1/4 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup golden raisin
salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Melt butter in deep sided frying pan (if you have one big enough) or stock pot, brown chicken over medium high heat, when brown set chicken aside.
  • Add chopped onion, carrot and turnip to the frying pan and cook, stirring occasionally until they are lightly browned. Add the curry powder, cloves and black peppercorns and cook for 1-2 minutes before adding the lentils.
  • Add stock to pan, bring to boil then add the raisins, chicken, and juices from chicken. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 1 1/4 hours.
  • Remove the chicken from the pan and discard the skin and bones. Chop the chicken into bite sized pieces, return to the soup and heat until chicken is warmed.
  • The recipe suggests using red lentils for a nice color but states you can also use green or brown ones.

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP ( CHICKEN )



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This is a thick and hearty soup from Low Fat One Dish Meals From Around The World - an Anglo-Indian recipe, this was posted for ZWT III. I spiced this up with some cayenne pepper and garam masala when I made it.

Provided by pattikay in L.A.

Categories     Chicken Breast

Time 1h35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
3/4 cup brown rice
2 tablespoons lentils
2 tablespoons split peas
1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes
1/4 cup diced carrot
1/4 cup diced celery
2 tablespoons chopped bell peppers
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 cups chopped tart apples
2 tablespoons red lentils
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt

Steps:

  • Place chicken breasts in a large saucepan or soup pot and add water to cover.
  • Add the curry, onion, garlic and parsley.
  • Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer till chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken from the stock and set aside to cool.
  • Add enough water to the stock to make 6 cups. Bring to a boil, and add the rice, brown lentils, split peas, bell peppers, salt, ground pepper and apple. Simmer gently.
  • When the chicken is cool enough to handle, dice it and add to the pot. Cook the soup for 35 minutes more, then stir in red lentils and continue cooking till the rice is done and legumes are tender (about 10 minutes).
  • Stir in the yogurt. Taste and adjust seasonings.
  • Serve at once.

MULLIGATAWNY CHICKEN SOUP



MULLIGATAWNY CHICKEN SOUP image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Chicken

Yield 4-6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 medium carrot
1 medium onion
1 medium apple
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon curry powder
5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup cooked rice or 1/2 cup of minute rice
2+ cups of shredded chicken (or 2 cooked chicken breasts-shredded)
1/2 cup of heavy cream (or milk)
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oil in a 3 quart saucepan and saute the carrot & onion for 5 minutes. 2. Peel, core and dice apple. Stir into the vegetables and saute for 5 minutes. 3. Stir in the flour and curry powder. 4. Gradually pour in the stock and chicken, bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes. 5. Add the rice and simmer for 5-10 minutes longer. Remove from heat. 6. To Scald the cream, heat it in a small pan to just below boiling (tiny bubbles will form at edge of the liquid)or you can just use milk. Add to soup and serve.

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use a combination of chicken broth and coconut milk. You can also use all chicken broth or all coconut milk, but the flavor will not be as rich.
  • Be sure to toast the spices before adding them to the soup. This will release their flavor and make the soup more aromatic.
  • Don't be afraid to adjust the spices to your liking. If you like it spicy, add more chili powder or cayenne pepper. If you prefer a milder flavor, reduce the amount of spices.
  • Serve the soup with rice, naan bread, or your favorite side dish.

Conclusion:

Mulligatawny soup is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed all year round. It is a great way to use up leftover chicken and vegetables, and it can be easily customized to your liking. So next time you're looking for a hearty and flavorful soup, give mulligatawny a try!

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