Best 5 Toms Mulligatawny Soup Recipes

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Mulligatawny soup is a classic dish that originated in South India and gained popularity during the British colonial era. It is a hearty and flavorful soup made with a variety of ingredients, including chicken, lentils, vegetables, and spices. The unique blend of flavors in mulligatawny soup comes from the use of a variety of spices, such as curry powder, cumin, ginger, and coriander. The soup is typically served with rice or bread. This article provides two delicious recipes for mulligatawny soup: a traditional recipe and a vegetarian version.

The traditional mulligatawny soup recipe uses chicken as the main protein. The chicken is simmered in a flavorful broth made with onions, garlic, ginger, and spices. Lentils and vegetables, such as carrots, celery, and potatoes, are also added to the soup. The soup is finished with a creamy coconut milk sauce and served with rice or bread.

The vegetarian version of mulligatawny soup is made with a variety of vegetables, such as carrots, celery, potatoes, and peas. The vegetables are simmered in a flavorful broth made with onions, garlic, ginger, and spices. Lentils are also added to the soup for protein. The soup is finished with a creamy coconut milk sauce and served with rice or bread.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP I



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The name Mulligatawny means 'pepper water', and curry is the particular ingredient that gives this incredible soup such a delicious flavor...so I'm told. This old recipe was given to me long ago.

Provided by L. Peter

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

½ cup chopped onion
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 carrot, diced
¼ cup butter
1 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
4 cups chicken broth
½ apple, cored and chopped
¼ cup white rice
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half - cut into cubes
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch dried thyme
½ cup heavy cream, heated

Steps:

  • Saute onions, celery, carrot, and butter in a large soup pot. Add flour and curry, and cook 5 more minutes. Add chicken stock, mix well, and bring to a boil. Simmer about 1/2 hour.
  • Add apple, rice, chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme. Simmer 15-20 minutes, or until rice is done.
  • When serving, add hot cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.8 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 62.2 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 733.9 mg, Sugar 3.2 g

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

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.

SLOW-COOKER MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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This soup is the result of British colonizers' encounters with rasam, a souplike dish from Tamil Nadu, a region in southern India, that's often made with lentils. "Milagu tannir," or pepper water, evolved into mulligatawny when the British made it thick, chunky and meaty. In her book "From Curries to Kabobs," the author Madhur Jaffrey wrote that mulligatawny was "an essential part of my childhood," as she ate it at the homes of Anglo-Indian friends and in hotels on vacation. Mulligatawny now bears no resemblance to rasam and has many variations; it is a dish that was invented and modified for colonizers' palates, and thus it has few rules. Ms. Jaffrey noted that "some curry powder has to be included for a true East-West flavor," as curry powder is more British than Indian. This slow-cooker version is thickened with masoor dal and coconut cream, and enriched with chicken thighs and tart apple.

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Time 6h10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/4 cup vegetable oil
8 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 large apple, preferably Granny Smith, peeled, cored and chopped
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size chunks
1 cup masoor dal (split red lentils)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons minced ginger (from about 2 inches of peeled ginger)
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
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt, plus more to taste
4 cups chicken broth or stock
1 (5-ounce) can coconut cream (about ⅔ cup)
Juice of 1 lime (about 1½ tablespoons)

Steps:

  • Combine all the ingredients except the coconut cream and lime juice in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
  • Stir in the coconut cream and lime juice. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Serve in bowls topped with a dusting of cayenne, if desired.

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP



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Cook a batch of mulligatawny soup, packed with veg and rice and gently spiced with curry powder and spices. Top with coriander and yogurt

Provided by Esther Clark

Categories     Lunch, Supper

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 19

20g butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 parsnip, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
1 eating apple, cored and chopped
1½-2 tbsp medium curry powder
1 tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp sweet smoked paprika
1.2l hot chicken stock
1 tbsp tomato purée
100g basmati rice
1 tbsp mango chutney
½ lemon, juiced
½ small bunch of coriander, shredded
yogurt, to serve

Steps:

  • Heat the butter and olive oil in a casserole dish and fry the onion and celery with a pinch of salt for 10-12 mins, or until softened and translucent. Stir in the carrots, parsnip, garlic, ginger and apple and cook for 1 min more. Stir through the curry powder, cumin and paprika. Add the stock and tomato purée and season to taste. Reduce to a low simmer, cover and cook for 40 mins.
  • Rinse the rice and cook for 10 mins in boiling water. Blitz the soup until smooth with a blender. Drain the rice and stir through the soup with the mango chutney, lemon juice and half the coriander. Check for seasoning, then ladle into bowls and top with the remaining coriander and yogurt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 37 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: The better the quality of your ingredients, the better your soup will taste. Whenever possible, use fresh vegetables, herbs, and spices.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment: There are many different ways to make mulligatawny soup, so feel free to experiment with different ingredients and flavors. For example, you could try using different types of meat or vegetables, or adding different spices.
  • Make a big batch: Mulligatawny soup is a great soup to make ahead of time, so you can enjoy it all week long. Plus, the flavors only get better as the soup sits.
  • Serve with your favorite toppings: Mulligatawny soup is delicious on its own, but it's also great served with your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings 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 or turkey, and it's also a great soup to make ahead of time. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give mulligatawny soup a try. You won't be disappointed!

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