Mulligatawny soup, a delectable dish with a rich history, is a fusion of flavors that originated in South India and was brought to England by British colonizers. This hearty soup has evolved over time, incorporating various ingredients and culinary techniques from different cultures. Its name, derived from the Tamil words "milag" (pepper) and "thanneer" (water), hints at its spicy yet comforting nature. Today, mulligatawny soup is a beloved dish enjoyed worldwide, with numerous variations that showcase the diverse culinary traditions it has encountered throughout history. In this article, we will explore some of the best recipes for mulligatawny soup, delving into the ingredients, techniques, and cultural influences that make each variation unique.
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MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
One taste of this traditional curry-flavored soup, and folks will know it didn't come from a can! This soup fills the kitchen with a wonderful aroma while it's simmering.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings (about 2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, saute the apple, carrot, celery and onion in butter for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in the flour, curry, sugar, salt, pepper and mace until blended. Gradually add broth. , Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the chicken, tomato, green pepper, cloves and parsley; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Add rice; heat through. Discard cloves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 925mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
THE BEST MULLIGATAWNY SOUP RECIPE
Steps:
- Saute onions, celery, leek, carrots, and butter in a large pot over medium heat until they start to soften, about 8-10 minutes.
- Add the flour and the curry, and cook over medium heat for 5 more minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, mix well, and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Add the apple, rice, chicken, salt, pepper, nutmeg and thyme. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the rice is done.
- When serving, add heated cream (optionally) and chopped fresh parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 692 kcal, Carbohydrate 30 g, Protein 43 g, Fat 44 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, Cholesterol 282 mg, Sodium 746 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 11 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP I
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
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
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large stockpot, over medium, add the onions, carrots, celery stalks and butter. Cook until tender, but do not burn them. Stir in the flour and curry and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in 8 cups of chicken stock and let simmer for 30 minutes. Then add in the remaining ingredients, except the hot cream. Let simmer for 15 minutes and then add in 1 cup hot cream. Ladle into serving bowls and serve.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h32m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Remove stems and seeds from jalapenos (wear gloves!).
- To a food processor, add: jalapenos, black pepper, coriander, turmeric, cumin, nutmeg, cloves, garlic and ginger and process to a paste-like consistency.
- Melt butter in large pot. Cook onion until soft and golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add spice paste and lamb, and cook 5 to 7 minutes stirring often.
- Add tomato paste, broth and salt. Bring to a simmer, stir occasionally, and cook 30 minutes.
- Add the carrots, apples and potato, and continue to simmer until vegetables are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Add peas and cook 5 minutes more. Serve and be hooked!
MULLIGATAWNY
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 16m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
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!
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Black pepper and curry powder are two key ingredients in this nourishing Indian soup laced with aromatic spices. Lentils stand in as a vegetarian substitute for chicken and coconut milk adds an irresistible layer of richness.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 1h40m
Yield 4 to 6 appetizer servings (about)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and jalapeno and cook, stirring, until browned, about 12 minutes. Lower the heat to medium, stir in the coriander, cumin, and turmeric, cook until fragrant, stirring, for 45 seconds. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute more.
- Pour in the broth and bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Add the lentils to the thickened broth, lower the heat, and simmer, covered, until very tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- When the lentil mixture has cooled, stir in the cilantro. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth, or puree with an immersion blender. Return the puree to the pot and reheat over medium heat.
- Whisk the coconut milk, lemon juice, salt, and season with pepper to taste. Divide among warm soup bowls and garnish with the coriander sprigs. Serve immediately with the lemon wedges.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 to 6 first-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and jalapeno and cook, stirring, until browned, about 12 minutes. Lower the heat to medium, stir in the coriander, cumin, and turmeric, cook until fragrant, stirring, for 45 seconds. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute more.
- Pour in the broth and bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Add the lentils to the thickened broth, lower the heat, and simmer, covered, until very tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- When the lentil mixture has cooled, stir in the cilantro. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth, or puree with an immersion blender. Return the puree to the pot and reheat over medium heat.
- Whisk the coconut milk, lemon juice, salt, and season with pepper to taste. Divide among warm soup bowls and garnish with the coriander sprigs. Serve immediately with the lemon wedges.
- Cook's Note: If making the soup in advance, adjust it's consistency when re-heating with water or broth, since it has a tendency to thicken as it sits.
- Copyright 2001 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
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
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
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
Liz and Kurt Gruber of Bellevue, Washington, write: "We really enjoyed the mulligatawny soup we had at Shamiana in nearby Kirkland. Could you get the recipe?"
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Chicken Garlic Onion Appetizer Sauté Lentil Winter Bon Appétit Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 8 first-course or 4 main-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat vegetable oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until golden brown, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Add garam masala and next 4 ingredients; stir 1 minute. Add lentils; stir until coated. Add chicken broth. Bring soup to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until lentils are very tender, about 20 minutes. Discard bay leaves.
- Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return to pot. Stir in chicken, coconut milk, and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Divide rice among bowls. Pour soup over. Garnish with lemon wedges; serve.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
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
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.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP II
Literally meaning pepper water. Mulligatawny Soup is an Anglo-Indian invention. Created by servants for the English Raj who demanded a soup course from a cuisine that had never produced one. You can make this soup a day ahead and you can add chicken pieces in the soup as well.
Provided by MC
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat ghee or vegetable oil in large pan (use low heat); cook onion, garlic, ginger, chilies, spices and curry leaves, stirring, until onion is browned lightly and mixture is fragrant. Do not over brown the onion or else it will give the soup a burnt taste.
- Add carrot, apple, potato, dhal, and chicken stock to pan; simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Discard cardamom pods and curry leaves.
- Blend or process soup mixture, in batches, until pureed; return to pan. Add tamarind, lemon juice, coconut milk and fresh coriander leaves; stir until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.1 calories, Carbohydrate 43.8 g, Cholesterol 5.5 mg, Fat 22 g, Fiber 13.9 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 18.3 g, Sodium 29 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
EASTERN-STYLE MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
This is the recipe from Shalimar Restaurant in Albany, NY. It is amazing. Enjoy this soup with some vegetable samosas and cheese naan bread. As with most soups, the longer you cook it, the more flavorful it is. Also, this soup is better when its a little thicker rather than watery.
Provided by Pantaloons
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pour enough water over split peas in a large bowl to cover by at least 1 inch; soak at least 30 minutes.
- Drain split peas and transfer to a large pot. Pour 4 cups water over the split peas. Stir turmeric, ground dried chile pepper, and salt into the water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, adding more water as needed to thin, until split peas are tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Stir lemon juice and tomato paste into the split pea mixture; increase heat to medium and cook until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes more.
- Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Fry garlic and cumin seeds in hot oil until the garlic browns, about 5 minutes; stir into the soup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.7 calories, Carbohydrate 21.6 g, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 8.7 g, Protein 8.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 445.2 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
SLOW-COOKER MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
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
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
A sweet and spicy, British-born soup that features a heavy Indian influence with ingredients like coconut milk, lentils, and curries. There are about a million varieties, but I prefer the smoother, soupier versions than the more rustic, chunkier stews. Garnish with peanuts and cilantro and drizzle with heavy cream.
Provided by Brian Genest
Time 2h45m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- Rub chicken breasts with chili powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Place in a baking dish and let rest for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and coarsely shred with 2 forks; set aside.
- Pour coconut oil into a large pot and heat over medium heat. Add carrots, apple, onion, and celery. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, then add in garlic and ginger. Cook 1 minute more.
- Pour in 4 cups chicken stock, coconut milk, lentils, both curry powders, cumin, thyme, mustard, cinnamon, oregano, coriander, turmeric, nutmeg, cayenne, and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 30 minutes.
- Fish out and discard the bay leaf. Use an immersion blender to blend into a smooth sauce. Add tomato paste and chicken; cook for another 20 minutes. If it appears too thick, add a little more stock, but the soup is pretty thick. Season with remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
- Spoon cooked rice into bowls and ladle soup over top to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.7 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 26.6 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 15.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 1058.9 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
MULLIGATAWNY
Mulligatawny means "pepper water" in Tamil. It is a traditional soup from southern India, brought to Europe by the British. This vivid version includes chicken broth, coconut milk, lentils, and plenty of spices. This recipe has been adapted from "Curries & Bugles: A Memoir & Cookbook of the British Raj," by Jennifer Berman (HarperCollins; 1990).
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Process garlic, ginger, turmeric, coriander, cumin, cayenne, bay leaf, and oil in a food processor to form a paste.
- Melt ghee or butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, and cook until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add spice paste, and cook, stirring, 3 minutes.
- Add coconut milk, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in stock, masoor dal or split peas, and cilantro, then cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Add rice, and cook 15 minutes.
- Pour through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Stir in tamarind concentrate, and bring to a simmer. Serve sprinkled with garam masala.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP III
This is a very old recipe from the 1930's. Do not substitute margarine for the butter.
Provided by Andrew Chinn
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Melt butter in large saucepan. Add onion, carrot, celery, pepper, apple, and chicken. Cook until browned.
- Stir in flour, curry powder, mace, cloves, parsley, and tomatoes. Cover, and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
- Take chicken out, set aside, and strain vegetables from broth. Return chicken to pot.
- Using a food mill, puree vegetables. Return to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add rice and boiling white stock. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 42 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 14.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 256.5 mg, Sugar 7 g
AUTHENTIC MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
This is an authentic recipe adapted from "The Food of India" cookbook. My family has been loving this soup for years! If you want an authentic Mooloogoo Thani soup, this is it!
Provided by Axe1678
Categories Asian
Time 1h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oil and add the ginger and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes, then add the onion and saute until onion is transparent.
- Add the gram flour, apple, curry powder, turmeric, tomatoes, bay leaf, pepper and chicken stock.
- Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 45 minutes, then process in a blender.
- Add the rice if using and chicken.
- Stir well and serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.7, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 24, Sodium 281.9, Carbohydrate 19.2, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 9.7, Protein 12.1
Tips:
- For a vegetarian version of mulligatawny soup, omit the chicken and use vegetable broth instead.
- To make the soup spicier, add more curry powder or cayenne pepper.
- If you don't have any coconut milk, you can use heavy cream or yogurt instead.
- Serve mulligatawny soup with rice, naan bread, or your favorite side dish.
- Garnish the soup with fresh cilantro, parsley, or mint.
Conclusion:
Mulligatawny soup is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a great way to use up leftover chicken or turkey. With its combination of spices, vegetables, and coconut milk, mulligatawny soup is a unique and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.
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