Mulligatawny is a hearty soup, typically containing chicken, rice, vegetables, and various spices. It is widely believed to be an Anglo-Indian creation, a fusion of Indian and British cooking styles. The origins of Mulligatawny soup are often traced back to the 18th century, when British colonial rulers in India were eager to adapt their dietary habits to local ingredients and tastes. British colonists often employed Indian cooks, who used their culinary knowledge and techniques to create a unique blend of flavors that catered to European palates. The result was a delicious and nourishing soup that combined the richness of Indian spices with the comfort of a classic European soup.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
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!
THE MAHARAJAH'S MULLIGATAWNY
The ultimate Mulligatawny, this is far more than a mere spicy soup! I first cooked this under instruction in a 5-star hotel in India, where it was one of the best sellers. The paste can also be used in other Indian dishes. I cannot recommend this more highly. It is a super 'soup.' Adjust the 'chilliness' to your taste.
Provided by Sonya Jane
Categories Soup
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Grind the red chile peppers, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, nutmeg, cloves, peppercorns, curry leaves, garlic, and ginger into a smooth paste using a food processor or blender.
- Melt the ghee in a large skillet over medium heat; fry the onion in the melted ghee until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the red chile pepper paste and lamb to the skillet; cook and stir until the lamb is browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt. Stir the lamb stock and tomato puree into the lamb mixture; reduce heat to medium-low, cover the skillet, and simmer until the lamb is tender, about 30 minutes. Add the carrot and apple; cook another 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Remove the lamb from the mixture and set aside. Pour the rest of the soup into a blender. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Strain the soup through a fine mesh strainer back into the skillet. You ARE allowed to press on the contents of the strainer! Remove and discard any large and hard pieces. Add the lamb back to the skillet, place over medium heat, and cook until the soup is thoroughly reheated, about 5 minutes. Serve in warmed bowls; garnish with lemon slice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 244.7 calories, Carbohydrate 27.6 g, Cholesterol 61.7 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 1254.7 mg, Sugar 10.9 g
THE MAHARAJAH'S MULLIGATAWNY
The ultimate Mulligatawny, this is far more than a mere spicy soup! I first cooked this under instruction in a 5-star hotel in India, where it was one of the best sellers. The paste can also be used in other Indian dishes. I cannot recommend this more highly. It is a super 'soup.' Adjust the 'chilliness' to your taste.
Provided by Sonya Jane
Categories Soup
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Grind the red chile peppers, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, nutmeg, cloves, peppercorns, curry leaves, garlic, and ginger into a smooth paste using a food processor or blender.
- Melt the ghee in a large skillet over medium heat; fry the onion in the melted ghee until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the red chile pepper paste and lamb to the skillet; cook and stir until the lamb is browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt. Stir the lamb stock and tomato puree into the lamb mixture; reduce heat to medium-low, cover the skillet, and simmer until the lamb is tender, about 30 minutes. Add the carrot and apple; cook another 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Remove the lamb from the mixture and set aside. Pour the rest of the soup into a blender. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Strain the soup through a fine mesh strainer back into the skillet. You ARE allowed to press on the contents of the strainer! Remove and discard any large and hard pieces. Add the lamb back to the skillet, place over medium heat, and cook until the soup is thoroughly reheated, about 5 minutes. Serve in warmed bowls; garnish with lemon slice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 244.7 calories, Carbohydrate 27.6 g, Cholesterol 61.7 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 1254.7 mg, Sugar 10.9 g
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
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
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 WITH CHICKPEAS
This is a vegetarian version of the classic Indian soup.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium. Add garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric, coriander, and cayenne; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add lentils and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cover and cook until lentils are soft, 7 to 9 minutes. Working in batches, transfer to a blender and puree soup. Return soup to pot, add 2 cups of water. Cook over medium until warmed through. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.
- Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add chickpeas; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Serve soup topped with chickpeas and scallion greens with rice alongside.
MADHUR JAFFREY'S VEGAN MULLIGATAWNY
Mulligatawny is a lemon & black pepper flavored lentil Indian soup. This recipe is an adaptation of several different adaptations of Madhur Jaffrey's recipe. I like it very lemony so I usually add more lemon juice to my individual bowl afterwards!
Provided by Keee8698
Categories Lentil
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 , 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Dry roast whole peppercorns in soup pot over medium heat until fragrant.
- Add oil. When hot, add ginger and garlic and stir for 10 seconds or until fragrant. Next add all spices from cumin through cayenne and stir for another 10 seconds.
- Add well-rinsed chickpeas and potato pieces and stir to coat with spices.
- Next, add well-rinsed lentils along with stock and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 45 minutes. If soup gets too thick, add more water or stock to make it your desired consistency.
- Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and coconut milk and puree soup with immersion blender (or blend in batches in blender) to your desired consistency.
- Serve with cilantro garnish.
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients whenever possible. This will give your mulligatawny soup the best flavor.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different spices. The key to a great mulligatawny soup is finding the right balance of flavors.
- Don't overcook the vegetables. You want them to be tender but still have a bit of crunch.
- Serve the soup hot with a side of rice or naan bread.
Conclusion:
Mulligatawny soup is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's a great way to use up leftover chicken or vegetables, and it's also a good source of protein and fiber. So next time you're looking for a new soup recipe to try, give mulligatawny a try. You won't be disappointed!
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