Mulligatawny Soup

Build the Meal Around Mulligatawny Soup

• Naan or a bread roll
• Lemon wedges
• Mango chutney

Making Mulligatawny Soup, Step by Step

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1. Brown the chicken thighs in the oil in a large pot, 8 minutes. Lift them out.

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2. Soften the onion in the same pot 8 minutes, then add the garlic and ginger and cook 2 minutes.

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3. Add the curry powder, turmeric and cinnamon and fry 30 seconds, stirring, until the smell changes.

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4. Return the chicken, add the lentils, carrot, apple, stock and salt, and simmer 40 minutes.

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5. Lift out the chicken, strip the meat from the bones, shred it and return it to the pot.

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6. Blend about a third of the soup and stir it back in, so it is thick but not smooth.

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7. Stir in the coconut milk and warm through without boiling.

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8. Add the rice and lemon juice, check the seasoning, and scatter with coriander.

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Related guide: Choosing rice.

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Worth Knowing Before You Cook

Fry the spices for thirty seconds before any liquid goes in.

A Bramley in early. Its acidity is what lifts the whole pot.

Coconut milk last, and never let it boil.

Ingredient Swaps

• If coconut is a problem, a cooking cream (dairy or plant-based) can stand in for the coconut milk in a sauce; the dish will lose the coconut flavour and taste noticeably different.
• If you only have ground ginger, a quarter-teaspoon for each tablespoon of fresh is the ratio usually given; it tastes warmer and less bright than the fresh root.
• An eighth of a teaspoon of garlic powder per clove is the stand-in usually given when you are out of fresh garlic; it will not brown the same way, and it burns easily, so add it with the liquid.

Leftovers

Refrigerated for 3 days. Freezes 2 months — add the rice on reheating.

What's in a Serving

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