Mulligatawny Soup
Mulligatawny Soup

Mulligatawny Soup

Source: Spices of Life
Region: Indian
Rating: 9/10
The name "Mulligatawney" comes from the Tamil work "Milagu-tannir" — pepper water. Because this soup is so spicy it's often given to people when they have a cold in the hope that it will clear any blockages.

Yields1 Serving
 5 cups chicken, lamb or good vegetable stock
 10 peppercorns
 2 onions, chopped
 4 garlic cloves, chopped
 1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
 4 tomatoes, chopped
 1 ½ tsp turmeric
 3 tsp ground coriander
 2 tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp curry powder
 6 curry leaves
 1 carrot, grated
 1 cup coconut milk
 1 tsp lime or lemon peel, grated
 juice of 1 lime or lemon
 salt and pepper
1

Bring the stock to a boil and then add the peppercorns, onions, salt and pepper. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

2

Now add the garlic, ginger, tomatoes, turmeric, coriander, cumin, curry powder, curry leaves, grated carrot and grated lime or lemon peel. Simmer again for a further 20 to 30 minutes.

3

Then pour in the coconut milt and stir until the soup bubbles just below boiling point.

4

Now adjust the seasoning, adding the lime or lemon juice just before serving. For a thin soup, pour the mixture through a sieve and then add lime or lemon juice as above.

5

Serves 4 to 6.

Ingredients

 5 cups chicken, lamb or good vegetable stock
 10 peppercorns
 2 onions, chopped
 4 garlic cloves, chopped
 1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
 4 tomatoes, chopped
 1 ½ tsp turmeric
 3 tsp ground coriander
 2 tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp curry powder
 6 curry leaves
 1 carrot, grated
 1 cup coconut milk
 1 tsp lime or lemon peel, grated
 juice of 1 lime or lemon
 salt and pepper

Directions

1

Bring the stock to a boil and then add the peppercorns, onions, salt and pepper. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

2

Now add the garlic, ginger, tomatoes, turmeric, coriander, cumin, curry powder, curry leaves, grated carrot and grated lime or lemon peel. Simmer again for a further 20 to 30 minutes.

3

Then pour in the coconut milt and stir until the soup bubbles just below boiling point.

4

Now adjust the seasoning, adding the lime or lemon juice just before serving. For a thin soup, pour the mixture through a sieve and then add lime or lemon juice as above.

5

Serves 4 to 6.

Mulligatawny Soup