July 18, 2013

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP - LAMB / MUTTON / CHICKEN

Anglo-Indian Recipes, Chicken, Duck, Turkey Etc, Meat Dishes, Soups and PepperWater

Mulligatawny Soup was actually the anglicized version of the Tamil “Melligu -Thani”. (“Melligu” meaning pepper and “Thani” meaning water). As the name suggests it was originally Pepper Water. However in course of time a lot of other ingredients such coconut, meat and other spices were added to give it a completely different flavour. The dish quickly became popular throughout the colonies of the Common Wealth. The Mulligatawny Soup of today bears little resemblance to the original ‘MELLIGU –THANI’

Recipe for Mulligatawny Soup - Lamb / Mutton

Serves 6 Preparation time 45 minutes

Ingredients
½ kg lamb /mutton / chicken (with the bones) chopped into medium size pieces
3 tablespoons Red Lentils / Masur Dhal
1 teaspoon chillie powder
2 teaspoons pepper powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1teaspoon crushed garlic
2 big onions sliced
1 cup coconut paste or coconut milk
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 Bay leaves
2 pieces cinnamon bark (about one inch in size)
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint for garnishing

Cook the lamb / mutton and all the ingredients with 6 to 8 cups of water in a large vessel on high heat till it reaches boiling point. Lower the heat and simmer for at least one hour till the soup is nice and thick. Garnish with mint leaves. Serve with bread or rice.