Autumns Best Mulligatawny Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine apple, onion, celery stalks, carrot, jalapeno pepper, ginger, curry powder, garlic, garam masala, and red pepper flakes in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and saute until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth and tomatoes into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, add chicken breasts, and cover. Cook over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink in the center but still tender, about 15 minutes.
• Shred the chicken in the pot. Stir in coconut milk and spinach. Remove soup from heat as soon as spinach begins to wilt, about 1 minute. Garnish with cilantro. Place 1/2 cup cooked rice in each serving bowl and ladle soup on top. Place a wedge of lime for squeezing into the soup on the side of each bowl.

CHEF JOHN'S MULLIGATAWNY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter and oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs and season with salt; let brown for 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and brown on opposite side, 4 to 5 minutes more.
• While chicken browns, combine curry powder, garam masala, cumin, black pepper, ground mustard, coriander, and cayenne in a small bowl.
• Remove browned chicken from the pot and transfer to a plate to cool enough to handle; roughly chop or shred.
• While chicken cools, reduce heat to medium and add spice blend to pot; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add garlic and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions, carrots, and celery. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until onions turn translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and continue to cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in potatoes, tomatoes, and apples. Add red lentils, bay leaf, and tamarind paste.
• Pour in chicken broth, stir, and raise heat to high; add coconut cream. Bring to a simmer. Stir and reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes.
• Stir chopped chicken and any accumulated juices into the soup. Continue to let simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are fully cooked, lentils are tender, and soup has thickened, 20 to 30 minutes more. Taste and adjust as needed.
• Serve in warm bowls topped with Greek yogurt, cilantro, and scallions. Sprinkle with red chili flakes.

MULLIGATAWNY STEW ( CHICKEN )

Steps:

• Mix broth, tomatoes, celery, apple, carrot, parsley, onion, curry powder, lemon juice, and 1/2 tsp pepper in saucepan.
• Bring to boil, then reduce heat.
• Cover, and simmer 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in chicken and heat through.
• Serve with rice.

CHICKEN MULLIGATAWNY SOUP FROM "THE FRUGAL GOURMET"

Steps:

• In a 4-quart pot, simmer the chicken, covered, in 4 cups of water until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove, cool, debone, and chop the meat and skin coarsely.
• Save the stock in the pot.
• Set the meat aside.
• Heat a large frying pan and add the ghee, garlic, onion, celery, and carrot.
• Saute just until the onion is tender.
• Add this to the pot of reserved stock.
• Add 4 more cups of water to the pot along with all remaining ingredients except the garnishes and chicken.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add the deboned chicken.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with the fresh coriander and black pepper.
• I like lots of black pepper in this dish!