Mulligatawny Soup

Mulligatawny is a traditional curry soup with Indian origins. It’s a fragrant blend of tangy curry powder, ginger and coconut milk. Golden delicious apples add a sweet crunchy touch and chicken cubes complete this one dish dinner.

A note about curry powder: Authentic curry powder is a blend of freshly ground spices and herbs such as cardamom, chilies, cinnamon, cloves, coriander and cumin and is made fresh every day. For this quick meal, commercial curry powder works well. It comes in two forms, standard and Madras, the hotter one.

Helpful Hints

n Curry powder can be found in the spice section of the supermarket. It loses its freshness after 2 to 3 months.

Countdown

n Start soup.

n While soup simmers, make rice.

n Complete soup and serve with rice.

Shopping List

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for tonight’s Dinner in Minutes:

To buy: 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, 1 medium golden delicious apple, 1 lemon, 1 small package cilantro, 1 small piece fresh ginger or ground ginger, 1 container curry powder, 1 package microwaveable brown rice, 1 container fat-free, unsalted chicken broth and 1 can lite coconut milk.

Staples: onion, carrot, canola oil, flour, butter, salt and black peppercorns.