Chicken Mulligatawny Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped celery
- 1 cup finely chopped carrot
- 2/3 cup peeled and finely chopped Granny Smith apple
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 1 cup unsweetened light coconut milk
Directions
- Place celery, carrots, apple, onion, and garlic in a slow cooker.
- Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, cardamom, coriander, cumin, ginger, turmeric, and cayenne pepper.
- Pour broth and the water over all.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
- In a resealable plastic bag place chicken, flour, and 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder.
- Shake to coat chicken.
- Chill in refrigerat.
- In a skillet brown coated chicken in hot oil over medium heat, stirring often.
- Add three ladles of the cooking liquid from slow cooker to skillet.
- Stir until thickened.
- Stir chicken mixture and rice into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook 1 hour on low setting.
- Stir in coconut milk before serving.