Chicken mulligatawny soup

Serves: 
6
Ingredients: 
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 parsnips, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 3 tbsp curry paste
  • 2 baking potatoes, diced
  • 50g/2oz basmati rice
  • 2.5 litres chicken stock
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 chicken breasts, sliced
  • 50g frozen peas
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
Method: 
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan and gently fry the onion, carrot and parsnip on a low heat for five minutes, or until softened.
  • Add the garlic and curry paste and cook for a further 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the potato, rice and stock. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Add the  chicken and peas and cook for a further five minutes.
  • Remove about a third of the soup from the pan, allow to cool slightly and blend in a food processor until smooth.
  • Add the blended soup back into the pan. Stir until well combined and heated through.
  • Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle the coriander on top and serve

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