Mulligatawny Soup

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Dave and I made this wonderful and easy to prepare soup last night. Although not traditional Indian food, it had great Indian flavor, and was warm and comforting!

Ingredients:
1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
(we had shredded slow-cooked chicken on hand that we used instead)
Salt and black pepper to taste
4 tbsp butter
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic, minced finely
1/4c all-purpose flour
1 tbsp curry powder (we used 3 tbsp...we like spicy!)
32 ounces chicken broth
2 cups half-and-half (milk works too)
1 whole granny smith apple, peeled and diced
1 tbsp white or brown sugar, more or less to taste (we used brown)
2 tsp salt, more to taste
freshly ground black pepper
cayenne pepper (optional, for spice) (we didn't have any, so this was omitted)

Directions:
1.  Season diced chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tbsp butter over medium-high heat .  Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden. Remove chicken to a plate and set aside.  (We did not do this step since we already had cooked shredded chicken.  The shredded was amazing in this soup, so I highly recommend it!)
2.  In the same pot, add the remaining 2 tbsp butter and reduce heat to medium.  Add diced onion and garlic and stir to cook.  Cook until onions start to brown.
3.  Sprinkle flour over onions, and stir to combine.
4.  Stir in curry powder, and cook mixture over medium heat for one minute, stirring constantly.
5.  Pour in chicken broth.  Stir to combine then cook for 5 minutes.
6.  Add half and half, salt, pepper, and sugar.
7.  Cook for another 5 minutes
                     

(Here's what the soup looked like as we swirled in the half-and-half)

8.  Add chicken and diced apple and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.
9.  Turn off heat and allow to stand 5 or 10 minutes before serving.

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We served ours with some store-bought wheat naan:

Just amazing!

Recipe from Tasty Kitchen

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Updated!  Dave and I made some variations this last time, and it was also amazing!  When we sauteed the onions/garlic, we also put in some thinly sliced carrot.  Instead of adding flour, we added 2 tbsp corn starch mixed with a bit of water (that change was with Melissa in mind!).  Then in lieu of half-and-half, we put in one can of light coconut milk.  Lastly, as an alternative to chicken, we put in 1 package of firm tofu, drained and cut into small cubes.