Mulligatawny Soup

Ingredients

1.       Chopped mixed Vegetables (Carrots -1, Turnip-1small , G. Beans-50gm, G.            Peas-50 gm ½ root of Dill)

2.        Red Lentils 1 Cup

3.        Wheat Flour 1½ Tbs.

4.        Veg. Stock Water 1 Ltr.

5.        Garlic 1 Pod

6.        Cumin Seeds 1 Tsp

7.        Whole Black Pepper 1 Tsp

8.        Curry Leaves 3 stalks of leaves

9.        Coriander Leaves  ½ Bunch

10.   Tamarind Water ½ Cup (light color) or use Lemon Juice of one Lemon

11.    Madras Curry Powder(Ship Brand)1 Tbsp.

12.    Onions 2 Nos.

13.    Potato 1 No. cubed

14.    Margarine (Sunflower) 2 Tbs.

Preparation: 

Prepare the Stock water in a small deep stock pot. Put two litre of water in this pot and add one onion sliced, 2 Stacks of Curry Leaves, Crushed Paste of (Garlic, Cumin seeds & Black Pepper). Boil it for 1 hour in a slow fire by covering it with a lid. Strain the stock and keep aside.

In another sauce pan cook the washed dhal and one potato cubed for 40 minutes. Keep separately for cooling. In a small stock pot put the margarine and simmer it for some time till it melts and bubbles. Add the 2 Tbsp of flour and the curry powder into it and simmer for some time. Then add the hot Sock water slowly into the pot and stir well. Stir it well for not forming the lumps. Stir well with a wire whisk till it boils. Reduce the heat and add the chopped vegetable into it and cook well. Add the Tamarind water into it. Put salt as required and put some curry leaves while soup cooks.

Make a paste of the cooked Dhal in a blender. Pour this mixture into the Pot and cook well. At last chop the Coriander leaves as garnish by putting it on the soup while serving. The serving is enough for six persons.

Thanking our Lord: 

Lord we thank you for all your blessings on us. Lord we thank you for this new recipe, which is introducing to our brothers and sisters. Lord, Let all of us always value of the blessings which you have given to us.

Dear brothers and Sisters,

While I was writing this recipe, was remembering the way how we treat the guests and giving welcome a guest who is to our homes in Kerala. When the house owner or anyone in the house sees a guest is approaching the house one of them will run to fetch water in a special pitcher (call KINDI in Malayalam) and pour the water on legs to wash them and pour the water to wash the guest’s face. Then they will give a towel to wipe away the water. I have done same thing when my uncles and aunts comes to visit our house in my childhood. In John 13:4-10 says Jesus washed the feet’s of disciples. How awesome the olden days were. These humble acts are missing in our society and our children don’t know anything about this. We are hardly love others and not even our relatives. Then how can we love our neighbours and enemies. Let ask our Lord to give us a humble and loving heart to serve others as Jesus taught us and as he has given the example by washing the disciples feet. 

MPI-CG