MILAGU THANNI SOUP [Mulligatawny Soup]

I am posting here the recipe for Milagu thanni soup! This is the vegetarian soup. This is also prepared with chicken as well as mutton. In fact, this recipe has been given to me by one of our chefs in our restaurant! I have tasted it and appreciated him very much! Here comes the recipe for you! Hope you will enjoy it!



Ingredients:

Coconut oil- 1 ½ tbsp
Fennel seeds- ½ tsp
Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
Bay leaves-2
Salt to taste
Peppercorns- 1 tsp
Crushed garlic flakes [small]-5
Gram flour- 5 tsp
Chilli powder- ¼ tsp
Coriander powder- ¼ tsp
Cooked green gram- 2 tsp
Cooked raw rice- 2 tbsp
Butter- 2 tsp
Ground coconut paste- 2 tsp
Shredded carrot-1 [small]
Chopped onion-half

Procedure:

Heat a pan and pour the oil.
Add the fennel seeds, cumin seeds, bay leaves and the peppercorns and fry them on slow fire until an aroma floats on air.
Then add the vegetables with the garlic and fry them until they become soft.
Then add the gram flour and fry it smoothly.
Pour 5 cups of water and allow it to boil.
Add the powders, and salt and let it boil for a few minutes.
Mix it continuously to avoid the lumps.
Finally add in the ground paste and the green gram and boil for a few minutes until the soup is thickened to desired consistency.
Put off the fire and strain the soup.
Heat another saucepan, add the butter and fry the rice softly on slow fire for a few seconds.
Do not allow them to brown.
Pour this in the soup.
The delicious Milagu Thanni soup is ready now!!