Anyone who came of age in the 90s was probably a fan of the groundbreaking sitcom, Seinfeld. And if you are a Seinfeld fan, then you are very familiar with the notorious "Soup Nazi" and his famed Mulligatawny Soup.

Well Mulligatawny was not made up for the Seinfeld characters. It is a real soup and actually far easier to make than the Soup Nazi led us to believe. Give it a try.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 stalks chopped celery; 1 carrot diced;
1/4 cup butter; 1 1/2 tablespoon all-purpose flour;
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder; 4 cups chicken broth;
1/2 apple cored and chopped; 1/4 cup white rice;
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast cut into cubes;
pinch salt; ground pepper; dried thyme; 1/2 cup heavy cream heated

DIRECTIONS

Saute onions, celery, carrot and butter in large soup pot til soft
Add flour, curry and cook 5 minutes. Add chicken stock.
Mix well, bring to boil and simmer 1/2 hour.
Add apple, rice, chicken, salt, pepper, thyme and
Simmer 20 minutes until rice is done.
Add cream when serving.

A Little Mulligatawny History

Mulligatawny Soup is the Anglicized version of Tamil which is a southern Indian soup dish. The word Tamil actually means "pepper water." The original Tamil was made with peppers and it became popular among Brits in late 18th century India who were working as employees of the East India Company. They brought Tamil home to England and Australia, made it less spicy without the peppers and changed the name to Mulligatawny.