Recipe - Root Vegetable Mulligatawny

1 tablespoon Veg. oil (I use less)
1 Onion, chopped
1 Sweet peppers (I prefer
red), seeded, chopped (up
to 2)
1 lg Tomato (I use stewed
homegrown; there's more
than 1 in the container, so
I use more than one)
chopped
2 teaspoon (or more) chopped fresh
ginger
2 One half teaspoon Curry powder (choose one you
like)
1 One half teaspoon Ground cumin
1 teaspoon Salt (I think it could use
more)
One fourth teaspoon Ground cayenne (ditto about
"more")
6 cup Water (I always use homemade
veg. stock here)
1 lg Parsnip, peeled & minced
(Never have 'em on hand;
have used turnip, cooked,
cubed butternut squash,
carrots, whatever instead)
1 md Potato (pref. Yukon gold
type), peeled, minced
One half cup Raisins (I use finely
chopped dates instead)
2 Red apples, unpeeled, minced
15 ounce Canned chickpeas (Never use
'em; I make black eye peas
or navy beans, from dry,
instead) If using canned,
rinse very well.

my variation of a recipe from VEGETARIAN RICE CUISINE

(The first night, I serve this as soup over rice. If I combine leftovers,
it is definitely a forktype meal when reheated the next day. My husband
takes it to work and reheats it in the microwave. I have made double
batches and frozen it to be prepared later with fresh rice.)

(Serve over rice; make rice per number of people being served. I use
basmati.)

Heat the oil in a large, pref. nonstick, saucepan; add onion, peppers,
tomatoes and ginger. Saute 57 min.. Add seasonings; saute for 1 min. more.

Stir in the water/stock, parsnip (whatever), potato, raisins/dates...and
cook over lowmed. heat about 15 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in the
apples and cook about 20 min. more. Stir in the cooked beans; cook 510
min. more.

Meanwhile, prepare the rice as you usually would.

When the soup is ready to serve, spoon the rice into bowls or large mugs;
ladle the mulligatawny of the top. Serve with a good whole grain bread or
pita or whatever strikes your fancy.

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #006

From: Mark Cohen or Donna Himelfarb mark.cohen@relex.com

Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:56:46 0500