National Soup Month – Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup Recipe

The British colonial era may have seemed like a good idea at the time – at least to the British, maybe not so much to the Indians, South Africans, etc. But you can’t deny at least one positive outcome – Mulligatawny Soup.

In what might be called “fusion cooking” today, Mulligatawny Soup combines the British preference for a nice, warm soup with the exotic flavors of India. Like many soups, this one has countless versions – all with chicken. But since we like all things meatless here at Wine Barrel Gourmet, I recently developed this vegetarian version for our new cookbook, Homestyle Meals Made Meatless.

Mulligatawny Soup served over rice

Chop 1 medium onion and mince 2 cloves of garlic. Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a…