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| Mulligatawny: layers of Indian spices, rice & shreds of protein. In minutes. 'A wonderfully spicy tasty soup that hits the spot after a long day.' |
Sometimes it's just too much darned trouble to make a meal from scratch, and the freezer is bare. At those times, the Blogger 'cheats' with supermarket friends.
Pizza bases, soups, rotisserie chicken, salads ...67 uses them as a base, and tarts them up with spices, herbs and bits of protein. The only criteria for the choice of supermarket 'friends' is that they are as free as possible of e-numbers, nasty additives and preservatives. There are a surprising number to choose from...just take the time to read the list of ingredients.
This week the focus is on tinned 'chunky' soups. In this case, M&S Spiced Lentil & Tomato Soup, at all of £1.10. Add a water, rice, curry powder & cumin, cooked or raw meat/fish/plant protein, finely chopped apple and Voila: rich, thick & satisfying Mulligatawny Soup.
In only minutes.
And it won't cost the earth.
Give it a whirl.
It's a formula that can be applied to any chunky tinned soup, though. 67goingon50 prefers M&S or Baxters - no danger of metallic tastes with these two brands.
1/2 tin water, used to rinse out soup tin
2 tbsp raw washed easy-cook* OR 2-3 tbsp leftover rice OR a small-med potato in fine dice
1/2 tsp curry powder
pinch of cumin
pinch of dried ginger or a scrape of fresh
100-150gm/3.5-5.2 gm protein of choice, raw or leftovers AND/OR (opt) extra pre-cooked lentils or beans (but not for Fodmap followers)
1 small apple, finely diced, pref Granny Smith
