Chicken Or Lamb Mulligatawny Soup, "No Soup For You, Next!& - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup diced onion
1 diced carrot
2 diced celery ribs
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons curry powder
4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups lamb broth
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup diced tart apple (about 1 apple)
1/2 cup boiled rice
1/2 cup diced cooked chicken or 1/2 cup lamb, more if wanted
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup hot cream or 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk

Preparation

Saute lightly (do not brown) the onion, carrot, celery and butter.
Stir in the flour and curry powder and cook for about 3 minutes.
Pour in the broth and bay leaf and simmer for 15 minutes.
Next add the apples, rice, meat, salt, pepper, thyme, and lemon rind, simmer for 15 more minutes.
Immediately before serving, stir in the hot cream or coconut milk.
Remove bay leaf before serving.