A lovely warming main meal winter soup, good for using up bits of leftover chicken.

Basically a Mulligatawny. I can no longer find the actual recipe but have made it many times so here goes:

One onion, or half a large one, 2 carrots, 2 sticks of celery, chop them all small, sweat in a little oil for a couple of mins, add a good dessert spoon of curry powder, cook a few mins more.

Add water, I’ve just used about 4 mugfuls, and a couple of chicken stock cubes. Bring all to boil, reduce heat, simmer for around 40 mins.

Then add 4 tbsps rice, recipe said basmati, but any will do. Cook for around 15 mins until rice is done, then add your bits of leftover cooked chicken, chopped small, and a small apple or half a large one, chopped (don’t bother peeling), bring all to boil and cook a further 5 mins.

Naan bread is nice to serve with it, but I don’t have any so tonight it’ll be just toast.