Mulligatawny Soup

This is a recipe that would have been 1) ___________ ( familiar / recognized / renowned / noted) to all Britons living and working in the Imperial Raj. Indeed the 2) ___________  ( merger / unite / combination / coalition) of Indian cooks, British tastes and exotic foods have made a lasting 3) ________ ( impression / perception / verdict / opinion) on British cuisine right down to the present day. New, strange and exciting ingredients would be used to 4) ___________ ( attempt / try / seek / trial) and recreate familiar, edible and nutritious meals befitting the 5) __________   ( general / widespread / ruling / dominate) class that they had become. Lack of refrigeration, a hot and humid climate and unfamiliar cooking facilities would all 6) _____ ( colluded / accessory / conspire / plan) to make cooking an even more 7) ___________ ( exhausted / mysterious / enigmatic / difficult) prospect than it already would have been. However, the results of these intrepid culinary explorers could often be an interesting 8) ___________ ( add / combine / addition / mix) of East meets West.

Two and half pints of stock
7 oz coconut cream, cut into chunks
1 heaped teaspoon each ground cumin and coriander
1 teaspoon chilli powder (flat or heape/
1 small tin tomato puree

Flavouring Ingredients
1-2 onions, chopped and fried in butter until brown
2 tablespoons chutney juice
a few cardamom seeds, lightly crushed
salt and freshly ground pepper

Simmer all the basic soup ingredients 9) __________ ( together / cooperation / unison / concurrent) for 15 minutes, then add all of any of the flavouring ingredients to make the soup exactly as you like it. 10) _______________ ( serve / give / accept / spoon) hot with bread.

ANSWERS

 1.  recognized 2. combination 3. impression 4. try 5. ruling 6. conspire 7.  difficult 8. mix) 9. together  10. serve