Mulligatawny Soup

This recipe came from allrecipes.com.  It's another soup to add to the recipe book.

Ingredients:

1/2 C onion, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 carrot, diced

1/4 C butter

1 T flour

2 t curry powder

4 C chicken broth

1/2 C apple, cored and chopped

1/4 C rice

1 skinless, boneless chicken, cubed

salt and black pepper to taste

1 pinch dried thyme

1/2 C heavy cream, heated

Directions:

Saute onions, celery, carrots and butter in large soup pot.  Add flour and curry, and cook 5 more minutes.  Add chicken stock, mix well, and bring to boil.  Simmer 1/2 hour.

Add apple, rice, chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme.  Simmer 15-20 min, until rice is done.

When serving, add hot cream.