Mulligatawny Soup for a crowd

 

Making 100 servings

Multiply family serving size quantities by 20, so:

  • 40 cloves garlic
  • 25 oz fresh ginger root, unpeeled
  • 4 Tablespoons cayenne
  • 6½ Tablespoons tumeric
  • 6½ Tablespoons dried coriander
  • 6½ Tablespoons cumin
  • 20 bayleaves
  • 2½ cups vegetable oil
  • 10 lbs onion, chopped
  • 15 lbs boneless, skinless chicken meat (6-7 3-lb fryers)
  • 120 fl oz coconut milk
  • 4 - 5 gallons chicken stock
  • 2½ cups tamarind nectar
  • 7½ cups lentils
  • 7½ cups uncooked rice
  • fresh chopped coriander for garnishingredient1

Special Instructions for quantity cookery

We’ve found that we didn’t need the full five gallons of broth. Somehow it spread further than we had calculated.