momma cole's mulligatawny!

okay.. this will set your sinus cavity on fire! hot, spicy and delish!! well.. i think so!
i went to an irish pub months ago with my friend, and loved the irish soda bread, the irish yummy bread pudding.. and the TADA!.. irish mulligatawny! it rocked! i had it without meat.. barley in the middle, and veggies floating everywhere in this amazing soup/stew!
i couldn't find the recipe/or at least the irish version.. because.. yep.. it's not a traditional irish dish! it's an indian recipe! means 'pepper water'.. i dunno why i'm intrigued with this soup.. but i am! i shared it last night with my sweet sally, and peg.. i was filled with happy smiles on my mission mulli-monday.. hehehehe ;-)
anyway.. here is my version of
MOMMA COLE'S MULLIGATAWNY!!!

• 2 Tbsp of virgin olive oil in at least a 6 quart stock/cooking pot
• cut the veggies you want! i put: celery, (peeled and diced) carrots, (peeled and cut)potatoes/2, (peeled and cut) sweet potato/1, broccoli, (diced) onion, (crushed) garlic/lots!, fire-roasted tomatoes/from a can, (cut smaller) fresh cut green beans-haricots verts, fresh-cut cilantro, one jalapeno (diced/no seeds), and a little bit of left-over butternut squash (diced)..
• heat the oil, and put the veggies in a bit at a time.. let it cook over med.low heat.. mmm.. smells and looks divine!!
• each time you put some more veggies in the pot, add a bit of the 1 Tbsp of curry powder...
• add some mace/about 1 tsp. and shake some crushed red pepper flakes while the veggies are cooking, and about 1 tsp. of cumin
stir a bit.. then about 5 minutes later start adding the chicken stock/vegetable stock (i put one of each; http://www.kitchenbasics.net/VegetableStock.htm )keep cooking on medium,, then gradually turn it up to med-high as you add more of the liquid (stock)
• time to start sprinkling in the ground pepper and salt/to your taste.. and the cayenne pepper! i just sprinkled a bit.. hehehe, and just a dash of turmeric

now it's smelling mulligatawnish!!! :-)

• keep stirring and smiling.. and sniffling!
  i was really happy after i tasted the broth.. nice.. reminded me of that neat night out at the pub!!okay.. almost done! get barley/usually small health markets have this in the grains section/to pour out into a plastic bag; however much you need.. i bought half a bag full
• boil 2 cups of water, and put 1 cup of barley in.. stir
• it cooks just like oats.. mmmmm...
• let it sit out for a few minutes..
• then serve the soup in a nice, soup bowl and scoop the barley right in the center of the soup
• i made buttermilk cornbread! oh yeah.. that's a nice add!! here's the link for that one: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/recipe.php?recipeId=2383

स्वादिष्ट खाना (Svādiṣṭ khānā) (hindi for bon appetit!)woohoo!!