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mulligatawny

 
Dictionary: mul·li·ga·taw·ny   (mŭl'ĭ-gə-tô') pronunciation
n., pl., -nies.
An East Indian soup having a meat or chicken base and curry seasoning.

[Tamil miḷagutaṇṇī : miḷagu, pepper + taṇṇīr, cool water (taṇ, cool + ṇīr, water).]


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Anglo-Indian; curry-flavoured soup made with meat or chicken stock.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: E Indian curry-flavored soup with a meat or chicken base


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Mulligatawny

Mulligatawny is a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin.[1]

Translated literally from Tamil, "Mulligatawny" means "pepper water"[2] ("Millagu" மிளகு means pepper and "Thanni" தண்ணீர் means water). Despite the name, however, pepper itself is not a vital ingredient. Rice and noodles are commonly served in the soup; the real dish the Anglo-Indians call "pepper water" is actually closer to Tamilian ரசம்-rasam (pronounced Russ-um) than "mulligatawny".

There are many variations on the recipe for mulligatawny.[3] Sometimes, the soup has a turmeric-like yellow colour and is garnished with parsley and chicken meat, or lamb meat, and is more soupy, which takes on its Anglo-Indian adaptation to be a thick, spicy meat soup.

References

  1. ^ Southall, Helen (1990). Good Housekeeping: The New Cookery Encyclopedia. London: Ebury Press. pp. 289. 
  2. ^ Hess, Karen; Weir, Robert M.; Stoney, Samuel G. (1998). The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection. Univ of South Carolina Press. 
  3. ^ Sahni, Julie (2001). Indian Regional Classics. Ten Speed Press. pp. 23. 

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