Mulligatawny
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Mulligatawny is a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin.[1] It is sometimes incorrectly regarded as the national soup of India. However, it is also consumed in Sri Lanka.
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.
[edit] References
- ^ Southall, Helen (1990). Good Housekeeping: The New Cookery Encyclopedia. London: Ebury Press. pp. 289.
- ^ Hess, Karen; Weir, Robert M.; Stoney, Samuel G. (1998). The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection. Univ of South Carolina Press.
- ^ Sahni, Julie (2001). Indian Regional Classics. Ten Speed Press. pp. 23.
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