Mulligatawny
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Cockney rhyming slang: sexually aroused (horny).
From mulligatawny soup, a spicy soup of Anglo-Indian origin. -
A curried chicken soup adapted by the British from India. Originally the soup was enriched with coconut milk and embellished with almonds and apples. Newer versions make a lighter broth and flavor this with curry and coconut.
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a soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken base
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An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
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Mulligatawny is a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin.
Translated literally from Tamil, Mulligatawny or Milagu thanni means pepper water. The dish the Anglo-Indians call pepper water is actually closer to Tamil ரசம்-rasam than mulligatawny.
There are many variations on the recipe for mulligatawny. In the West, the soup typically has a turmeric-like yellow colour and chicken meat, beef, or lamb meat. Often it is thickened with rice.
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