Mulligatawny is a curry-flavoured soup of Anglo-Indian origin. Translated literally from Tamil, "Mulligatawny" means "pepper water" ("Millagu" மிளகு means pepper and "Thanni" தண்ணீர் means water). The dish the Anglo-Indians call "pepper water" is actually closer to Tamilian ரசம்-rasam (pronounced Russ-um) than "mulligatawny".