mulligatawny

National soup of India. Actually it is anglo indian version of a indian preparation called as rassam. The word Mulligatawny contents to words millagu means pepper and tanni water, literally it is pepper water, in raj days british officers liked this preparation called as rassam but it was much fiery and watery to the appetite of the bland british food. Some of the newly converted indians have tried their hands on this preparation and turned in to little thick preparation and served their masters. as officers were very less into culinary section whatever they found in the soup they wrote down as recipe to their newly wed english wivs back in britain or to their relatives.
variations are accepted in this soup as it travelled length and breadth of the world and changed its course of taste at every corner. at first hand british and anglo indians transfered this watery thin fiery pepper water into thick split lentil soup adding some leftover meat into it. when it reached britain before 20th century very little was known about india some fancy ladies using gourmet magazine added and tried new variation in this soup they added from vegetables to fruits from meat stock to sausages whatever handy to them and easy to buy. wrong concept of indian food as it uses fruits in its preparation even didnt spared this dish and fruits such as apples, fried onions and pineapple also added to it. Even base of lentil water changed to lentil cooked in meat stock and garnished with rice.
the vegetarians also added their own variation into this recipe and made into lentil base and cucumber instead of meat.
even british declared this soup as national soup of india. newly opened indian restaurants havent changed image of the world and served the food how they liked. which made a false effect on indian cuisine. now some of the new culture of chefs are trying out the variations and bringing up the real indian and proper food .