 Marag | |
| Alternative names | Mutton stew |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Main ingredients | Mutton with bones, Indian spices |
Hyderabadi marag or marag is a spicy mutton soup served as a starter in Hyderabad, India and part of Hyderabadi cuisine. It is prepared from tender mutton with bone. [1] [2] It is thin soup. [3] The soup has become one of the starters at Hyderabadi weddings.
The ingredients include those locally available such as mutton with bone, onions, cashew nuts, curd, coconut powder, boiled milk, cream, ginger-garlic paste, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper powder, green chillies, etc.
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