Indian Mutton Soup

Name: Indian Mutton Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 5 cm (2 in) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; 6 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 onion, sliced or 5 shallots, sliced; 1 kg (2 lbs) meaty mutton or lamb ribs; 1 heaped tablespoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground fennel; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tomato, cut into wedges; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; Chinese celery or coriander leaves (cilantro), coarsely chopped, to garnish; Crispy Fried Shallots, to garnish; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 8-12 cups (2-3 litres) water; 1½ teaspoons salt; 5 cardamom pods, bruised; 2 leeks, white part only, sliced (optional); ½ tablespoon oil; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 star anise pods

Sup Kambing

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 55

Appears in

The Food of Singapore

By Djoko Wibisono

Published 2015

About

Also known as Sup Tulang or Bone Soup, this robust dish is one of the more popular hawker dishes in Singapore. It makes a great late-night meal or luncheon served with lots of crusty French bread to soak up the soup.

Ingredients

5 cm (2 in) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
6 cloves garlic, peeled

Asia
Singapore
Lunch
Dinner
South East Asia
Gluten-free
Street Food

Method

Grind the ginger and garlic together in a mortar to a paste. Place the paste in a pot with the mutton or lamb ribs, onion, coriander, fennel, cumin and turmeric powders. Season with the salt and pepper. Add 12 cups (3