Maraq is mainly a Yemeni dish. It is a Yemeni soup that is made with meat, spice and vegetables. Maraq is also called Marak. It is one of the most popular dishes in Yemen. It is not only a popular dish in Yemen, but also it is a popular dish in Somalia, Oman and Indonesia. It is eaten with rice. Each Yemeni people cook this dish in a unique way according to their taste. So we provided an easy Yemeni Maraq recipe that will help to cook this dish easily.
Ingredients
- Lamb stew meat ( 1.5 kg )
- Onion ( 1 )
- Green onions ( 3 )
- Sunflower oil ( 2 tbsp )
- Cardamom ( 4 )
- Cumin seeds ( 1 tbsp )
- Coriander seeds ( 1 tbsp )
- Black peppercorns ( 1 tbsp )
- Turmeric powder ( 1 tsp )
- Hot water ( 16 cups )
- Wheat flour ( 3 tbsp )
- Lemon juice ( 3 tbsp )
- Salt ( 1 tbsp or as your taste )
Methods
- Firstly, cut the onion and green onions into small pieces.
- Then, grind the cardamom, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns with a grinder.
- Then, spice powder will be made.
- Then, put the sunflower oil, onion, green onion, lamb meat in the nonstick pan and cook it for 4 minutes.
- Then, add the spice powder, turmeric powder, wheat flour, salt and hot water to the pan and cook it until the lamb meat is cooked perfectly.
- Lastly, serve this healthy and delicious Yemeni Maraq with lemon juice.
Other Countries’ Maraq Recipes
Somali Maraq Recipe
Somali maraq is more spicy than Yemeni maraq. So the recipe of this spicy maraq is-
Ingredients
- Lamb stew meat ( 1.5 kg )
- Olive oil ( 1/2 cup )
- Onion ( 1 )
- Garlic cloves ( 5 )
- Ginger (1/2 )
- Coriander seeds ( 1 tbsp )
- Cumin seeds ( 1 tbsp )
- Cardamoms ( 5 )
- Black peppercorns ( 1 tbsp )
- Cinnamon sticks ( 7 )
- Cloves ( 5 )
- Nutmeg powder ( 1/2 tsp )
- Paprika powder ( 1 tbsp )
- Fenugreek seeds ( 1/2 tsp )
- Tomato puree ( 1 cup )
- Tomatoes ( 2 )
- Bell pepper ( 1 )
- Potatoes ( 2 )
- Green chilies ( 3 )
- Fresh coriander leaves ( 1/2 cup )
- Dried coriander leaves ( 1 tsp )
- Hot water ( 17 cups )
- Salt ( 1 tbsp or as your taste )
Methods
- Firstly, cut the onion, tomatoes, bell pepper, potatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves into small pieces.
- Then, mince the garlic cloves and ginger.
- Then, grind the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamoms, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, cloves, fenugreek seeds with a grinder.
- Then, spice powder will be made.
- Then, put the olive oil, onion, minced garlic, minced ginger, lamb stew meat in the pan and cook it for 4 minutes.
- Then, add the tomato, bell pepper, green chili, fresh coriander leaves, tomato puree, spice powder, salt, hot water to the pan and cook it until the lamb meat is cooked perfectly.
- Then, add the potato, dried coriander leaves to the pan and cook it until the potato is cooked perfectly.
- Lastly, serve this delicious Somali maraq with Somali bread.
Omani Maraq Recipe
Omani maraq recipe is a very easy and quick maraq recipe. So the recipe of this dish is-
Ingredients
- Chicken pieces ( 10 )
- Sunflower oil ( 1/4 cup )
- Ghee ( 3 tbsp )
- Onion ( 1 )
- Garlic cloves ( 4 )
- Coriander seeds ( 1 tbsp )
- Cumin seeds ( 1 tbsp )
- Cardamoms ( 5 )
- Black peppercorns ( 1 tbsp )
- Cinnamon sticks ( 7 )
- Cloves ( 5 )
- Dried red chilies ( 4 )
- Turmeric powder ( 1 tsp )
- Tomato puree ( 1 cup )
- Carrot ( 1 )
- Zucchini ( 2 )
- Bell pepper ( 2 )
- Water ( 10 cups )
- Salt ( 1 tbsp or as your taste )
Methods
- Firstly, cut the onion, carrot, zucchini, bell pepper into small pieces.
- Then, grind the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamoms, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, cloves, dried red chilies with a grinder.
- Then, spice powder will be made.
- Then, mince the garlic cloves.
- Then, put the sunflower oil, onion, minced garlic cloves, carrot, bell pepper, zucchini, chicken in the pan and cook it for 4 minutes.
- Then, add the spice powder, tomato puree, ghee, water, salt to the pan and cook it until the chicken, vegetables are cooked perfectly.
- Lastly, serve this healthy and delicious Omani maraq.
The above recipes are all authentic maraq recipes. We can cook this dish at home by following the above recipes and enjoy this dish as a launch and dinner dish.
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Hello, My name is Nahla Neveen. I love cooking and eating. So I cook different countries’ dishes every day. I also experiment with how to cook in an easy, quick and healthy way.