Iqbal Soup Kambing (Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre)

Said to be founded sometime in the 1980s, this specialist stall first gained online attention in October 2018.
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Various cuts of mutton are simmered for over 3 hours, along with turmeric, coriander, fennel, cardamom, cumin, star anise, cloves, celery seed, and other spices, in a huge stainless-steel pot. The meat is then removed to prevent over-cooking, while the hot soup / broth is continually simmered. Combined only upon serving, the assembly is done bowl by bowl.
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The result is a thick cloudy rich soup / broth, with robust meaty savoury salty earthy spice flavour, and a thin sheen of oil. The mutton meat is chunky and tender soft, with meaty savoury spice flavour. Garnishes of fresh coriander and fried shallots carry a crisp crunch and vegetal herbal earthy sweet flavour. Served with fresh baguette bread which is crisp and soft with bready sweet flavour.
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They offer a range of mutton parts, besides mutton meat and mutton ribs, there is tongue, stomach / tripe, bone marrow, and brain. Timing and staggered cooking is carefully controlled so each part is consistently done.
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Mutton Soup And Sup Kambing
Iqbal Soup Kambing
@ Geylang Serai Market And Food Centre, 1 Geylang Serai #02-128
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2025/12/best-of-singapore-hawkers-mutton-soup-sup-kambing.html

Meat was abit dry, ribs were passable. Stomach was chewy. The rest were great:

The tongue was the absolute highlight, it's got such an amazing tenderness, it almost bursts in your mouth. With that comes the slightest of chews

The brain was soft and has a tofu like texture, but more curdlike. No weird taste at all, quite neutral which was great skill

The bones were decent too, with marrow inside(this one had the faintest oats taste, which corroborates what they said)

And the soup. It's the thickest mutton soup I've ever had. In fact for the first 5 min when it's hot, it's barely drinkable. But once you start sipping, my gosh, it's got some flavour to match. And there's a heat which envelops you, at the same time the spices come through but not in an overwhelming way.

This is one of those dishes that's so different it doesn't feel fair to call it the best. However, it's super special and a must try

They offered to refill my soup along w meat, plus told me their secret to the insane thickness of the soup: blended oats

Plus when I asked to takeaway, they filled the entire bag with extra soup

PSA during Ramadan, only open from 1130am onwards

The thick soup was rich with the characteristic flavour of mutton. It was mildly spiced, with the flavours of cumin and coriander seed coming through without overpowering the dish.

Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/soup-kambing-iqbal/