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Chaush

Indian Muslim community of Arab origin

Summary

Indian Muslim community of Arab origin

The Chaush or Chaus are a community of Hadhrami Arab descent found in the Deccan region of India.

The Chaush or Chaus were brought from Yemen to work in the former Hyderabad State as military men for the Nizams. It is said that especially when it came to safe guarding his family, the 7th Nizam had absolute trust on these Arab Soldiers. They are most concentrated in Marathwada, Telangana and Hyderabad-Karnataka regions, and most of their population is concentrated in the neighbourhoods of Barkas in Hyderabad, Shasha Mahallah in Karimnagar, Al-Tamash in Aurangabad. They also live in Adilabad, Asifabad, Kagaznagar, Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar and Warangal.

Cuisine

The Hyderabadi haleem, marag (mutton stew), murtabaq, shorba, harira, mandi, kabsa, maqluba, tas kabab, lukhmi, sheer khurma, qubani ka meetha and malida have been introduced in Hyderabad by the Chaush or Arabs.

References

References

  1. Omar Khalidi, [https://books.google.com/books?id=O_WNqSH4ByQC&pg=PA63 The Arabs of Hadramawt in Hyderabad] in Mediaeval Deccan History, eds Kulkarni, Naeem and de Souza, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1996, pg 63
  2. Khader, Khatija. (2021-10-08). "Hyderabad’s distinct Chaush community has roots in Yemen".
  3. [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/a-home-for-the-chaush-community/article2483556.ece A home for the Chaush community], [[The Hindu]], 25 Sep 2011
  4. "Crossing culinary landscapes, exploring Yemeni cuisine at Osmania University".
  5. (13 January 2018). "Mandi and the Arabian connection". The Hindu.
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