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SOUTH INDIAN BREAKFAST IN DUBAI – naturally vegan

Try a South Indian Breakfast this month – mostly naturally vegan

UPDATED July 2022

Bikanerwala has a NEW BRANCH YAY!! Where? Jumeirah/Um Suqueim side of town, opening with a full kitchen on TUESDAY 2nd August. Prices not too bad either. Happy Days.

If you fancy a THALI MEAL IN DUBAI then see our comprehensive post here. The meal below is almost vegan, just don’t eat the yoghurt or pudding! 2 bowls on the right.

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The 5 days of Diwali celebrations ended yesterday so family obligations and Diwali parties now over meant that the Indian mums from school could meet up for a post Diwali South Indian Breakfast. Try a South Indian breakfast as a change to your regular morning meal and I guarantee you won’t need lunch!

South Indian Breakfast platter DoinDubai

Where to find a good South Indian Breakfast in Dubai 

We decided on Bikanerwala’s

…in Al Barsha for a South Indian breakfast brunch near Lulus hypermarket (well sort of near as now there are so many roadworks in this area at the moment) on the way to Mall of Emirates, look for the Dominoes Pizza sign, it’s almost next door. Remember you order and pay at the counter first, collect a ticket or a pager, then go and collect your fresh food from a counter.

What is a South Indian Breakfast?

No croissants, fruit or eggs at our breakfast although the gluten free fans would have been in heaven with all the rice and lentil batter bases for all things savoury and delicious.

Don’t take my word for it, have a look for  yourself on the video

What to choose for a South Indian Breakfast in Dubai

DoinDubai’s pick would be a Rava masala dosa, a spicy semolina based dosa with a fluffy filling of potatoes and green peas served with fresh coconut chutney.  Do show some love for this post by sharing with all of you who are looking for an alternative place for breakfast, sorry they don’t serve food on banana leaves just yet. Thalis are also good as is all the street food such as Bhel Puri and Sev Poori, both cold dishes served with a tamarind yoghurt sauce, delicious! Leave a comment if this post has inspired you to try a South Indian Breakfast in Dubai!

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Anika Kapila eating dosa at Mall of Emirates

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COOK OR CATER IN DUBAI

Dubai’s delicious temperatures right now (bar the last couple of days)  make for perfect soirées with friends in the garden, so far, so good – but what if you end up with a sizable gang,  do you Cook or Cater ?

Last Thursday a friend celebrated her birthday with a mixed crowd of friends, neighbours and family of all ages and nationalities, all of whom shared a liking for Indian food !

The chosen caterers were an old, well established, not wildly upmarket North Indian restaurant chain (2 branches that I know of, Bur Dubai and Karama) called Sind Punjab. We ate very well, and although I’ve never been to the restaurant itself, I would say it’s a seriously good option if you want to cater Indian style.

My favourite starter out of a large range was the Amritsari Fish (small hammour bites marinated with spices and lovage seeds and then lightly fried in a chick pea batter, followed by the vegetarian kebabs) But the piece de resistance was the

live dosa station. (very odd if you’re South Indian I know as typically dosa’s are eaten at breakfast, but who cares !) These lentil and rice batter pancakes with a variety of spicy potato fillings accompanied by fresh coconut chutney were expertly prepared live on the spot by a chef who has  worked in Dubai for 10 years but is originally from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu, South India.

There was a full on buffet with a mix of vegetarian and non vegetarian main courses after these mammoth and filling appetizers as well. So my advice is to perhaps skip the heavy main courses if it’s your first time catering and go for something a bit different from your usual Shwarma guy, try a range of hot starters and masala dosas instead !

The restaurant supplies all the food, staff and equipment required, so at roughly Dhs 40 or less  per head, my advice is to enjoy the weather, enjoy your guests, enjoy your food, enjoy yourself,

CATER, don’t COOK !

A friend has recently set up a great catering business serving authentic, reasonably priced authentic Indian food, she is also a great Indian cookery teacher, here is a link to a recent Ramadan menu, give Spices and Aroma a try and do mention you heard about her through DoinDubai, thanks Monica.

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