Subcontinental restaurants in Qatar offers exclusive deals and special offers at affordable prices.
Nature made food, men made cuisines. Qatar is not only a country but a multi-cultural bouquet of different nationalities, therefore, various communities representing various cultures also demand the traditional tastes of food to appease their long-developed eating habits.
Like other communities, the residents from south Asian countries, especially India and Pakistan are always on their toes to discover a new eatery that can give them the real taste that they think is the real, because that particular taste of cuisine fulfils their deep-seated demands of eating satisfactions.
Restaurants presenting subcontinental dishes in Qatar offer the visitors exclusive deals and special offers at affordable prices. Expats living away from their hometown can experience the same taste they crave for at these restaurants. There are also eateries catering to Sri Lankan, Nepalese and Bangladeshi communities.
Ingredients common to many cultures in the East and Southeast regions of the subcontinent include rice, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, chilies, dried onions, soy, and tofu. Stir frying, steaming, and deep frying are common cooking methods.
Curry is a common dish in southern, western and southeastern Asia. On the other hand, it is not as common in East Asian cuisines. Curry dishes with origins in India and other South Asian countries usually have a yoghurt base while Southeastern and Eastern curries generally use coconut milk as their foundation.
The taste buds which the expats crave for can experience now in a few restaurants located in Qatar. Dakshin showcases south Indian tradition with a delicate blend of the cuisine of the five states of Andra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
“Dakshin is known for their excellent staff, reasonable rates, South Indian ambiance and theme and the genuine taste,” said Jatin, who was there with his family.
“I am away from my family. I work, earn and send money to my family in Tamil Nadu. To visit this restaurant reminds me the same taste of rasam I used to eat back home. I love visiting Dakshin,” said Abhinav while expressing his feelings.
The vast variety of rasam like lemongrass rasam, nandu milagu rasam and chemmeen rasam and other items such as starters, veggies, chicken, lamb, seafood, rice and exclusive appam, dosa and Kerala paratha are also available.
It also offers mouthwatering desserts like vatta appam, parippu, ada pradhaman and jigarthanda. Friday buffet lunch consists of 60 items.
“Our taste buds crave for the authentic taste, going to the restaurant and eating what we are craving for. It is like a blessing for the expats living in Qatar,” said Abhinav.
Indian restaurant cuisine has been influenced by Indian chefs who have migrated from North of India especially Punjabi style restaurants.
North Indian cuisine is distinguished by the proportionally high use of dairy products; milk, paneer, ghee (clarified butter) and yoghurt. Gravies are typically dairy-based. The Mughal influence has resulted in meat-eating habits among many North Indians.
The Garden Restaurant which is also known as “The Garden Mughal and Annapurna” offers north and south Indian cuisine. The authentic north cuisine taste is developed from the chefs coming all the way from India and Nepal. As many as 162 items are served everyday at the restaurant.
Daal and butter chicken are of the exact the same taste as in India. Most of the chefs are from India and Nepal. Chef Durga Prasad is from Nepal and chef Vishonat is from Delhi working for the Najma branch currently.
The special menu has interesting names which categorises the entire menu card into sections like Shorba (soups), Shuruaat (starters), Shaan-e-Bavarachi Khana Murgh (chicken), Samunder Se (sea food), Tandoor Se Mulakaat (from the clay oven), Indian breads (from vegetarian kitchen).
“Me and my wife love eating the special butter chicken here, I remember eating the same taste in Delhi. While eating at The Garden, we go back to the time we used to eat in Delhi.” Lakhshman and his wife said.
The other notable places which serve North Indian cuisines include Royal Tandoor, Maharaja Darbar Restaurant, Tandoor Express, etc.
Pakistani cuisine is a polished combination of various regional cooking traditions of South Asia. Pakistani cuisine is very similar to North Indian cuisine, but incorporates noticeable Central Asian and Middle Eastern influences and is more meat-oriented. The Punjabi cuisine is the most popular cuisine found in Pakistan.
Pistachio’s Restaurant is popular restaurant in Doha for the authentic Lahori taste. Maximum spices are imported from Pakistan as well the chefs and staff. The food is served in “Karahi” (cooking pan) following the tradition of Lahore. The “Haandi” (copper handmade curry pot) is imported from Pakistan to serve different curries. These factors and affordable prices make Pistachio’s restaurant an exclusive Pakistani restaurant located in Doha.
Pistachio’s menu card includes mouthwatering dishes like nauratan biryani, Lahori plain channa masala, Lahori anda channa masla, chicken harri mirch boneless handi, Mughlai chicken, mutton korma, darbari Mughal haandi boneless and many more.
The weekend special “Nashta” (breakfast) is mostly liked by the Indian and Pakistani community in Doha. The breakfast includes exclusive Lahori dishes, the famous halwa puri (served with two puri, halwa and chanay). Due to Indian visitors, they have added vegetarian dishes to the menu.
“We carve for this “Desi Nashta”, we wait for the weekend to arrive and we wake up early and rush towards Pistachio’s. The taste is absolutely the same as Lahore. We are Thankful to Pistachio’s chef to bring the exact taste in Doha,” said Khalid at Pistachio’s restaurant.
