As we wrapped up our starters, I could definitely feel the dishes made to authentic style as you don't get too bloated or burping after having so much meat as most of them are cooked over broth and not oil and heavy spices.

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    We then moved onto having Turkish Kebab which was your typical chicken skewers but were nicely cooked along with veggies (bell peppers varieties) , the meat was cooked nicely and simple flavors were on its favor. Next came in Harissa fish , at first bite, you get a heavy after kick of coriander seeds but then as you relish more, you tend to love the different flavor profile of this dish elevated by fresh fish cooked to perfection.  

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   Istanbul Chicken came in to be a challenge due to its size , kebab style cooked with less or no oil made us savor this with not much difficulty. The mayo sauce made it one messy dish to handle but that was the fun part to eat and relish with hands.

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    Of course any arabic meal cannot be over without MANDI and/or Khabsa. We had juicy mutton mandi, Chicken Faham Mandi and Khabsa. Mandi has quite picked up as a buzzword in hyderabad food scenes owing to its popularity of brands bringin it from old city to the cyber parts of the city. IT crowd seem to have adapted it well of eating together culture as same time indeed saves money owing to its quantity. But if you ask me "where do you get authentic Mandi in Hyderabad?", My answer would be a blunt NO. Having had different mandis during my dubai recent trip, I can say this, I dont think we have the authentic ones here for sure or yet I'm yet to proved wrong.

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     Mandi is a traditional dish from Yemen[1] of meat, rice, and spices. It is also eaten in some gulf nations . It is now very popular in other areas of the Arabian Peninsula, and it is also common in Egypt and Levant and Turkey. It is also popular among the Hadhrami people in the Malabar region of Kerala, Bhatkal of Karnataka, as well as Barkas and areas around Hyderabad, India. The word "mandi" comes from the Arabic word nada, meaning "dew", and reflects the moist 'dewy' texture of the meat (source .: wiki)

    

    Juicy Mutton Mandi was perfection with well cooked juicy mutton dripping on its fat and the subtle flavored mandi rice ensured our tummies had a good time. Chicken Faham on the other hand was equally satiating but the dryness from the chicken may be a turn down for me as it was too tough to eat such dry meat over dry rice as well. Khabsa which on other hand is quite different from Mandi as its made more with the tomato puree , looked visually better than mandi but unfortunately it went other way around. It was way too dry for my palate and the aroma that should excite you was totally missing. After we stuff to our rim, we had to wrap up with some delectable desserts.