Our Menu

Straight from the Malabar kitchen

ഞങ്ങളുടെ മെനു

Slow-cooked biryani, traditional breakfast and juices pressed to order — all priced in Dhs (AED).

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Biryani & Riceബിരിയാണി

The reason people cross town. Long-grain rice, whole spices, slow heat.

  • Chicken Biriyani

    Dhs12

    Layered with spiced chicken, fried onions & ghee.

  • Beef Biriyani

    Dhs15

    Slow-cooked Malabar beef folded through fragrant rice.

  • Mutton Biriyani

    Dhs16

    Tender mutton with whole spices — the weekend favourite.

  • Fish Biriyani

    Dhs15

    Malabar-style fish biryani with a bright, tangy masala.

  • Egg Biriyani

    Dhs10

    Fragrant rice with soft-boiled eggs.

  • Kaada Biriyani

    Dhs18

    Rich quail biryani for the true connoisseur.

  • Motta Set

    Dhs10

    Ghee rice with egg curry — a quick, hearty plate.

  • Ghee Rice Combo

    Dhs13

    Aromatic ghee rice with a curry of your choice.

  • Pothichoru

    Dhs12

    The classic Malabar parcel meal, wrapped in banana leaf.

  • Biriyani Rice

    Dhs7

    A plate of our seasoned biryani rice.

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Malabar Specialsനാടൻ സ്പെഷ്യൽ

Heritage plates and feast bundles you only find back home.

  • Beef Palli Curry & Ghee Rice

    Dhs16

    Our signature — fiery, slow-braised beef ‘palli’ curry with ghee rice.

    Signature

  • Chatti Choru — Chicken

    Dhs17

    Clay-pot rice meal, sealed and served bubbling.

  • Chatti Choru — Mutton

    Dhs19

    Clay-pot rice meal with melt-tender mutton.

  • Pothi Biriyani — Chicken

    Dhs17

    Banana-leaf parcel biryani, steamed to lock in the aroma.

    Wrapped

  • Pothi Biriyani — Mutton

    Dhs19

    A mutton parcel biryani — a whole feast in a leaf.

  • Palli Kettu

    Dhs19

    Traditional Malabar feast bundle — a little of everything.

    Feast

  • Rathib Kettu

    Dhs19

    Heritage ‘kettu’ platter, made for sharing.

03

Breakfastപ്രഭാത ഭക്ഷണം

The most important meal of the day — and the most Malabar.

  • Set Dosa

    Dhs5

    A soft stack of spongy dosa.

  • Masala Dosa

    Dhs6

    Crisp dosa filled with spiced potato.

  • Ghee Roast

    Dhs5

    Lacy, golden, ghee-roasted dosa.

  • Poori Bhaji

    Dhs6

    Puffed pooris with potato masala.

  • Plain Dosa

    Dhs1

    Simple, crisp and golden.

  • Idiyappam

    Dhs1

    Steamed string hoppers — soft and delicate.

  • Idly Set

    Dhs5

    Steamed rice cakes, light as air.

  • Puttu Set

    Dhs5

    Steamed rice-and-coconut puttu.

  • Vada Set

    Dhs5

    Crisp, fluffy lentil vadas.

  • Nice Pathiri

    Dhs1

    Soft Malabar rice pathiri.

  • Masala Uthappam

    Dhs6

    Thick dosa griddled with onions & chilli.

  • Kalthappam

    Dhs4

    Spiced rice-and-jaggery griddle cake.

  • Wheat Porotta

    Dhs1

    Flaky wheat porotta.

  • Vellappam

    Dhs1

    Lacy fermented rice hoppers.

04

Breakfast Curriesകറികൾ

The gravies that turn breakfast into a memory.

  • Kadala Curry

    Dhs4

    Black chickpeas in roasted-coconut gravy — born for puttu.

  • Egg Curry (Muttakkari)

    Dhs5

    The breakfast classic — eggs in coconut-tomato gravy.

  • Dal Curry

    Dhs4

    Comforting, lightly spiced lentils.

  • Mixed Vegetable Curry

    Dhs4

    Seasonal vegetables in mild coconut masala.

  • Cherupayar Curry

    Dhs4

    Green-gram curry, simple and wholesome.

  • Green Peas Curry

    Dhs4

    Green peas in a fragrant masala.

  • Egg Roast

    Dhs6

    Eggs in a thick, caramelised onion masala.

  • Egg Burji

    Dhs5

    Spiced scrambled eggs.

  • Beef Curry

    Dhs6

    Slow-cooked Malabar beef.

  • Chicken Curry

    Dhs6

    Home-style chicken curry.

  • Fish Curry

    Dhs6

    Kudampuli-soured Malabar fish curry.

  • Keema

    Dhs6

    Spiced minced meat.

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Fresh Juices & Chaiജ്യൂസ് & ചായ

Pressed to order. No added preservatives — just fruit, ice and sunshine.

  • Fresh Orange Juice

    Dhs7

  • Watermelon Juice

    Dhs7

  • Pineapple Juice

    Dhs8

  • Mango Juice

    Dhs8

  • Green Apple Juice

    Dhs8

  • Strawberry Juice

    Dhs9

  • Mixed Fruit Juice

    Dhs9

  • Fresh Lime / Lemon-Mint

    Dhs5

  • Karak Chai

    Dhs2

    The Dubai–Malabar staple — strong, sweet, milky.

  • Sulaimani

    Dhs2

    Spiced black tea with a squeeze of lime.

  • Milk Tea

    Dhs2
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Tea-time Snacksകടികൾ

What the karak chai has been waiting for.

  • Samosa

    Dhs1

  • Pazham Pori

    Dhs1

    Ripe-banana fritters in a crisp batter.

  • Parippu Vada

    Dhs1

    Crunchy split-lentil fritters.

  • Sukhiyan

    Dhs1

    Sweet green-gram dumplings, fried golden.

  • Unnakaya

    Dhs3

    Stuffed ripe-plantain rolls.

  • Chicken Roll

    Dhs3

    Spiced chicken wrapped and fried crisp.

Straight off the wall

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Every dish above is transcribed from our in-store board. Tap any photo to zoom right in and read it for yourself.

All prices in Dhs (AED), transcribed from our in-store menu. Beverage & snack prices are indicative — please confirm the latest in the café.

Hungry yet?

The smell alone is worth the trip.

Drop by in Al Karama or call ahead and we'll have your biryani boxed and ready.

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