It isn’t possible to travel to India as a tourist tight now, but I got to experience some Indian hospitality and cuisine by checking into the Taj hotel in Dubai.
At $200 a night there are certainly cheaper rooms to be found in Dubai, but for some 5 star luxury and being located close to Dubai Mall in the downtown area, I thought it was worth it for a short stay.
My room on the 31st floor had an amazing view of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. I paid extra for this view. I remember when I was booking that I could have got the room as cheap as $150 if I had chosen a room on the other side of the building and didn’t included the buffet breakfast.
After quickly getting settled in to my room I made it to the Bombay Brasserie for lunch just before they closed. I was only going to have a light meal like some chicken tikka and rice but I saw some lavish set menus and I couldn’t resist.
My set menu had appetisers of Basil Tikka Chicken, Bhatti Prawn, Minted Lamb Chop and Achari Scallop.
The main dishes were Butter Chicken, Jhinga Alleppy Curry, Martabak Lamb Curry, Edamame Spinach Curry and Dal Makhani with loads of naan and some raita.
The desserts were Matka Phirni, Ras Malai, Fig and Date Halwa and Gulab Jamun.
Pure gluttony and it didn’t stop there because at the a la carte breakfast buffet the next morning I couldn’t resist ordering one of each of the South Indian breakfast foods on the menu.
0:00 Taj Dubai Hotel
1:39 Burj Khalifa View Room
6:49 Indian Mini Bar
8:20 Bombay Brasserie
9:33 Bhatti Prawn
11:12 Minted Lamb Chop
12:00 Chicken Tikka
12:25 Achari Scallop
17:40 Butter Chicken
18:58 Dal Makhani
20:50 Edamame Spinach Curry
21:52 Martabak Lamb Curry
23:07 Alleppy Prawn Curry
28:08 Ras Malai
29:21 Matka Phirni
29:36 Gulab Jamun
33:24 Taj Dubai Swimming Pool
36:44 Badam Drink
38:44 $3,000 Maharaja Suite
47:44 Surprise Guest
51:47 Bath Time
54:34 South Indian Breakfast
58:04 Granola Muesli
1:01:45 Aloo Dosa
1:04:18 Uttapam
1:06:29 Idli
1:07:25 Upman
1:09:11 Gobi Paratha
1:16:21 Outro
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