Dubai is flocked with many high-end restaurants. And this list is also inclusive of many Michelin Star restaurants. But usually, the Michelin star diners are equipped with certain cuisine or might be providing the best of all. But today we have heard for the very first time in Dubai a vegetarian restaurant has received a Michelin star. Let’s hear more about its achievements.
Avatara, The Michelin Star Veg Restaurant
It takes some effort to create vegetarian Indian food without common ingredients like paneer, mushrooms, onions, and garlic. Chef Rahul Rana of the Avatara in Dubai has not only accepted this challenge, but his meal has received its first Michelin star. The sole vegetarian Indian restaurant in Dubai to be listed in the esteemed Michelin Guide Dubai 2023.
Avatara presents a contemporary avatar of methodologies, philosophies, and the narrative of soulful Indian cuisine. Vegetarian cuisine has long been associated with limits. The goal is to dispel these preconceptions and provide a distinctive eating experience that highlights the virtually infinite opportunities that vegetarian cuisine can provide.
At Avatara, the chef’s mission is to provide a distinctive eating environment that highlights the countless possibilities that vegetarian cuisine can provide. Mushrooms and paneer are not served here. It can be difficult to complete a 16-course, all-vegetarian degustation session. Additionally, we don’t utilise any faux meat products in the restaurant since they don’t want customers to visit only to get their meat fixed. By treating veggies, fruits, lentils, grains, and millets with the utmost care and preparing them with fantastic tastes and textures, they are actually offering them an experience.
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What’s On The Menu?
Naivedhya is the name of the first course on our menu. Naivedhya translates as a gift to God. the culture of India. The chef advises that before eating it as a Prasadham (a gift from God), we should first present it to him. They offer makhan malai (freshly churned butter) with exploding rock sugar and saffron in this meal. Gaith Ki Dal, a dish inspired by his native Uttarakhand, is one of his favourite dishes on the menu. Additionally, they provide a special take on Chole Bhature, which includes horse gramme curry with finger millet bread, pomelo salad, sesame chutney, and jakhiya aloo (wild mustard tempered potatoes).
So what will you taste?
Cover Image Courtesy: Avatara