Comments on: Review: IKEA’s Chicken Masala

By: john donne

john donne — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:42:25 +0000

stay as far away as you can from the rude and pretentious louts posing as staff at MUGHAL MAHAL. i’ve blacklisted that place for multiple reasons over multiple visits. its been about three years since i went there and i would agree with the person that said the food is not authentic.

if you really want some of the best indian food then go to the sheraton in bombay where you will find ‘peshawar’ restaurant – ranked one of the top 50 on the planet by ‘restaurant’ magazine’s annual review. beware though that you can only eat with your hands (yes i know its strange for a hotel) so you will have to wash up and prepare to attack. put it on your list for when you make a trip there. you will not be disappointed.

in kuwait i haven’t been a frequenter of indian food of late but i recall Taal had some good food and bukhara is always a consistent destination (albeit it quiet – not a bad thing these days).

indigo delivers some decent food also.

By: imogen khoury

imogen khoury — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:06:33 +0000

Chicken tikka masala is so passé now. It is chicken chettinad and kori roti which is the choice of the newly arrived. Hope the F & B manager at IKEA is reading this.

By: moe

moe — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:01:42 +0000

Well there you go a spicy dish that a lot of you adore. Mark, if u get a chance do try the biryani.

By: Purgatory

Purgatory — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:56:33 +0000

when I got home and was eating my lunch, I thought of this post and started to wonder, is the reason you eat out because of work time or you do not like to cook at home?

By: aquariius

aquariius — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:54:27 +0000

some historical references for chicken tikka masala or CTM for short –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Tikka_Masala

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1174750,00.html

http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/tikkamasala.html

it seems the history is a bit disputed… in any case the dish itself is something else !

By: vanity fayre

vanity fayre — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:21:58 +0000

And there was me thinking Chicken Tikka Masala was an Indian invention. Turns out it was introduced by a British chef working at the Gaylord restaurant ( rest assured, there’s nothing gay about it) off Oxford street in London. From there Chicken Tikka Masala went places and there’s been no looking back since.

By: mathew

mathew — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:20:52 +0000

mmm.. looks good !
have to give it a try this weekend !

By: aquariius

aquariius — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:28:49 +0000

yes you are absolutely right mark – the chicken (tikka) masala is absolutely my fav dish @ ikea – we used to go to the one in shuwaikh many a times, just to have this dish !

they used to serve it with poppadams(papads – for all u desis out there) and mango pickle. absolutely fab food !

i dunno how it is now @ the avenues – havent tried it in a while – you just reminded me of so many good times related to having the chicken tikka masala dish there.
cheers !

By: sleepingowl

sleepingowl — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:19:12 +0000

Bukhara is the best….Mughal Mahal is a joke.

By: Muh'd M. Mansour

Muh'd M. Mansour — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:11:39 +0000

I tried their BERYANY years ago it was really great. Next time I’m in Kuwait I’ll give Chicken Masala a try.
Thanks

By: HBZ

HBZ — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:50:32 +0000

Bukhara at Sheraton Kuwait is the best Indian restaurant

By: pearls

pearls — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:43:18 +0000

looks quite yummie

By: atif

atif — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:12:05 +0000

Seriously Mark, how much do you weigh?

By: Environmental

Environmental — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:40:42 +0000

Yeh. Thanks for correcting me

By: cajie

cajie — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:15:51 +0000

It’s “Delhi Darbar”