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Responses first - we get Indian food here all the time (there are WAY more Indians here than Emiratis, so it's probably the second most common after Lebanese food) and I love it. There is a restaurant here that serves black dal (black lentils) that will make you see god. I've been on a mission to find a place that makes it as well, since the first place is so expensive. Everywhere else it's just, meh.
We have a Garrett's here at the Dubai Mall! It's not as much fun as standing in line on Michigan Avenue in the cold, and they made the tragic mistake of putting the poppers behind smell-proof glass so we didn't know for some time that there was a Garrett's there. But yes, a vat of caramel and cheese and a handful of napkins and I'm good for the duration.
There is a food here that I tasted only out of courtesy, but LOVED it and went on a mission to find a recipe, which took more than a year to find. Madrouba. It literally means beaten. Here's the short version of the recipe. Boil chicken (no bones or skin), a kilo of onions, a kilo of tomatoes, a larger version of bulgar and a bunch of spices. As you cook it you beat it with a baseball bat looking thing until it turns to a homogenous mush. I found a stick blender worked wonders. The result is something like turkey stuffing and it is HEAVEN. But don't confuse it with hareesa, another Arab dish that looks very similar but is sticky and in my opinion DISGUSTING.
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