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Under 500 - DIFC

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I've eaten at their other outlets and totally loved the food. This time I ordered in. If you're looking for healthy food that also tastes great, the this is the place to order. Also, my family is vegetarian, so this is a vegetarian review . I'm a fan of their lentil soup . It's totally different form the lentil soup that we're used to having. The lentils are whole and it is a clear broth. It also has some kale in it, and while I'm not much of a fan, it does taste good in this. We ordered their vegetarian wrap -  they had just one option - the roasted root veg wrap . It's got zucchini, eggplant, sweet potato, red onions, feta cheese, spicy tahini dressing. The combination tasted great and was quite satisfying. For the mains, we had the spicy lentil ragu . This has puy lentils along with garlic, mushroom leek, tomato, and is served on wild rice. I really liked the texture and consistency of this. The wild rie tastes a bit different than regular r...

Manoushe Street

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We were looking for some healthy delicious food and decided to order in.  We chose vegetarian options. They have some interesting vegetarian wraps. Falafel is something that most of us love, so you can't go wrong with the baked green falafel wrap . The warm and crunchy falafel tasted great.  For those who like a more European flavour, the Halloumi wrap is a great choice. It comes with some tomatoes in it too, and it tastes lovely. It doesn't have too many vegetables in it. The roasted cauliflower wrap is something that I was trying for the first time, and before having it I was a bit apprehensive. It tasted lovely when I actually had it though. It had creamy sauces in it which gave it a good flavour.  Last, but not the least, there was the vegan wrap . It has some guacamole, beetroot and a few other vegetables too. It felt a bit too healthy for me, but after a couple of bites, I really liked it.  We also called for an eggplant mosakka . It ha...

Khan Saheb

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Their menu looked really interesting and they offered to send some food for a review.  They sent a mix veg grill which had assorted vegetables. I like spicy, but I found this to be really spicy. It was a bit dry too.  The paneer roll was pretty good. It is made wrapped in a chapati and had a nice flavour to it.  For the mains, there was paneer makhni. I expected it to have a more creamy gravy to it. The taste wasn't bad but could have been better.  The food overall was decent.

Burmese Noodles (Khow Suey) - Vegan Recipe

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This is one of the recipes by my mom which I totally love and I'm glad to share it here. This is a Vegan version which uses coconut milk. You can substitute it for regular milk if you don't want it vegan.  Also, the main curry is totally oil-free. Oil is used only in the garnish.  Ingredients: 5 cups boiled noodles For the tomato paste: 2 tomatoes, 2 onions, 5 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp chopped ginger, 3 green chillies, 1/2 tspn turmeric powder, salt to taste Grind the above ingredients into a smooth paste. For the curry: 6 cups chopped mixed vegetables (carrot, cabbage, french beans, cauliflower, green peas) 400 ml coconut milk 1 1/2 tbsp besan (gram flour) salt to taste Method for the curry: Mix the gram flour in the coconut milk evenly so that no lumps are formed. Keep aside. Heat a pan and pour the tomato paste in it. Let it cook for 5-7 mins. Pour the chopped mixed vegetables, and add the salt. Pour 4-5 cups of water and let the vegetab...

Desi Junction

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I'm a fan of desi food and this is a new restaurant in Karama that offered to send me some food for a review.  I started with the vada-pav which is an all time classic Indian snack. The vada tasted really good, and the dry orange chutney along with a chilli really added some flavor to it.  I'm a fan of chaat, and they sent some sev puri . It was really nice and cripsy. For the mains, I had palak paneer . The palak (spinach) flavour wasn't overpowering and I actually liked this one. The paneer could have been a tad bit softer, but the taste was great.  The veg handi was a mixed vegetable in brown semi-dry gravy. We really liked the flavour of ginger that it had to it.  The dal makhani was nice and creamy too. Pav bhaji is another one of my favourite items and the one I had from here was quite good.  The kaala khatta was a bit too sweet and not somethigng I enjoyed.  Except for that, we liked just about everything that we h...