The restaurant comes from the TV chef behind Michelin-starred Junoon. If you know your stuff when it comes to food, then Vikas Khanna needs no introduction.
The world-famous chef was one of the first Indian chefs to receive a Michelin star for his New York restaurant Junoon for six consecutive years since 2011 and in exciting news for Dubai foodies, Khanna’s latest culinary venture Kinara by Vikas Khanna has now opened its doors in Dubai.
Described as a ‘journey of the senses and an explosion of flavour’, Kinara (which means the shore or the bank) can be found at the new JA Lake View Hotel and offers up an approachable and affordable homage to the Indian home cooking but with a unique twist, of course.
Highlights on the menu include paneer with a green mango reduction and a kumquat-ginger marmalade (Dhs60), sesame-crusted scallops with a coconut-mango sauce and brown butter (Dhs75), tandoori lamp chop with sweet potato mash and green papaya chutney (Dhs130) and a braised chicken biriyani with mixed berries and yoghurt cucumber dip (Dhs75).
Meanwhile, desserts include a saffron-rose pudding with rose petal jam, cardamom, a banana-caramel sauce and candied nuts (Dhs40) and pomegranate poached pears with saffron cream and coconut ice cream (Dhs40). The stylish-yet-causal restaurant can seat up to 180 diners and serves a vibrant and modern take on traditional Indian cuisine, inspired from the richly diverse regions of India and South Asia.
