MIRCHI- Arabian centre- Mirdif

This particular outlet of Mirchi is in Arabian centre, Mirdif. Inside the mall its a bit tucked in and if you blink you miss it.

I have never tried food from any of their outlets hence the curiosity factor was high.

The tag line for Mirchi is fine Indian cuisine and the Interiors certainly do justice to that, but does the food live upto the mark?

The mandatory pappad with mint chutney and veggie salad comes first, the mint chutney was quite good.

We ordered crispy paneer roll for starters. This was definitely a hit. The crust was crispy and the filling soft. It comes with a smattering of french fries and some veggies.

Since their specialty is supposed to be Tandoor dishes we decided to order 2 more that is the Paneer shashlik and the Fish tikka. Both of them had an excess of turmeric in it and were a bit too soft. Although the paneer tasted well but I felt its a bit too soft and could have been crispier.

Next came the Naan and Baingan Bharta. Both were good. Naan was soft and the Baingan bharta was spicy with the nice flavor of charred eggplants coming through.

For drinks we had a plain old coffee and Lemon mint. The lemon mint was a disaster, although really GREEN in color there was no taste of the mint, which was kinda weird.

There is outdoor seating facility as well which we didn't opt for since it was so cold outside but there were few Arabs outside enjoying the weather :)

Service was alright although the waiter seemed like he had a long day and didn't want to smile. Dishes didnt take more than 20 mins to reach our table.