The best Kerala Parotta and Beef Fry in Dubai

Editorial picks

Selected from published food guides and local reporting. How the list works

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   Number 1.Aaraamam Restaurant (Karama)

   Al Karama Karama and Oud Metha

   Open

   6am to 12.30am daily

   Where

   Shop 1, Ground Floor, New Sabeer Building, Street 14D (Sheikh Hamdan Colony), Al Karama, Dubai

   Order the special beef fry with two porottas and a chaya. Portions are small for the price and the room is dimly lit, so avoid the 8pm rush if you want a table.

   What to orderSpecial beef fry with adiccha porotta

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   Number 2.Malabar Express (Karama)

   Al Karama Karama and Oud Metha

   Open

   Noon to midnight daily

   Where

   Ground Floor, Hitoof Building, Zabeel Street, opposite the General Post Office, Al Karama, Dubai

   Beef ularthiyathu with parotta is what they are known for, opposite the General Post Office. It opens around midday rather than at breakfast, so this is a lunch or late dinner stop.

   What to orderBeef ularthiyathu with parotta

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   Number 3.Salkara Restaurant (Al Qusais)

   Al Qusais Al Qusais, Al Nahda and Mirdif

   Open

   6am to midnight daily

   Where

   Near Lulu Hypermarket, Al Nahda Road, Al Qusais 1, Dubai

   Beef chatti porotta, which arrives as two parottas under curry with egg and fried onion. Same group as Calicut Paragon, cheaper and busier; skip the Indo-Chinese section entirely.

   What to orderBeef chatti porotta

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4. Adaminde Chayakada (Al Qusais)

   Al Qusais Al Qusais, Al Nahda and Mirdif

   Open

   8.30am to 11pm, midnight Fri to Sun

   Where

   Shop 1, Ground Floor, Al Naboodah Building, beside West Zone Supermarket, Damascus Street, Al Qusais, Dubai

   Kerala parotta with beef roast, then a jackfruit shake if you have room. Kitchen shuts at eleven Monday to Thursday, and the Damascus Street parking is a fight at dinner.

   What to orderKerala parotta with beef roast

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5. Calicut Paragon (Karama)

   Al Karama Karama and Oud Metha

   Open

   7am to midnight daily

   Where

   Mattar Al Tayer Building, 20B Street, Al Karama, Dubai

   Ask for beef ularthiyathu with a plate of parottas. Regulars rate the seafood above the beef, and the Karama branch fills up after 8pm, so go early or expect to wait.

   What to orderBeef ularthiyathu with Kerala parotta

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   Worth it, Calicut Paragon (Karama).00 votes. Not worth it, Calicut Paragon (Karama).00 votes.

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6. Meat and Mackerel by Calicut Paragon (Barsha Heights)

   Barsha Heights (Tecom) Al Quoz and Al Barsha

   Open

   11am to 11.30pm daily

   Where

   Near Amiralty Building, Barsha Heights (Tecom), Dubai

   Paragon's newer, pricier room; order the beef with parotta and treat the fusion plates as optional. Opens at eleven, so no breakfast porotta, and booking helps on Thursday nights.

   What to orderBeef with parotta

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   Worth it, Meat and Mackerel by Calicut Paragon (Barsha Heights).00 votes. Not worth it, Meat and Mackerel by Calicut Paragon (Barsha Heights).00 votes.

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7. Kozhikode Star (Karama)

   Al Karama Karama and Oud Metha

   Open

   7am to 12.30am daily

   Where

   12C Street, opposite Athena Rent A Car, Al Karama, Dubai

   Roasted beef and porotta, with the Thalassery dum biriyani as the other reason people come. It gets noisy and service slows at weekend dinner, so eat before eight.

   What to orderRoasted beef with porotta

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   Worth it, Kozhikode Star (Karama).00 votes. Not worth it, Kozhikode Star (Karama).00 votes.

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8. Keerthi Restaurant (Karama)

   Al Karama Karama and Oud Metha

   Open

   Open 24 hours

   Where

   Al Moherri Building, Kuwait Street, beside Al Attar Centre, Al Karama, Dubai

   One of the older Kerala rooms on Kuwait Street, open round the clock, so porotta and beef curry works at 2am. Plain surroundings, no bookings, share a table at lunch.

   What to orderPorotta with beef curry

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9. Panoor Restaurant (Al Qusais)

   Al Qusais Al Qusais, Al Nahda and Mirdif

   Open

   7am to 1am daily

   Where

   Ground Floor, Block A, Sheikh Rashid Colony, beside Aster Pharmacy, Al Nahda Street, Al Qusais 1, Dubai

   Porotta with beef fry is the standing order here, off Al Nahda Street. Prices have crept up and the biriyani gets the queue, so beef needs asking for specifically.

   What to orderPorotta with beef fry

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   Worth it, Panoor Restaurant (Al Qusais).00 votes. Not worth it, Panoor Restaurant (Al Qusais).00 votes.

   Want to try, Panoor Restaurant (Al Qusais)

10. Rasam by Avinash Mohan (Discovery Gardens)

    Discovery Gardens Dubai Marina and JLT

    Open

    6.30am to 1am daily

    Where

    Ground Floor, Chelsea Garden Hotel, Building 7, Discovery Gardens, Dubai

    Naadan beef curry with porotta from a chef led kitchen, sat inside the Chelsea Garden Hotel. It leans fine dining and seafood, so the beef costs more than Karama rates.

    What to orderNaadan beef curry with porotta

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