Mughal Mahal - Fahaheel Branch, Kuwait - Indian Restaurant

An occasion to be celebrated is always an important event in our otherwise mundane life in Kuwait and therefore an opportunity like that where I could try out some Indian Food in a renowned restaurant of Kuwait was to be grabbed without a question.

Fahaheel is a place I had visited earlier when we had visited The Hilton for some Bank function. A rough idea was available but accessories like maps were always helpful and on request I did get them too. I also called up the restaurant and got detailed directions. So when Chaitali asked me regarding journey time estimates I was reasonably confident of our STD and ETA.

There are these highways and Ring Roads that criss cross Kuwait and divide the city into four sided polygons. So you have parallel roads running north to south and east to west dissecting each other at planned intersections. From Jabriya I took the 40 Expressway and turned right at the 212 intersection and landed up straight at the Coastal Road. Another right turn, a bit of traffic jam and then I could see Centrepoint on my right. Mughal Mahal was situated just behind it. We were getting a bit late and Chaitali was already getting a bit tense. But then God willing, we just made it before the hosts and that was that.

The group was a motley crowd of 13-14 people and we were allocated the Divan-I-Khas the size of which an Emperor would blush at. It barely accommodated us and actually it turned out to be cozy little place for a close group function where decibel ranges could go up and not annoy the other guests in the restaurant.

Buffet was the decision, after the scouts inspected the spread and convinced us about it. The spread was indeed elaborate. The salad section had at least 12 verities catering to both Indian and Arabic tastes including hummus to Russian salads to typical Indian versions. There was a Lentil Soup and a Chicken Sweet Corn and I picked up the latter. I also picked up some dry items like the Fried Prawns, Fried Fish, The Iranian Mutton Kebab (basically kaftas or seekh kababs) and some Chicken Tikka. They were all good except I thought that the Tikkas were a bit dry and the Mutton Kebab should have been spiced up a bit. The fish and prawn were both excellent.

It was a buffet and therefore any number of visits to the food station would not raise eyebrows and therefore off I was for my second round. The Noodles were average but the both the chicken teriyaki and schechuan chicken were quite positive for the palate.

I switched over to the India selections next. We had ordered some Garlic Nan. The Dal (Thick Lentil preparation) was fantastic and the other items like Kofta (Gourd Balls in Curry), and Rogan Josh (A Kashmiri preparation with lamb) were good too.

The Dessert section had a number of items and I personally proffered the Baklava and the Khuya Barfi (Sweetmeat made from evaporated and solidified milk). The Gulab Jamun was average and so was the Ras Malai.

Over and all the food was good and if you ask me If I was willing to traverse the distance yet again the answer would be yes. It’s difficult to get good Indian food and I somehow liked the fare here even against their other branches in Kuwait. If you are thinking about Indian Food and then if the Mughal Mahal chain interests you, then a visit to the Fahaheel branch will surely sort of elevate your experience if not maintain it. Sphere: Related Content