Authentic, BEST Mappila Meal | ZAIN’S HOTEL| Kozhikode |Cooking CHICKEN BIRYANI… Mutton Stew|Calicut
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Authentic Moplah Cuisine in Kozhikode at Zain’s Hotel, Calicut, Mappila Cuisine, Chatti Pathiri, Kallumakaya, Mutton Stew, Chicken Biryani, Ghee Rice, Chicken Masala
Zain’s Hotel Kozhikode stands testament to Mrs Zainabi Noor’s firm resolve to showcase the Mappila cuisine of her family. Kozhikode’s first lady restaurateur, she began her culinary enterprise 29 years ago as a small tea stall dispensing evening snacks. Spurred by the love she received from her customers, Zain’s today stands tall in Calicut as the address for homestyle Malabar cuisine.
Food Lovers’ Editor, Kripal Amanna visits this cosy restaurant set in a home and meets the mother-daughter duo of Zainabi Noor and Shireen Mustafa who oversee every detail of the operation. He also looks at the making of their popular chicken biryani, ghee rice and chicken masala in their kitchen ‘manned’ only by lady cooks, before sitting down to a generous lunch.
CHATTI PATHIRI
A 12-layered baked pancake interspersed with eggs, poppy seeds and raisins, each bite is a delicious crunch followed by luscious overtones of the ghee, caramelised sugar and the textural play of nuts. This is one dessert that’s a must-have here.
rs 25. (usd 0.4)
8.5/10
KALLUMAKAYA NIRACHATHU
Twice cooked, first the mussels are steamed in a rice cake with spices and then fried, the kallumakaya niracathu is a speciality at Zain’s. Peel the shell away to reveal the mussel, the rice cake is a tad crunchy to the bite and yet moist within, the flavour of the masala has seeped into the rice dumpling.
rs 29. (usd 0.4) per piece
10/10
FISH FRY
Lightly coated with a masala that plays second fiddle to the flavours of the plump ayakora or kingfish, this fry snares the moist flakey-ness of the fish in a light crunch. The turmeric lends it a delightful golden-orange hue.
rs 200. (usd 2.8) per piece
8.5/10
MUTTON STEW
Rich in coconut milk, this creamy stew carries within itself juicy chunks of meat that is yielding and flavourful. The tingling sensation of green chillies on the palate is balanced by the ripe acidity of the tomatoes. Best savoured with the ghee rice.
rs 250. (usd 3.5) per piece
10/10
GHEE RICE AND CHICKEN MASALA
The rich chicken masala makes for the perfect companion to the aromatic ghee rice. Rounding up the rich tones of the onions, tomatoes and curry leaves is the coconut oil that floats to the top of this dish, absorbing the flavours of the vivacious masala along the way.
Chicken masala rs 150. (usd 2.1), ghee rice rs 60 (usd 0.8)
8.5/10
CHICKEN BIRYANI
This isn't a biryani that jostles your tastebuds, it embraces your palate gently with light flavours of the fried onions and spices. The chicken is moist, having absorbed the flavours of the marinade as it cooks slowly over dum for an hour. The biryani exudes a hint of smokiness, and is almost buttery on the palate thanks to the ghee, oil and vanaspati that goes into the cooking of this biryani.
rs 150. (usd 2.1)
9/10
ADDRESS – Zain's Hotel, Convent Cross Road Behind Fire Station, Kozhikode, Kerala 673032;
tel: +91 495 236 6311
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Hi folks, I enjoyed my visit to Zain’s Hotel, Kozhikode (Calicut), where I caught the making of their famous chicken biryani and also some of their lunch delicacies. Let me know in the comments below which was your favourite dish of the ones I tasted.
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Superb and lady is very humble and she shares the recipies that prepared in the hotel.
Great to see you and visting some typical variety restaurants.
Keep going ?
Nice one
Ur face expression during on the table is marvellous keep continued
Kozhikode❤️❤️❤️❤️
Any malayalees here ???
Yes yess
@Ruksana Riyas ?
Undeeeeeee
Und kutta
Aa njan und
very nice
Lots of hugs and kisses to Zainabi aunty. She is so motherly. I can feel her cooking must be something special.
Your cameraman deserving 1 salute absolutely, catching perfect joy of eating moments as well as the food which appearing front of viewer.
He is lucky to taste all kind of food
I love the way Zainatha comes and talks to customers in table, which makes us feel like we are at her home for lunch?
Calicut is the heaven of food?
Malayalees are very hospitable people… I love them..
Nice comment…. She’s from the old school. People were not conditioned in those days, they were real.
Such an down to earth lady she is and how good she s handling all in that age hats off to her energy really inspire though am Vegetarian jus loved this video
Mrs Zain tastes each dish before and after cooking, that shows her love,dedication and passion for serving perfect food. Even at the age of 73 she is very energetic and pleasant, she made Kripal feel home I think.
Mashah allah
Wake up people. daldaa-vanapathii bad for health? It has very high saturated trans fats. It can clog arteries easily and cardiac attack risk fake ghee. People with out proper education used in olden days to cut the cost of adding lots of ghee.
GANESH PRABHU, very informative narration. Thanks
AT FIRST I DO AGREE WITH YOU. ‘SABAR’ OR ‘SABR’ IN URDU MEANS PATIENCE. SECONDLY THE PROVERB OR SAY ‘SABOORI KA FAL HAMESHA MEETHA HOTA HAI’ IS A HINDU PROVERB AND EDITED IN URDU AS ‘SABR’ OR ‘SABAR’ KA FAL. AND I TELL YOU, THE ACTUAL MEANING OF FRUIT IN URDU IS ‘FALAH’ AND ‘FAL’. BUT IN MODERN URDU THEY USE HINDI WORD ‘FAL’. FINALLY I WISH TO TELL YOU ONE MORE THING. IN HINDI DURING BAD DAYS PEOPLE SAY ‘SAADI SAATI SHANI PEECHE PAD GAYI HAI’ AND IN URDU PEOPLE SAY ‘SAADI SAATI AA GAYI HAI’. BUT REMEMBER, THERE IS NOTHING SAADI SAATI IN URDU LITERATURE.
Sabar (patience) ka fal meetha ho ga. Fruit of patience is always sweet. That is a proverb, nothing to do with any epics.
Kalumakayi fans like here!
Malayali poliyalle
North Kerala is the capital of meat heaven. Try to explore more eaters there.
Expect more vidoes from kerala
After seeing that kind lady… I so much Miss my grandmom ! ? No matter how big hotel you cook at or no matter how big celebrity chef you might be, nobody can match the food cooked with love by your grandmother ?
My, grandma too cook kalumakaya nirachathu, kai veeshal mutta mala etc
True that!
This aunty is great.
I visited some of my friends home in Calicut and their food and hospitality is fabulous, even some are not my close friends but they treat us very well and their food 8s amazing.. .
Hospitality is ingrained in the wonderful people of Kozhikode, I discovered too.
That 10:30 was ???
Sir welcome to Kerala, u should definitely go to paragon hotel in kozhikode, and if u r gng to Allepy backwaters u should taste Karemeen pollichathu and its fry it’s a fish which u”ll get only in backwaters of Kerala
I wish Dalda was avoided in Biriyani.
I don’t know anyone else who might have covered Malabar flavors like you..
Second
At last Kripal & Team is in God’s own country..??