Aminia, the casual fine dining restaurant which has brought its first outlet into existence in 1929 in Zakaria Street, Kolkata, by late Abdul Rahim began its glorious journey by serving Kolkata, the famous Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow and later added other Mughlai dishes to the menu too. After seeing the growing fondness and demand for Awadhi food among the folks of Kolkata, the second generation of the family decided to expand their business. Completing its 90 years of progression, today Aminia has a total of 9 outlets all over Kolkata. The casual fine-dining restaurant is today being run by its third and fourth generation and has expanded its chain by setting up outlets in Golpark, Jessore Road, Shyambazar, Rajarhat, Behala, Barrackpore, Serampore and Sodepur. Keeping its ambience simple and theme- based, Aminia makes sure that each outlet looks different from the others.
On 31st January 2020, to celebrate the glorious journey, Aminia hosted a lunch with famous international chefs, Arbi Gharakhani from Armenia, Jose Ruiz Torres from Spain and Christopher John Crockett from Wales. Mr. Kabir Azhar, the CEO of Aminia and Executive chef Sarafat Ali, shared Aminiaâs unforgettable journey and experience with them. They were given a tour of the kitchen, where they could see how the dishes are prepared in Aminia, the ingredients and the machines which are being used in Aminiaâs kitchen. The chefs were delighted to see how they blend in the flavour of Awadhi and Mughlai in their dishes. After the enlightening experience in the kitchen, they sat for lunch with the members of Aminia and few eminent influencers of the city where they shared their culinary experiences and stories of their journey. Aminia had curated a special menu for this lunch session which included the classic dishes of Aminia with few of the new additions. The starter included Mutton Galawati Kebab, Mutton Pasinda Kebab, Fish Irani Kebab and many more and the main course consisted of Mutton and Chicken Handi Biriyani, Awadhi Biriyani, Dum ka Dahi Murgh, Aminia Special Mutton Curry, etc. In the dessert section of the menu, Saffron Milk Cake, Kunafah, Firni, and a few more items were included to end it on a sweet note.
Talking about the experience Chef Jose Ruiz Torres said, âIt is my first time in India and my first day in Kolkata, I was really excited for todayâs lunch at Aminia, as I have never tried this type of food. I have really enjoyed the visit to Aminiaâs kitchen and just loved the Dum Biriyani and Kebabsâ. When asked to ArbiGharakhani about his experience, he shared âI had an amazing experience and Kolkata always surprised me with its food. This is my third time in Kolkata. Though I have eaten Biriyani earlier, this Biryani was different especially the Mutton Awadhi Biriyaniâ. Chef Christopher John Crockett stated âI had an amazing morning in the kitchen with Chef Sarafat Ali, it was a pleasure seeing how the dishes are being cooked in Aminia. I had a lovely chat with Mr. Kabir regarding Aminiaâs Journeyâ. Mr. Kabir Azhar, who was extremely happy after hosting the lunch said,â It was a great pleasure for team Aminia to host lunch with the international chefs. Sharing our journey with them was lovely, even I am glad to give them a close look at Aminiaâs kitchenâ.
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