Casual fine dining · Discovery Gardens, Dubai
Handpicked recipes from the southern coast of India, refined by award winning Chef Avinash Mohan and served with the warmth of a Kerala home.
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The Rasam Pantry · take home
A standing pantry of things we make in-house — chilled payasams by weight, snacks fried to order, homestyle preserves, and feast boxes when the season calls for one. Build a basket and send it straight to us on WhatsApp.
Rice, sambar, avial, thoran, olan, pachadi, kichadi, inji puli, pickles, sharkara varatti, pappadam and payasam — laid out on a fresh leaf, boxed to travel. Choose your table size.
Ghee-rich, slow cooked, served chilled.
Rice ada simmered in sweetened milk.
Dark jaggery, coconut milk, ghee-fried coconut.
Roasted moong dal and jaggery, coconut milk.
Slow-reduced milk and rice, delicately sweet.
Rice, jaggery and coconut, fried to order.
Packet of 10
Ghee-fried jaggery rice cakes, crisp edged.
Packet of 2
Raw mango, chilli and mustard in sesame oil.
250 g jarPayasams are supplied chilled and available year round. Feast boxes need 24 hours notice — call +971 58 812 4020 for large orders and catering.
Rasam
Our story
The southern side of India carries culinary traditions passed down for thousands of years. RASAM brings that essence to Dubai, where handpicked authentic recipes meet universal technique. Call it the Avinash Mohan touch.
The word Rasam, or Ras, names everything that makes us feel ecstatic. In dance it is the expression of deep emotion. In food it is the flavour that sparkles on the tongue. Both fill the soul with delight.
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The man behind the flame
A multiple award winning chef who began at the Oberoi Mumbai and went on to lead five star kitchens across India, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Featured in the Caterer Middle East Power List 2023.
Selected menu
Short grain jeerakasala rice layered with spiced chicken masala, caramelized onions and ghee.
Coconut milk prawn curry influenced by Fort Kochi's unique flavours.
A grand spread of seafood delicacies in the chef's spice mix with Malabar porotta, masala rice and kappa. For 2, 4 or 6.
Beyond the table
An elaborate parking facility right at the door.
A private space that seats up to 50 guests.
Home, corporate and yacht catering, menu built around you.
Stay connected while the kaapi brews.
Customer feedback
"One of the best restaurants we have got in Discovery, with good taste of food and service. They also have a small banquet where I did my kid's birthday party. I love it. Highly recommended."
"We are over the moon to have this restaurant in our neighbourhood. Amazing food with authentic flavours, beautiful decor and amazing service. Their weekend buffet is an absolute must try."
"Finally, a good dining space in the Discovery and Gardens area outside Ibn Battuta. Well done Chef Avinash. You will succeed, as the food and ambience are excellent."
"A must try for seafood enthusiasts is their Paal Konju, a dish that captures the essence of the coast. It's rare to find such authentic tastes so far from home. Grateful to Chef Avinash for bringing a piece of Kerala to our neighbourhood."
"Best Sadhya experience in Dubai, beautifully presented on a banana leaf. Every element, from the inji puli to the payasam, was perfectly balanced and deeply rooted in authentic Kerala flavours."
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