Afraa Lounge — Local services in Bidhannagar

Taste, smell, odour all have the power to transport through time and space. The flavour of grill food often relates to old vacation memories, picnic and trips. Thus Afraa Lounge, located at 'G' block at City Centre 1, has launched a new food menu, which is called "Global Grill Promotion". Global Grill promotion with it's bold, piquant flavours, spicy, salty, fishy, meaty and rich vitamin foods is so different from each other in different parts of the world. Together, this menu represent the traditions and trends of Turkey, Phillipines, Libyan, Lebanon, Persian, Argentina, Jamaica, Syrian, Indian and Iranian kebab and grills. They started this festival after being inspired from a 10th Century cookbook "Kitab al-tabikh", which means kebab as meat either pan-fried or grilled.

I won't waste any of your time by explaining more about this festival, and will directly jump into the kebabs that are available.

• Indian Non-Vegeterian Kebabs:

The kebab platter that are originated from India and are jotted below:

Burhani Tandoori bekti with burnt mango chutney.

Murgh Kastoori Kebab which was marinated with cream and saffron, brushed with egg and chargrilled.

Shahtoosh Kebab which were very soft and mouth melting just as Shahtoosh, which is a fine type of wool made from the hair of the Tibetan antelope. These kebabs are compared to Shahtoosh because of their softness.

Mutton Galauti which was as soft as it could be. Most of us don't know the story behind Mutton Galauti kebab. It goes like this, the Nawab of Lucknow lost his teeths due to old age, but his love for kebabs were still with him. So, the their cook prepared a kebab which needs no chewing yet had the same rich flavours and taste of a kebab, known as Mutton Galauti Kebab.

The best part is that you can enjoy all of these kebabs in a single platter, where you will be served two portions of each kebabs and three dipping sauce. The name of that platter is Indian Non-Veg Kebab platter.

• Mediterranean Veg Kebabs Platter:

Turkish Veg Sheesh Kebab garlic, oregano and all spice marinade

Cottage Cheese Steak with inasal sauce

Button Mushroom, asparagus and bell pepper with spicy tomato dip

Batatahara which is basically Lebanese potatoes mixed with corrainder, garlic and chilli. It was served with pita.

The International grill platter or Mediterranean veg kebab platter, which consists of the previous four kebab platters. Turkish veg sheesh, Cottage cheese steak, batatahara and exotic veg brochette served along with pita and three dipping sauce.

Apart from these, there was also International non-veg grill platters and Indian vegetarian kebab platters. Among the International Non-veg grill platters, I tried the Chicken Jujeh Kebab which is an Iranian dish. It consists of grilled chunks of chicken which are mostly served without bone. This is one of the most common and popular dishes of Iran.

Last but not the least, the dessert served was Chocolate Monte Carlo. It is a three layered dessert which had chocolate cake in the base, chocolate ice cream in the middle and cream on top, which was topped with walnuts and chocolate syrup. This was one of the best desserts that I had till date.

Afraa Lounge has introduced around twenty types of kebab platters. So guys what are you waiting for? Pack your stuffs, wear mask, take sanitizers and jump into Afraa Lounge, located at 6th floor, 'G' block, in City Centre 1, to be a part of this Kebab festival and enjoy the taste of Kebabs from all over the world at a...

Afraa lounge was in my bucket list from so long. As soon as i heard about their global grill Festival, i couldn't resist myself from going there. It's in cc1 saltlake sector 1,on 6th floor.

This place is amazingly decorated; From Seating options, light, music to architecture, all are top notch. The dim ambient lighting, Comfy sofas and the music creates a relaxing mood and aura. I just loved their ambience.

They have their separate bar section with a huge bar menu that you'll go lala with that. The bartenders are amazingly trained and gold handed.

They have a huge menu to offer, as currently they are celebrating the global grill Festival, I tried some of their kebabs and grill items.

1.𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑽𝒆𝒈 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝑲𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒃- This is very similar to the normal shish kebab but Because the cuts of the veggies are smaller, they become crispier than other kebabs and its flavor is amazing!

𝑪𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒌- The huge diced Cheese chunks amazingly coated with different spices just won my heart. I never liked "Paneer" like this. The "Paneer " chunks were so soft that it melted un mouth in second and was loaded with different flavours! This one is recommended!

𝑩𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎- I'm a mushroom lover, but i never tried mushroom kebabs before i visited this place. They made me love mushrooms even more. It was seasoned with different spices and grilled in charcoal. This one is highly recommended.

𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂 - We all love Potato right? Batatahara is a labanese dish.There was little potates grilled with spicey tangy flavour. This spicy roasted potatoes were so famn good that surely I'm going to go and order again. Highly recommended again.

𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒉 𝑲𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒊 𝑲𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒃-It was basically the chicken strips marinated flavorful masala and grilled. It has a creamy tomato sauce that's rich without being greasy,Tender pieces and a balanced flavour. I loved it.

𝑴𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊- The galouti kabab was flavour full and very soft from inside.

𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝑺𝒌𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒔-. It has very large succulent Prawns that have been marinated in flavorful harissa. The Prawns were perfectly marinated and grilled till perfection. The flavour and the presentation owned my heart. This is highly recommended.

𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒋𝒆𝒉 𝑲𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒃- Jujeh Kebab is an Iranian dish prepared with juicy pieces of chicken marinated in lemon juice and other spices. It was perfectly grilled and amazing in taste.

𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑱𝒆𝒓𝒌 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏- Its basically a Jamaican dish, marinated with a hot spice mixture. I loved it to the utmost. Highly recommended.

𝑨𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒊𝒔𝒉- It was seasoned with herbs, oil, lemon juice, and other secret spices. It was very soft and juicy. Highly recommended too.

In mocktails, we ordered 𝑶𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒍 𝑴𝒐𝒋𝒊𝒕𝒐, 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒎𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒆, 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒉, 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒋𝒊𝒕𝒐. Water malon and celery mojito is the most i liked.

The staffs were very courteous and attentive. The pocket pinch was not so high. If you're a kebab lover then rush into this place. They are providing you a varied array of multi-cuisines dishes. Go and check their menu and...

The name Afraa is a Quranic name that means white. This food hub is situated near CC1, saltlake. The entire

exclusive interior follows the white color with beautiful combination of colors, glitzy glass followed with curtains and glass. The ambiance is super cool, pleasing with music and wonderful hospitality services. Today, we had visited to have their buffet that only cost Rs 749 incl all taxes.

Coming to the food, you will not like to miss the delicacies they serve. Here are some of the counts which I followed:

Starter, Salads & Deserts

#Chicken Kebab #Paneer tikka #Assoted Mouse #Beetroot Tahina #Green Pea Humus #Dakshini Salad #Green Apple & Red Lentil Veloute #Marinated Green pea, cottage cheese & pickle onion salad #Mint Raita & Mixed Raita #Blacken Chicken and Occidental Green Salad #Orange Pastry #Black Platter Melon and Papaya with Feta Salad #Lemon Cheese Tart #Marinated Beans, Sundried Tomato and Parmesan Shavings

Main course #Asian Vegetable in Cilantro Sauce #Baked Fish Florentine #Dal Sultani #Chicken Teriyaki #Jhinga Tariwala #Lal Maas #Malaysian Vegetable Noodles #Paneer Awadh handi #Spinach Ricotta Caneloni #Tawa Vegetable Pulao

Among this huge list, here are some of them which I had tasted and find it really delicious that will bind me to visit there again and again:

#Chicken Kebab - Very well prepared soft and spicy served with salad, that fills your mouth with flavor of goodness.

#Paneer tikka - Am a great lover of paneer tikka, loved the way they served in platter with green sauces. Super delicious... #Green Apple & Red Lentil Veloute - I don't prefer soup much as I don't like that but being here, I thought to taste as the name comes. I find the taste really pleasing and one must taste that for sure.

#Baked Fish Florentine - This is something one must try for sure when you are here in Afraa. I find it the best fish preparation, I had ever in life. Very well baked with green leafs and vegetables. Very healthy stuff!!!

#Chicken Teriyaki - Amazing preparation of chicken with red gravy literally seems mouth watering and you can't stop yourself having it once. Having that with Malaysian Veg Noodle, made it more delicious.

#Tawa Vegetable Pulao - Have tasted lot many different varities of pualo but this one was really different. Not so spicy, not even sweet. Very soothing taste....

#BBQ Chicken Pizza - Very thin crust with full of chicken pieces spread over it. I think I had never tasted such before.

It's a must visit place to have the variety of delicacies in reasonable price. So drop in to the place and enjoy the food. Read More...