Kites Restaurant @ Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie, Shah Alam

An exotic combination of International cuisines for Ramadhan Celebration 2012

at Kites Restaurant at Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie

This Buka Puasa Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie is offering its patrons an array of delectable international cuisines ranging from Mughal to Chinese-Muslim, from Arabian to authentic Malaysian. Come to their all day dining international restaurant Kites to break the fast this entire holy month, commencing 18 July until 18 August 2012. An extensive and luxurious buffet awaits you with over 150 local and international dishes prepared to create a memorable Ramadhan experience

Kites Restaurant is an all-day dining comfortable café that overlooks a lush landscaped garden and pool showcasing a wide range of Western and local delights as well as bountiful buffets.

This year their remarkable buffet will be extended to the poolside and Gazebo, adjacent to Kites Restaurant which will be decorated into a setting of a conventional Ramadhan feast combined with a contemporary backdrop. At Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie you can break your fast under the evening sky, decorated with black canopies and a myriad of food stalls. There will be areas designated for the Mughlai, the Arabic and the Chinese-Muslim cuisines alongside the lavish Malay buffet inside the Kites Restaurant.

Chef Ebrahim Mohd

The highlights of their promotion this year are their group of guest chefs from across the globe with a wealth of experience in their specialty. Chef Ebrahim Mohd brings 25 years of experience in Arabic delicacies all the way from Damascus, Syria. Middle Eastern food is a complex and spice driven cuisine, commonly using black pepper, garlic, cinnamon, clove, cumin and coriander to create a delightful mix of meat based dishes, with lamb and mutton being the most popular. Chef Ebrahim will be preparing a selection of his specialty grilled meats, kebabs, and koftas throughout the celebration along with another Middle Eastern favourite, Hummus, a dip or spread eaten with pita bread made from cooked and mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic which origins date back to ancient Egypt.

Beryani

Beryani Chicken with Tomato Gravy

Hommos

Baba Ganosh

Tabola Salad

Arabic Curry Chicken

Grilled Chicken Kebab

Curry Mutton

Their Indian guest chef is Santosh Chaniyal who hails from Nainitaal, India and specializes in Mughlai cooking, a cuisine with a rich history dating back to the 16th century kitchens of the Mughal Emperors who occupied Northern India. Influenced by a mixture of Indian, Persian and Middle Eastern cuisine, Mughlai cuisine uses ingredients like exotic aromatic spices, nuts, raisins, cream, yoghurt and milk to create rich and spicy dishes with a unique aroma. With a considerable influence from Muslim cooking they are proud to showcase this wonderful cuisine for their valued guests for the auspicious occasion of Ramadhan.

Chef Santosh Kumar Chaniyal

Chef Santosh will be bringing a collection of his favourite recipes to town for their special guests to enjoy; for a special and unique taste, try the Kashmiri Rogan Josh made with goat or lamb meat cooked with intensely fragrant spices that deliver a mild and rewarding curry. Another dish that should not be missed is the Chicken Biryani. This dish is particularly known for its many layers of flavours and is cooked over a longer period of time to allow the flavours to blend together. The spices used in making the dish are typically not used in everyday cooking, making it a very special dish for guests of Kites Restaurant to sample. Another must try item will be the Jhinga Til Tinka; King prawns marinated with fresh aromatic spices, dipped in a butter made from eggs, green chillies, ginger, garlic & cardamom and cooked with breadcrumbs and sesame seeds. Dum Ka Murgh is another special and popular dish, generally eaten with roti or paratha that uses yoghurt and exotic spices to create a rich and complex meal.

Tarkari Tawa Masala

Mahi Sarsom Wali

Vegetarians will love to try Quasar-E-Pukhtan, otherwise known as Shahi Paneer. With the name embodying royalty, this dish is fit for kings and is made with the richest of ingredients available. One should not miss out on other vegetarian dishes such as Tarkari Tawa Masala, Dal Bukhar, Dal Dhabe Wali. Other items on the Mughlai menu are Biryani (Gosht ,Murgh , Jhinga), Qurma-E-Firdaus (Hyderabadi Muttom qurma), Khade Masale Ka Gosht, Mahi Sarsom Wali, Tawa-E-Jalpari, and Avadhi Gulnar pari.

Chef Charles Huang

One of the other delights that one can expect at the Ramadhan feast is brought to you by Chef Charles Huang from Zhengzhou, China. His special talent, to prepare hand pulled noodle is a complex craft that produces a wonderful spectacle, and just as importantly, incredible noodles. Made from plain dough that requires incredible dexterity to transform them into beautiful noodles, they are fascinating to watch being created by their food artist Chef Charles Huang as he works feverishly to twist the dough then stretches them delicately by waving the arms and body. Next, the dough is untwisted, looped to double the strands, and then repeated. When stretching, these highly skilled chefs coordinate waving their torso and arms to increase the potential length of the noodle beyond that of the puller's arm span.

Chef Charles is bringing other Chinese Muslim cuisine delicacies such as mutton noodles, mushroom and chicken noodles, homemade mutton soup, steamed buns and pan-fried egg dumplings during the Puasa month.

SzeChuan Spicy Chicken
with Black Vinegar and Hot Pepper Oil

Braised Fish

Marmaid Chicken

Apart from the specialties on offer from their three special guest chefs, Kites restaurant will be maintaining the many popular dishes that were so well received last year. Some of the popular dishes making a comeback this year will be Gearbox Soup - braised beef knee together with a traditional mix of spices, served with condiments such as fried shallots and fresh lime. When mentioning the hot and popular dishes from last year they must mention the Kambing Mamak, a spicy and fragrant lamb curry. This special (and secret!) recipe is one that you won’t get any other day as Executive Chef, Francis Lau has kept this dish only for the Ramadhan celebration.

Chef Haniff

If you have any room left, why not try their resident Malay Cuisine expert Chef Haniff’s signature dish – Udang Galah Masak Kalio, king prawns cooked in coconut milk with chili padi (chili), lemon grass and turmeric leaves.

Other Specialty Dishes:

· Gulai Ikan Sembilang Tempoyak

- Catfish braised with fermented durian paste which is then cooked using turmeric leaves and other spices. The specialty of the states of Pahang and Perak.

· Tulang Rawan Masak Lemak Cili Api

- Short rib braised with turmeric leaves chili and coconut milk

Gulai Ikan Sembilan Tempoyak

Udang Galah Masak Kalio

Tulang Rawan Masak Lemak Cili Api

Other items include Mutton Varuve, Udang Galah Masak Kalio, Pucuk Paku Masak Lemak, Kum Heong Fried Squid, Daging Rendang, Kambing Kurma, Ayam Percik Sri Menanti, Minced Chicken Patties with Scallops Sambal, along with authentic Malay desserts to complete your dining experience.

The buffet dinner at Kites is priced at RM 94++ for adults while for children and senior citizens it is priced at RM 55++. There is a special price from 18th – 24th July where the buffet dinner is priced at RM 84++ for adults and RM 45++ for children and senior citizens.

The hotel also accepts group or company bookings for ‘Buka Puasa’. Surau facilities with an ‘Imam’ for ‘Sembahyang’ are available at the hotel.

Book early before 10 July for substantial discounts - terms and conditions apply.

For booking and reservations please call 03- 7802 524 (9am – 5pm) and 03- 7802 5200 (after 5 pm) or email us at ramadhan@holidayinnkl.com.my

Address : Kites Restaurant

Holiday Inn Glenmarie Kuala Lumpur

1, Jalan Usahawan U1/8 Seksyen U1

40250 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan

GPS : N03 05.652' E101 34.657'

Business Hour : all day dining

Tel : 03-7802 5200 ext: 3/2941

Website : http://www.holidayinn.com/

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