Jumeirah Olhahali Island Announces Summer Popup with Dubai’s Atrangi by Ritu Dalmia

13 May, 2025

Note for Indian food lovers! Jumeirah Olhahali Island is delighted to announce an exclusive pop-up in collaboration with restaurant Atrangi by Ritu Dalmia, the celebrated Indian restaurant at Jumeirah Al Qasr in Dubai. Taking place from 7 to 12 June 2025, the island will welcome Atrangi’s Head Chef, Aniket Chatterjee, who will join forces with the resort’s culinary team to present a refined five-course dining experience that reimagines regional Indian dishes through a modern lens.

Inspired by the vision of acclaimed chef and restaurateur Ritu Dalmia, Atrangi is known for its bold and eclectic interpretation of Indian cuisine. A self-taught chef with an extraordinary culinary journey, from launching Delhi’s first standalone Italian restaurant at just twenty-two years of age to building a portfolio of celebrated restaurants across India and Europe, Ritu has become one of the most respected voices in the industry. Translating her creative direction in the Maldives is Chef Aniket Chatterjee, whose contemporary sensibility and deep reverence for Indian culinary traditions promise an experience that is as refined as it is soulful.

For this special occasion, Chef Aniket has crafted a bespoke menu that artfully blends traditional techniques with global influences. Guests can expect intimate oceanfront dinners and laid-back beach grills under the stars, with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian tasting menus available.

The dining journey will commence with a playful twist on the nostalgic chilli cheese toast, followed by pickled doodhi and smoked dahi. Main course offerings include Malvani chicken tikka with confit garlic, or for vegetarians, paneer peeli mirch tikka accompanied by spring onion curry. A whipped butter board will serve as a palate cleanser before guests savour dishes such as kappa meen curry or satu pulao with dalma, parwal, and burnt tomato chutney, celebrating the rich diversity of Indian flavours. The meal will conclude with an indulgent Indian sweet, followed by mignardise featuring pistachio soan papdi and a mini jalebi with rabri.

Chef Ritu Dalmia expressed her excitement about the event, stating, “The Maldives has always been a special country for me, having visited several times. It is a thrill to bring Atrangi to Jumeirah Olhahali Island, where we can showcase community-inspired dishes while celebrating the best produce the Maldives has to offer.”

The beach grill dinner at Shimmers Beach on 10 June will be priced at USD 225 plus taxes per person. On other evenings, the five-course set menu will be served at a designated ocean-view location for USD 195 plus taxes per person.

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