Menus checked November 2026

What Indian food costs in Dubai

Typical prices for 34 dishes, from 45 restaurant menus we read. The dot is the typical (middle) price; the band shows where most places sit. Prices are in UAE dirhams.

Lamb Rogan JoshAED 5722 menus

KormaAED 5717 menus

Chicken TikkaAED 5631 menus

Chicken Tikka MasalaAED 5627 menus

Seekh KebabAED 4526 menus

KadaiAED 4429 menus

Paneer TikkaAED 4232 menus

Goat BiryaniAED 3811 menus

Tandoori ChickenAED 36.5014 menus

Saag PaneerAED 3632 menus

Malai KoftaAED 3621 menus

Chicken BiryaniAED 35.1516 menus

Bhindi MasalaAED 3529 menus

Aloo GobiAED 3424 menus

Butter ChickenAED 3213 menus

Veg BiryaniAED 31.5012 menus

Dal TadkaAED 3029 menus

SamosaAED 3018 menus

Paneer Butter MasalaAED 2810 menus

Dal MakhaniAED 2711 menus

LassiAED 2332 menus

Papdi ChaatAED 2221 menus

Sev PuriAED 2018 menus

Chana MasalaAED 1710 menus

Chole BhatureAED 1710 menus

KulchaAED 1512 menus

Gulab JamunAED 1311 menus

ParathaAED 8.1024 menus

NaanAED 715 menus

RotiAED 515 menus

typical price middle half of prices

Where the favourites cost less

The lowest prices we found for the most-listed dishes. Portions and what comes with the dish differ, so check the menu.

Paneer Tikka

Typical AED 42

Patiala House Restaurant, Al Hebiah 2: AED 23
The Desi Mojo Restaurant, Al Barsha South 4: AED 26
Bawarchi Indian Restaurant JVC, Al Barsha South 4: AED 27

Saag Paneer

Typical AED 36

Pindi Boys Restaurant & Cafe, Sheikh Zayed Road, Trade Centre: AED 18
Bawarchi Indian Restaurant JVC, Al Barsha South 4: AED 21
Patiala House Restaurant, Al Hebiah 2: AED 24

Lassi

Typical AED 23

Bawarchi Indian Restaurant JVC, Al Barsha South 4: AED 11.76
Patiala House Restaurant, Al Hebiah 2: AED 12
Arsalan Restaurant & Caterer, Al Karama: AED 12.60

Chicken Tikka

Typical AED 56

The Desi Mojo Restaurant, Al Barsha South 4: AED 28
Bawarchi Indian Restaurant JVC, Al Barsha South 4: AED 29
Tunday Kabab, Nadd Hessa: AED 33

Kadai

Typical AED 44

Kabab Karachi Restaurant, Al Qusais Industrial 2: AED 22
Kabab Karachi Cafeteria, Al Nahda: AED 22
Khau Galli Restaurant, Jabal Ali 1: AED 26

Bhindi Masala

Typical AED 35

Khau Galli Restaurant, Jabal Ali 1: AED 22
Bawarchi Indian Restaurant JVC, Al Barsha South 4: AED 24.15
Patiala House Restaurant, Al Hebiah 2: AED 27

The full table

Dish	Typical	Most places	Menus
Paneer Tikka	AED 42	AED 36 to AED 42	32
Saag Paneer	AED 36	AED 31.50 to AED 36	32
Lassi	AED 23	AED 15 to AED 23	32
Chicken Tikka	AED 56	AED 37 to AED 56	31
Kadai	AED 44	AED 34 to AED 44	29
Bhindi Masala	AED 35	AED 32 to AED 35	29
Dal Tadka	AED 30	AED 25 to AED 30	29
Chicken Tikka Masala	AED 56	AED 41 to AED 56	27
Seekh Kebab	AED 45	AED 37 to AED 45	26
Aloo Gobi	AED 34	AED 28 to AED 34	24
Paratha	AED 8.10	AED 6.75 to AED 14.25	24
Lamb Rogan Josh	AED 57	AED 57 to AED 57	22
Malai Kofta	AED 36	AED 34 to AED 36	21
Papdi Chaat	AED 22	AED 15 to AED 22	21
Samosa	AED 30	AED 30 to AED 30	18
Sev Puri	AED 20	AED 20 to AED 20	18
Korma	AED 57	AED 57 to AED 57	17
Chicken Biryani	AED 35.15	AED 27 to AED 38	16
Roti	AED 5	AED 5 to AED 8	15
Naan	AED 7	AED 6.75 to AED 8.50	15
Tandoori Chicken	AED 36.50	AED 29.70 to AED 37	14
Butter Chicken	AED 32	AED 29 to AED 46	13
Veg Biryani	AED 31.50	AED 25 to AED 34	12
Kulcha	AED 15	AED 13.25 to AED 15	12
Dal Makhani	AED 27	AED 27 to AED 28	11
Goat Biryani	AED 38	AED 30 to AED 45	11
Gulab Jamun	AED 13	AED 12 to AED 15	11
Chana Masala	AED 17	AED 11 to AED 27	10
Chole Bhature	AED 17	AED 13.50 to AED 19	10
Paneer Butter Masala	AED 28	AED 26.70 to AED 30.75	10
Kulfi	AED 12	AED 5 to AED 12	9
Masala Chai	AED 3	AED 3 to AED 5	9
Pani Puri	AED 10	AED 10 to AED 13.50	8
Bhel Puri	AED 12.50	AED 12 to AED 14.25	8

How we work this out: we read the dish names and prices on restaurant menus, match each dish to a standard name, drop prices that look like party trays or typos, and use the middle price once at least 8 places list a dish. Compare cities in the Curry Price Index.