When it comes to delicious traditional foods, mandi is a popular dish that comes to mind. A quick stroll around the city will reveal a variety of different mandi restaurants in Abu Dhabi . One of the best ways to try this delicious dish is by experiencing it the way it was meant to be had. Mandi is a delicious traditional dish, that is said to have originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen. It is a meat & rice dish, made with a variety of different spices, called Hawaij. The name Mandi, in Arabic, means “dew”, which refers to the moist & dewy texture of the meat once cooked. Mandi is cooked in an underground pit, often called a tandoor. The technique used to prepare the dish is what sets it apart from other similar rice & meat dishes. First, the meat is left to marinate using spices, which are usually kept overnight. When the dish is ready to be cooked, it is first boiled, and partially cooked, and then the spiced broth is used to cook the rice, while the meat is suspended above th...