The Love Story of Meat and Cheese: Mutton Arsalan Kabab

Arsalan serves some of the best kababs and arguably the best biryani in Calcutta. The restaurant has several branches. The original one stands on the Circus Avenue, beside the flyover, at a point where it just rises above one's head. The busiest one stands proudly at the Five-Points Park Circus crossing, with an open kitchen grilling kababs right in front of you. However, the most plush and spacious one is undoubtedly the one near the food capital of Calcutta, Park Street, only a few steps down Muzaffar Ahmad Street.


Now Arsalan Kabab comes in both chicken and mutton. Six pieces of smoked meat is served wrapped in delicate and fragrant cheese. I  have always liked the mutton one better. I feel that the tenderness of Arsalan's mutton goes better with the softness of the texture and fragrance of the cheese. However, due to some strange reason, the Circus Avenue one doesn't serve this. So if you are looking specifically for Mutton Arsalan Kabab, be careful about the branch you pick.


The kabab is heaven. A cliche, may be, but once you have it, you will know, that there is not another word that can describe it. As soon as you put it into your mouth, the fragrance of the cheese combines with the smoked meat and  practically melts into your mouth. Mmmm...there can't be any more words. Not only because it will be utterly futile to describe the experience any further in dry words, but also because I am salivating!