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Gina\u2019s cafe is specialised in serving both Middle-Eastern and Indian dishes, but the star lies in their classic Chapati with chai Karak<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Chapati and chai Karak is Gina\u2019s popular and classic speciality that continues to mix up flavors and ingredients from India and the Middle-East, combining two different cultures at their cafe. <\/span><\/p>\n

Gina\u2019s cafe started in 2016, an independent, family business that gradually built up their menu towards authenticity and originality. <\/span><\/p>\n

It first started by only serving chai Karak, giving out samples till people mainly came in for the unique hot drink.<\/span><\/p>\n

Luckily, Sultan Rahiman, the managing partner at Gina\u2019s cafe met many students from the Middle-East, and they\u2019ve shined a light at how popular Chapati with chai Karak is in the Arabian Gulf, even though it\u2019s originally an Indian creation. He previously lived in Abu-Dhabi for ten years before moving in Cardiff city, as he remembers how common it was there as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sultan said: \u201cPeople always loved Karak and Chapati, I saw that in Qatar when I went there for a couple of weeks, I\u2019ve been to Muscat and Saudi Arabia too. So, all of these visits helped me in understanding the popularity of Chapati and Karak.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Chapati and Karak is originally from India, but Arabs started to add their very own ingredients, \u201cOmani students told me about \u2018Oman Chips,\u2019 and how it\u2019s really popular with Chapati and cheese, it gives a nice crunchy taste with its spicy flavor. We started doing that, but it\u2019s difficult to get it from Oman, and you obviously can\u2019t find it everywhere,\u201d said Sultan.<\/span><\/p>\n

A mix of Indian and Middle-Eastern dishes are found in Gina\u2019s menu, amongst other stuff. The decoration in the cafe also reflects the mixture through it\u2019s setting, as the third floor portrays the traditional seating of \u201cAl-Majalis\u201d or \u201cAl-Dewaniya,\u201d which is a place of sitting where people socialise and gather around for discussions or other form of activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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