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The chicken supplied generally to restaurants are Brazilian..they say it comes cheap compared to the local ones. whereas Mutton is mostly from India/ Pakistan.. and many of these restaurants do inform when asked..

if u want to buy fresh Zabeeha chicken.. then a visit to the Bird and Animal market at Sharjah would be advisable.. the fatter ones costs about 14 Dhs / piece.. and yes u can also do zabeeha all by yourself.. this is where I buy my chicken.. adjacent to this is the animal market where u get fresh Mutton..paya..and stuff..
many ppl here come all the way from Dubai..

Al Areesh and Rawdhah are the local brands of zabeeha Chicken mostly from Ras al Khaimah Farms.. available at supermarkets / groceries..
DO NOT buy Al Islami chicken coz it comes straight from Brazil.. also i learnt from a reliable source that Al kabeer chicken is from Sharjah farms and Mutton from India..

Sadia chicken is ofcourse is a Big NO..since its from Brazil.. Macdonalds here claims their chicken are imported from Malaysia.. this I have confirmed from two seperate outlets and got the same reply.. Tazij and Al Farooj fast food chains both serve fresh halal stuff..

And here is the BIG goodnews.. Saeed Anwar and Inzimam ul Haq have opened up Halal meat shops and meat products called Meat one.. it seems they had the desire that Proper halal meat should be readily available to all.. and that they have personally inspected these abattoirs and the way zabeeha is done.. the meat comes from pakistan..
they have also opened up a chain of halal restaurants called Imli chilly.. quite nice.. i liked their Kebab rolls..

Their meat one shops also sells marinated Mutton koftas.. chappali kebabs and tandoori stuff that can be cooked at home.. really good stuff..

also there is a restaurant on King faisal Rd, Sharjah, called Al Fadhil that serves fresh zabeeha chicken..dont miss the lassi ..served in small clay tumblers (matki ).. really tasty..

for Arabic food.. Id suggest the Mandi... or Mazbi from Bait Al Mandi.. they serve fresh chicken / mutton and also give home delivery..

And if u wanna go for some Iranian delights like Joujeh kebab .. khobedah.. sheesh taouk..or mushakkal.. then therez the traditional Ustadi Restaurant at Bur Dubai.. they claim to get their stuff fresh from the farm.. this is one of the finest yet economical places for kebabs and stuff..

Hope this shall suffice

wa assalam..