Daawat Indian Cuisine

The owner of this restaurant ensures that the beef is subjected to hand-slaughtering procedures at a nearby farm. Presently, the lamb is sourced from Saad Wholesale Meats, although the owner plans to transition to local hand-slaughtering practices. Their chicken supply originates from Restaurant Depot, a supplier known for providing mechanically slaughtered chicken.

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Restaurant Depot is a distributor that carries many brands of red meat and chicken. In regard to their chicken, all of it is machine slaughtered. In regard to their red meat, the slaughter process is currently unknown. Most brands hold Halal certifications from certifying bodies such as Halal Transactions of Omaha (HTO) & HalalCo. Despite multiple attempts to obtain information from HTO regarding their stance on potentially problematic slaughtering practices, such as vertical slaughter, stunning, or blunt force trauma to the head/brain area, non-Muslim slaughtermen, etc., these efforts have been unsuccessful. It is important to note that the principal when it comes to meat is that meat is considered haram until there is evidence confirming it is halal. This is a principle that is consistent throughout Islamic jurisprudence.

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The present method of slaughter at Saad Wholesale Meats remains unclear. Despite multiple attempts to reach out, each inquiry has yielded inconsistent and contradictory responses. While it is confirmed that their chicken undergoes machine slaughter and is often imported from Koch Foods, Mountaire Farms, and Noor Al-Jabal, details about the slaughter process for their red meat are unknown - Access to witness the slaughter process is not permitted for anyone, despite numerous attempts.

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It is important to note that the principle when it comes to meat is that meat is considered haram until there is evidence confirming it is halal. This is a principle that is consistent throughout Islamic jurisprudence.