When I crave spicy, flavourful Indian street food, I pop into the Indian Streetfood & Co. Go for the vegetarian starter platter followed by Kadhai paneer, dal makhani, and naan if you want to stay away from meat.

With delicacies like butter chicken, biryani, kebabs, koftas, and tandoori naan on offer, what's not to like? My personal recommendation is to try the butter chicken with garlic naan and the kebab platter if you are a non-vegetarian. Hands down, The Indian Kitchen in Amstelveen is a family favourite. Most of them offer takeaway and delivery services via, Ubereats, and Deliveroo. To help you navigate through this diverse cuisine, here's a list of my favourite (with some input from friends) authentic Indian restaurants in and around Amsterdam. While these foods are popular in India, they do not even skim the surface that is the authentic Indian cuisine. Outside of India, Indian cuisine generally equates to Tandoori chicken, basmati rice, naan, samosa, and papadam. A country so big and diverse naturally offers a continent's worth of cuisine and then some. The whiff of authentic Indian food recreates fond childhood memories: the gastronomic joy from my favourite meal for dinner or even the dismay of forcing vegetables down before rewarded with dessert.Īs in most countries, food is richly associated with celebrations in India. Most of us hold our 'mum's cooking' as the highest standard of food, followed closely by the local baker, dhaba (small restaurant), and halwai (sweets shop). I don't mean food as sustenance of the physical body, but food as sustenance of the soul, as a connection to home.

As someone who grew up in India but has lived an international lifestyle for the past 20 odd years, I recognise the role of 'home food' in our lives. The aroma of a familiar dish can transport one back in time as no time machine can. Ready to go on a gastronomical journey with this Amsterdam Mama as she shares all her favourite, authentic Indian eateries in Amsterdam? Get ready to get hungry!

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