Restaurants
Indian street food on Sunday
I can't think of a better way to spend your Sunday than having a lie-in and eating everywhere. So much better than going to B&Q or doing a bootcamp.
Spicetrippin’
Last Sunday was a wonderful Sunday. I slept in until about 11, had a cuppa, a persimmon, a shower and then I waddled around the corner because my food friend Paulami from Spicetrip with Paulami gave an East Indian cooking workshop here. The result became my breakfast. Robibar er Murgir Jhol (delicious chicken curry), aloo posto (potatoes with poppy seeds), beguni (fried aubergine) and masala chai.
If you’d like to take part in a fun Indian cookery workshop (either for yourself or as an activity for your company or a hen do) or are looking for a private chef (OMG, a new # life goal; just imagine having your own chef – how lovely!), then head to Paulami.
Afterwards she took me to a new Indian street-food hotspot in Amsterdam, as became apparent when we subsequently rolled out of the door.
Master's chaat
We ate a magistral samosa chaat there. Samosa is the deep-fried, stuffed snack that many countries have their own version of. And the chaat is the salad on top. In this case, a whole mountain. Crunchy crisp things, fresh coriander, red onion, tomato, sauces, spices, and then somewhere beneath that mountain the treasure: a monster of a samosa with a crust I won't be forgetting in a hurry. Badass:
You really had to dig to get to the samosa:
The pani pooris were also on point. Pani means water, poori is the small, crispy sphere that is broken at the top and filled with, for example, small pieces of potato, a bit of onion, tomato, etc. And that sphere, the poori, you then dip into the mint or tamarind water. And then stuff it all into your mouth in one go and don't talk, just chew.
The puris were fresh and crisp, very nice. In Pakistan, this is called happiness: gol gappa.
The best biryani
And we ate biryani – the best so far in the Netherlands.
With crispy fried onions*, mint, coriander, saffron, nuts, marinated chicken and vegetables.
*crispy fried onions are always a good idea; delicious with literally everything.
29 Spices really adds something to the Indian restaurant scene in this country. That has anyway expanded further in recent years due to the arrival of the many Indian expats in this country. Click here, here English here for mouth-watering examples.
What I'd still like to go back for: the gobi manchurian (with deep-fried cauliflower) and the pav bhaji (a kind of curry made from mashed vegetables)!
Off there then. Everyone. Hurry up & eat!
What are you eating here?
Samosa chaat, pani puri, crispy pakora and the best biryani so far...
Special features
Indian street food, so this goes beyond chicken tikka masala. And: plenty of vegetarian options.
Collection and delivery
Takeaway
Other information
Alcohol: Yes
Halal: No
Kosjer: No
Vegetarian: Yes
Vegan: Yes
