Stamppot is a traditional Dutch recipe containing potatoes and vegetables (most notably kale). When cooked, everything is mashed together, hence the name stamp (mash) pot (pot). Last night we visited Arnhem for the night of fashion (nacht van de mode), which was great. Arnhem has a buzzing fashion scene and during night of fashion shops…
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The Ultimate Veggie Burger: Vada Pav
It’s not hard to be a vegetarian in India. Anthony Bourdain, who was a notorious meat lover, once said that he could consider going vegetarian in just on place on earth: India, “where being a vegetarian is not a burden”. Indian cuisine uses a mix of assertive spice blends (massala’s) and different textures to create…
Indian Streetfood Classic: Papdi Chaat
This is one of my all time favorite Indian street food snacks. Papri Chaat is a delicious starter made with Papdis (fried flour discs), boiled potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas, onion, yogurt and mint & tamarind chutney and yogurt, sprinkled with generous amounts of chaat massala and red chili powder. The flavors melt together in an Indian…
Sea bass and turmeric potatoes in rasam broth, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully
I tried another recipe from cookbook Nopi today: a delicious sea bass recipe inspired by South Indian cuisine, bathing in a beautiful and tangy rasam broth, a soup eaten in South India that is traditionally prepared with tamarind (a sweet and sour pod-like fruit). The recipe does require some ingredients for which you would need…
Kerala fish fry & Cabbage Thoran
I fell in love with Keralan cuisine when we visited India 2 years ago. In this recipe I try to recreate my memory of some of the most wonderful dishes we have had in Kerala. Unfortunately you cannot enjoy the Kerala experience in Indian restaurants in NL, but hopefully, with these easy recipes, you can…
Tandoori Chicken Drumettes
Tandoori dishes are the ideal comfort food: warming, fatty, juicy and aromatic. There is a science behind why tandoori makes you happy. Part of the traditional red color comes from a generous amount of red chili peppers. Eating spicy food triggers a reaction in the brain to reduce stress and kill pain through the release…
Indian Supermarkets in NL
I often use Indian ingredients that are hard to find in your normal supermarkets or even in Asian supermarkets. I love Indian cuisine, but needed quite some time to find some of the ingredients and pretty much roamed the entire cities of Amsterdam and The Hague to find the best stores. So safe yourself the…
Crispy Indian Crepes (Dosa)
We travelled to India last year for a 3 week holiday across the south of India (Kerala and Karnataka). We started our trip in Cochin, Kerala. This is where we discovered this amazing crispy and healthy dosa, which is eaten across the South as an all day snack, for breakfast and for a light dinner….
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