Rabab Indian Restaurant Amsterdam

1. Rabab Indian Restaurant Amsterdam - Reviews After recently posting various articles and photos about Indian restaurants in Amsterdam, a follower replied that the best place (in her opinion) was The Indian Kitchen in Amstelveen. My expectations weren't high (I went to Basil on the recommendation of another follower and had quite a disappointing meal) but there was something about his words that stuck with me. My first time to go was last Saturday, when I was in Amstelveen for some other reason during the day. I also happened to have a friend who had a car, which made the journey all the more fascinating in this endless February rain and wind. We were asked if we wanted the curry spicy, so naturally we said yes, and once they really were. With the small but mighty green chilies, they blew our heads off but never hurt the flavours. We arrived after 7 pm and the place was heating up, as was Indian Street Food & Co next door. The waiter serving us didn't speak Dutch, and I had the British-Indian accent I'm so used to from London; I took it as a good sign. Clearly when it comes to Indian food, Amstelveen is the place to be - and I seem to be missing a trick. The menu was unnecessarily long as every other Indian restaurant menu, and I didn't recognize many of the names of the dishes, so after much deliberation we settled on a few that we liked. Foreground: Stuffed Capsicum. Background: Hara Bhara Paneer Tikka. First was the so-called Hara Bhara Paneer Tikka – essentially a skewer of paneer cheese and vegetables, grilled in a tandoori oven and served with a dipping sauce of mint and coriander. It sounds simple, but you can taste the tandoori grill in paneer, while the sauce tastes as fresh and green as it looks. Our second starter was a whole red chili, made with a spicy, potato-based filling and baked. The sauce it came with was sweeter than tomato, but creamy and sometimes a little

2. crunchy from the nuts. I had never eaten anything like Stuffed Capsicum, but four days later, I'm still dreaming about it. It took us even longer to decide on the main courses, but we ultimately opted for Murg Makhani, which has prided itself as “butter chicken around the world” and Pindi Chana – a type of chickpea curry. But none of those descriptions do the dish quite justice. We were asked if we wanted the curry spicy, so naturally we said yes, and once they really were. With the small but mighty green chilies, they blew our heads off but never hurt the flavor. The chicken dish was creamy and slightly sweet with cashews—but not in a way that resembled Campbell's tomato soup, like many of the disappointing butter chicken variations I've eaten before. The chickpeas had the perfect textured contrast of smoothness and bite, while their sauce was laced with oregano. We have cooled our mouths with perfectly cooked rice and the mildest, crunchiest garlic naan I have eaten this side of the channel. Rabab restaurant's answer to Butter Chicken, Chana Sabzi and Garlic Naan My only criticism is that, despite ordering two starters, two main courses and two glasses of wine, our waiter was very reluctant to serve us tap water. He ungratefully handed us a glass, but given the spice level of everything, we got burned very quickly and had no choice but to sip an extra €5 into a bottle of sourdough. In 2020, with everything we know about the climate crisis, using another disposable bottle seems criminal enough. That aside, Rabab Restaurant is undoubtedly the best Indian restaurant I have visited in Amsterdam. Plus it's not actually in Amsterdam - and it doesn't even reach Amsterdam (I checked). So for now, it's time to top up your OV card and hop on whichever metro, bus or tram will take you closest to Kerala Doormanweg. Or wait until the weather improves and get on your bike – pedalling must be worth the extra curry, of course…