The Ganesha Restaurant Amsterdam Review

After recently posting various articles and photos about Indian restaurants in Amsterdam, a follower replied that the best place (in his opinion) was The Ganesh Indian Restaurant Amsterdam. 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 visit was last Saturday, when I was in Amstelwein 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.

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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 Indian Cuisine in Amsterdam 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.

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 fresh and green in every way. Our second starter was a whole cayenne pepper, made with a spicy, potato-based filling and baked. The sauce it came with was sweeter than tomato, but creamy and sometimes a little crunchy from the nuts. I had never eaten anything like stuffed capsicum, but four days later I am still dreaming about it.

It took us even longer to decide on the main courses, but we ultimately opted for Murg Makhani, which itself is “proudly known worldwide as Butter Chicken”, and Pindi Chana – a type of chickpea curry. chose to 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. Adorned with small but mighty green chilies, they blew our heads off but never hurt the taste. 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 warmed up with celery seeds. We have cooled our mouths with perfectly cooked rice and the lightest, crunchiest garlic naan I have eaten this side of the channel.

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 catch aside, Ganesha Authentic Indian Restaurant Amsterdam is without a doubt the best Indian restaurant I have seen 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 – all that pedaling must be worth an extra curry, of course…