Food travel to India
So for our next destination within the foodtravel adventures we are doing, we decided to head to India for our next culinary experience. We wanted to dive into the rich colored foods, with spices like cardamom, turmeric, clove, coriander, saffron, asafetida, cumin seeds, and of course curry.
But before we set us off on our journey, let’s just take a moment and clarify one thing, we are not professionals. This is homemade food, and we are not saying in any way that this is the correct way to do it. Let’s just call it Indian inspired food by a few bored swedes, okay?
Do you see that little photobomber under the table? Meet Eddie 🙂
We made three different main dishes… Garam masala with halloumi, spinach, and chickpeas. Grilled Tandori chicken that mas marinated with yogurt. This was our first time ever using yogurt in a marinade, I was really excited about that. And let me tell, it will not the last time, it was super delicious. And finally, Curry masala with chicken, which I do believe was a favorite amongst us all. All the dishes were served with rice and Naan bread.
As starters and sidedishes, well I don’t know how they eat their foods in India, but we enjoy having them all on the table at the same time, so that’s what we did. We had some Raita sauce and fried Papadums, some cashew nuts, sliced fresh mango, and some extra spinach. And of course, as you can see on the table, we have some cups for our chai tea.
In Sweden, there’s only one place to buy your alcohol, and that’s called Systembolaget. We pre-ordered some wines from India to have with our food, but it did not get here in time, so a simple white had to due.
As we had finished all the cooking the sun was about to set, so the dim lights were kind of perfect. We lit our candles and put on some music from India to set the mood. Not that a mood-booster was really needed, can you imagine the savory smells that was going around the entire house as we were about to eat?
So this is our second stop in our journey throughout the spices of the world, last time we had an amazing Greek dinner and I am not gonna spoil anything by telling you where we’re heading next, you’ll just have to stay tuned!
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43 Comments
Ingelasresor
Det ser jättegott ut
Emma Engström
Inte ätit den typ av mat, men kan tänka mig att det är hur gott som helst ändå med många smaker! 😃 <3
Sue
Sounds & looks delicious! Making me hungry & definitely enjoying your culinary “virtual” travels. Cute to see your cat hiding under the table. 😉
Erin
Yum, that looks so good! I love the idea of traveling using food. The table looks beautiful too!
Georgina
Oh my! This is such an awesome idea to bring travel to the table. Your food looks so delish and beautifully presented – so inviting. Yes, I can imagine the aroma of the spices…did you make the nan bread as well? I’m staying tuned to the next destination 😊
Marias memoarer
Roligt! Jag har inte alltid inspiration att laga mat, så blir ofta ganska basic mat. Men jag ska försöka mig på matresor jag med så gott som veckovis 🤩🍴 Har också typ indiskt på gång härnäst 😋
Ida
Men alltså såå gott!! Och älskar denna idén! Så smart och rolig ju 😃 Kanske man skulle försöka sig på själv, lite olika “buffer” från olika länder, riktigt roligt koncept nu när man inte kan resa också 😃
Anngelic
Det var helt magiskt!
Nu ska jag bara förska få in mer indiska inslag i vardagsmaten också 😋
//Ann
Anngelic
Testa! Det var verkligen sjukt gott, och förvånandsvärt enkelt att laga 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Thanks Sue 😊
Yeah, we had a great time and I am really looking forward to our next destination of our foodtravels 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
You should try it Erin, I am sure you would enjoy it 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
No I cheated with the naanbreat, it storebought and heated in the owen 😋 I have heard though, that they are quite easy to make yourself. Next time 😋
//Ann
Anngelic
Ser fram emot att få läsa om dina matresor!
Vad sägs om att ta samma destination vid något tillfälle?
//Ann
Anngelic
Ja vi har haft jätteroligt med våra matresor, bara att planera manyerna ger jättemycket glädje. Planera maten, vad dricker man till, vad används det för kryddor… man lär sig en hel del 😊
//Ann
dks
Indisk mat ser helt fantastisk ut! Jeg har alltid hatt lyst til å reise til India. Ha en bra dag 😄
Jay Artale
The garam masala with halloumi, spinach, and chickpeas sounds delicious.. ever since we’ve been in lockdown I’ve been craving curry, and I found paneer cheese in our local supermarket, so I made a cheese, sultana, walnut, onion, and mushroom korma .. with added spices. It was delicious.
TravelAnna
Åååh, så gott det ser ut på de fina bilderna! Jag älskar indisk mat även om jag inser att det finns väldigt många kök inom Indien, så maten inte kan dras över en kam. Kul idé att resa kulinariskt på detta vis! Vi har själva börjat laga många nya, spännande recept hemma under coronakrisen.
Jessica Collazo
This must be a fun experience I love experimenting on the kitchen too
Jan
Looks totally yummy! Love the chicken skewers, raita, chickpeas, papadums and naan bread….. wow! I love your table setting and the hanging chandelier too! Look forward to reading more on your food travel!:-)
Heather
I’ve heard so many great things about India. I hope to be able to travel there one day.
the joyous living
nice! i love indian food and your photos are so inviiting. fyi its hard to read your post because the text is so small. and is that cucumber ont he rice? very cool. never had that in amrica.
Dianne G
India has a lot to offer too when it comes to food! Though I really don’t prefer the taste of masala, I still love their other recipes especially those with chickpeas.
Paolo
Looks delicious! I have never been to India, but i have tried some Indian food in Singapore. those pictures are making me hungry right now
Anngelic
Tack detsamma 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
That sounds really delicious!
I am guessing that indian food will be reaccuring in our home 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Åh tack Anna 😊
Ja det har varit ett kul sätt att resa nu när vi inte får ge oss ut i världen.
//Ann
Anngelic
It sure was Jessica 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Thank you Jan, glad you enjoyed the read!
//Ann
Anngelic
Me too Hether, me too 😊
//Ann
Anngelic
Oh I did not realize the text was small, so sorry for that!
//Ann
Anngelic
Yeah I have just found out that I really love chickpeas!
//Ann
Anngelic
Haha thanks Paolo 😃
//Ann
Steven Morrissette
I love indian food it’s true that the smell of all the aromas are mood lifting. Your pictures are great.
Marie Phillips
All of this food loooks absolutely amazing. I would love to be eating there! This was a great way to “travel” from home.
Marias Memoarer
Härligt med matteman! Jag har också handlat lite ingredienser så ska kanske försöka mig på indiskt på måndag då jag är ledig 😊
Matt
Eddie is so cute! I love cats. They can photo bomb anytime as far as I am concerned. Indian food is so amazing! I love tandoori chicken and rice naan bread, curry, etc. So many great dishes.
Autumn
I love the idea of traveling to a different country via a food journey in your own kitchen and home! I love Indian food and all of this food looks amazing!
Lavern Moore
This food looks so delicious and that bread looks like naan-and that is my favorite I would love to try it.
emman damian
I love Indian food. It’s really spicy and so yummy! I can’t wait to go back to India.
Gervin Khan
I have never tried to taste an India food before but this one looks really good and a mouthwatering dish. I need to try this!
Jessie
I’m amazed by the pictures! But the food….oh my goodness I want to come over right now! This looks incredible!
Jay Artale
There’s so many different flavour combinations possible. And I love the play on savory and sweet that is so prevalent in Indian cooking.
Sue
looks delicious. Definitely need to get to Indai. Hopefully after the woprld gets healthier. The three dishes you cooked look wonderful.