Amsterdam · Homefood

The food our moms
cooked for us.

A small homefood kitchen in Amsterdam, run by two people who love feeding people. We're putting the best dishes from our mothers' and grandmothers' kitchens on your table.

Amsterdam, NL Made by hand
A warm spread of dal, rice, butter chicken, roti and chutneys — homefood from Mokum Masala Amsterdam
Hands kneading dough beside bowls of bright spices
Our story

Two people. One small kitchen. A lot of love.

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We grew up in houses where Sunday mornings started with the smell of whole spices blooming in hot ghee, where lunch was an all-day affair, and dinner was whatever Nani had been quietly stirring since the afternoon. That's the food that raised us: slow, generous, a little stubborn.

Amsterdam became home, but we kept missing the taste of a long weekend back there. So we started cooking it for ourselves, then for friends, then their neighbours. Mokum Masala is what came of it: a way to share those kitchens with a city we love.

From across India

Recipes with a postcode.

From the kitchen

A few of our favourites

Hyderabad Chicken Dum Biryani

Our signature dish

Basmati layered with yogurt-marinated chicken, caramelised onions, saffron milk and ghee — slow-cooked on dum until every grain is fragrant.

Mangalore Chicken Curry

Mom's recipe

Chicken on the bone simmered in coconut milk and a freshly-ground coastal masala. Best with parotta or coconut rice.

Ghughuni

Nani's recipe

Odia street food — slow-cooked yellow peas with potatoes, our homemade ghughuni masala, yogurt and crunchy toppings.

Chowmein

Street favourite

Wok-tossed noodles stir-fried on high heat with juicy spiced chicken, garlic and crisp veggies — that smoky Indo-Chinese street kick.

Puliogare Rice

Temple classic

Tangy tamarind temple rice from Karnataka, tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves and roasted peanuts.

Lemon Rice

Childhood memory

Bright, zesty rice tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves and turmeric, finished with toasted peanuts.

Curd Rice

South Indian staple

Soft rice folded into yogurt with a gentle tempering of mustard, curry leaves, ginger and toasted lentils — soothing and cooling.

Coconut Milk Rice

Coastal classic

Rice cooked in creamy coconut milk with whole spices, curry leaves and ghee-toasted cashews — silky and aromatic.

Kerala Parotta

Coastal classic

Flaky, hand-folded layers, pan-cooked golden — perfect for mopping up a coastal curry.

Where to order

Hungry? Here's how to get a plate.

We don't take orders here directly. Instead, you'll find us on the apps below.

On the move

Catch us on the bakfiets.

We're rolling our little orange bakfiets around Amsterdam — popping up at markets, parks and the odd street corner with fresh, hot homefood straight off the tawa.

Where we're parked right now
Live location, updated as we move. Tap for walking directions.
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The Mokum Masala bakfiets parked at an Amsterdam market
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Live from the kitchen

Behind the scenes, weekly menus, market dates and the occasional mid-cook chaos. Come say hi.

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Come say hello.

A question, a special request — we'd love to hear from you.