Queen Letizia likes Indian food. So much so that on September 15 he celebrated his 49th birthday in Indian Aroma, an Indian restaurant in the neighborhood of letters Madrid in which it is not the first time that you reserve a table.
The Kings and their daughter Sofía occupied a table for three that Leonor, who is studying high school in a boarding school in Wales, could not sit at. The restaurant reserved a discreet location for them for the occasion, where the royals They were behind a column and surrounded by plants.
Up to two previous occasions, the kings and their daughters had tasted the exotic Indian dishes of this restaurant. The first took place in 2017 and the second on March 21, as was recorded on the local’s Instagram with a photo of the staff together with the royal family.
Located on Ventura de la Vega street, the restaurant is specialized in North Indian food. It opened in 2005 with the purpose, as noted on its website, of “serving authentic Indian cuisine dishes.” And it is that all their food “is cooked at the moment and the tandoori dishes are cooked in the tandoor oven.” The place setting is around 30 euros, although they have a tasting menu of 21’95 euros per person.
Among the dishes they ordered, it has been known that there is chicken tikka masala and two vegetarian recipes. The first based on chickpeas, with tomato, onion, garlic and many spices. While the other is made with cheese, pepper, coriander and other spices.
Chicken tikka masala is one of the most famous dishes in the world. The recipe originated in British India, being a Blangadesi recipe that was adapted to British taste, softening the power of the spicy. Later, its consumption was extended in the United Kingdom and the British like this dish so much today that even a former Foreign Minister came to describe it como the great national dish of Great Britain.
Is about a very creamy recipe with coconut milk and cardamom. They accompanied these dishes with rice, garlic bread with cheese, and lentil bread. And although they skipped dessert, they did order an Indian tea.
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