Lees dit in het Nederlands: Glutenvrij Indiaas Eten in Den Haag
If you're avoiding gluten and love Indian food, you're in a better position than you might think. Indian cuisine is built on ingredients that are naturally gluten-free — the trick is knowing which dishes to order and which to skip. Here's a practical guide to eating gluten-free at Anaya Foods, and at any Indian restaurant in Den Haag.
The gluten-free myth about Indian food
Most people assume Indian food is difficult to eat gluten-free because of naan and roti. In reality, the base of most Indian curries — rice, lentils (dal), vegetables, yogurt, and cream — contains no gluten at all. Classics like dal makhani, chana masala, paneer butter masala, and most meat and seafood curries are naturally gluten-free when served with rice instead of bread.
What to actually avoid
- Naan and roti — made with wheat flour, not gluten-free
- Some samosas and pakoras — the wrapper or batter can contain wheat flour depending on the recipe
- A small number of thickened gravies — a few restaurants use a wheat-flour roux to thicken sauces, though this is uncommon in traditional Indian cooking
- Shared fryers — worth asking about if you have a serious gluten sensitivity, since fried items can cross-contaminate
What to order instead
Steamed basmati rice, jeera rice, and most biryani are naturally gluten-free sides. For mains, dal-based dishes, paneer dishes, tandoori-grilled meats and vegetables (marinated in yogurt and spices, not flour), and most curries are safe choices — always worth confirming with your server for full certainty.
How Anaya Foods tags the menu
Every dish on the Anaya Foods menu carries clear dietary tags, including a dedicated gluten-free marker, alongside vegan, vegetarian, and halal tags. Rather than a separate "GF menu," gluten-free options are woven throughout the full menu — starters, mains, rice, and sides — so you can browse freely rather than being limited to one small section.
Questions worth asking at any Indian restaurant
- Which specific dishes are gluten-free, not just "is the food gluten-free?"
- Is the curry thickened with flour, cream, or purely with vegetables and spices?
- Are gluten-free items fried separately from breaded or battered items?
Eat gluten-free with confidence at Anaya Foods — clearly tagged dishes across the full menu, from starters to biryani.
Anaya Foods · Duinstraat 1, 2584 AV Scheveningen, Den Haag · +31 70 383 9500