Author Archives: Chitra Agrawal

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April 19, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

Yesterday, I was interviewed on We Are NY Tech, a site that profiles people in the tech community of New York. In the interview, I talked a lot about why I started writing The ABCD’s of Cooking and what’s continued … More »

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South Indian Cooking Class at Dekalb Market

April 15, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

Last weekend, I taught my first South Indian cooking class at Dekalb Market in partnership with Plovgh, an online farmer’s market. Plovgh provided veggies from local farms that went into the dishes we cooked. We had beets, carrots, pea shoots, … More »

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Mosaranna (Yogurt Rice)

April 10, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

Mosaranna or yogurt rice (and sometimes called curd rice but I don’t like that name:) is a staple of South Indian cooking. In my mom’s language, Kannada, ‘mosaru’ means yogurt and ‘anna’ means rice so mosaranna literally translates to “yogurt … More »

Posted in Favorites, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Recipes Index, Rice, Sides, South Indian, Spring, Summer, Vegetarian, Yogurts | Tagged curd rice, karnataka, mosaranna, south indian cooking, yogurt rice | 1 Comment

South Indian Cooking Class @ Dekalb Market on April 8th

March 30, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

I am so excited to be offering up a South Indian cooking class at Dekalb Market’s Spring Weekender. Dekalb Market is a community space housed in repurposed shipping containers in Downtown Brooklyn (yay close to Fort Greene!) and one of … More »

Posted in Classes, Filter by Type | Tagged cooking class, Dekalb Market, Plovgh, Skillshare, South Indian | 6 Comments

Lentil Leek Soup with Fried Spices

March 29, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

We are in between seasons right now which gets kind of confusing in the kitchen. Last week it was 80 and I didn’t really want to eat anything and this week it got cold again, which made me want soup … More »

Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Mains, North Indian, Recipes Index, Soups & Dals, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged chana dal, chaunk, kalonji, lentils, nigella seeds, north indian cooking, potato leek soup, soup, tempering spices, vegetarian | 2 Comments

Asha’s Ambode (Indian Falafel)

March 25, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

I’ve been wanting to share the recipe for ambode, the South Indian equivalent of the falafel ball for some time. I was lucky enough to learn the recipe recently from my Auntie Asha, who is an expert ambode maker.

Posted in Appetizers, Autumn, Gluten-Free, Popular, Recipes Index, Snacks, South Indian, Spring, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged ambode, appetizer, chana dal, south indian cooking, vegan, vegetarian | 9 Comments

The Food in Delhi

March 6, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

I wanted to follow up my last post on Delhi markets with some photos of the foods I like to eat in Delhi. Pictured above is a giant skillet of potato curry, paneer and veggies that you could get made … More »