The ABCD's of Cooking is a collection of Indian, vegetarian recipes, rooted in tradition, but mixed up with influences from around the world and what's in season. This site is written by Chitra Agrawal, a bona fide ABCD living in Brooklyn, NY ;)
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Delhi Markets
One of the things that I love to do most in Delhi is buy produce with my father and Great Aunt Kumud. We take a walk in the mornings either at Deer Park or the Rose Garden, and before we … More
Posted in Food Writing & Photography
Tagged local, markets, New Delhi, produce, vegetable shopping
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Nigerian Rice & Indian Curry Bowl @ Cooking By Heart Screening
Cooking by Heart by friends Alana and Paul is a series of short videos documenting recipes as they are shared across generations. Three of the videos in their series, including the video they filmed of my father teaching me how … More
Posted in Events & Classes, Special Events
Tagged 3rd Ward, Alana Lowe, cooking by heart, Ediomi, Everyday is a Holiday, Moviehouse, Nigerian jollof rice, Paul Helzer, preserving family recipes, Theresa Loong
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Indian Vegetable Coconut Curry
I’ve been wanting to make an Indian coconut milk curry for some time and I finally did it! I visited Goa couple years back and got to try some a amazing coconut curries there so I wanted this recipe to … More
Posted in Curry, Dinner, Easy, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Mains, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged coconut curry, coconut milk, Goan curry, Thai curry, vegan, vegetarian
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Cooking By Heart Screening @ Moviehouse 3rd Ward Event
Very exciting news! Cooking By Heart, a video series by friends Alana Lowe and Paul Helzer about preserving cooking traditions will be screened at a Moviehouse event at 3rd Ward this Sunday. One of the videos that will be screened … More
Posted in Events & Classes, Special Events
Tagged 3rd Ward, cooking by heart, cooking traditions, Ediomi, Moviehouse, Peter Berley
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My Favorite Indian Spots in NJ for Brooklyn Based
I was so excited to be asked by Brooklyn Based to write a piece about my favorite Indian spots in Edison and Iselin NJ, which is home to one of the largest Indian communities in the US. I have a … More
Posted in Food Writing & Photography
Tagged authentic Indian, Brooklyn Based, Edison, Indian restaurants, Iselin, New Jersey, Oak Tree Road
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Curried and Creamed Kale for Gojee Potluck
I made this dish special for the Gojee potluck last week, which was super fun because I got to meet a lot of the other writers in the area. I decided to make a curried and creamed kale, kind of … More
Posted in Autumn, Curry, Dinner, Easy, Events & Classes, Gluten-Free, North Indian, Recipes Index, Sides, Special Events, Stir-Fry, Summer, Vegetarian, Winter
Tagged Gojee, kale, kalustyan's, lebne, vegetarian
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Apple Tamarind Chutney @ Farm Bill Hackathon
My good friend Danielle Gould, founder of Food+Tech Connect recently orchestrated the Farm Bill Hackathon in collaboration with Gojee last month. The Farm Bill Hackathon brought together over 120 tech and food policy experts to produce infographics, apps and tools to … More
Posted in Autumn, Catering, Chutneys & Pickles, Easy, Events & Classes, Gluten-Free, Recipes Index, Vegetarian, Winter
Tagged apple, basil chutney, Data Without Borders, Farm Bill Hackathon, Food and Water Watch, Food+Tech Connect, Gojee, Northern Spy Food Co., Red Rooster Harlem, tamarind, Telepan, vegetarian, WhyHunger
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