Author Archives: Chitra Agrawal

Mumbai Foods Part 2 – A Giant Dosa & The Street

January 19, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

In Mumbai, I think I ate the largest dosa ever with my friend Fiana. Dosa is a South Indian crepe made from a fermented batter of rice and lentils and then cooked on a skillet. You eat it usually with … More »

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Mumbai Foods Part 1 – Chowpatty Beach

January 13, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

I just came back from a trip to India where I visited Mumbai and Goa with some friends and then headed to Delhi to hang out with my family. In the next few posts, I’ll share some of the foods … More »

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Spicy Tzatziki @ Drawing Class

January 7, 2011 Chitra Agrawal

My friends Dan and Nate host a really fun model drawing class every two weeks in Nate’s art studio in Gowanus called +DRAWING+MODEL+MUSIC+BEER+.

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Taro Root Curry

December 15, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

This is what taro root looks like. There are leaves too with these plants, but my father just bought the root or corms as they are called. I had previously eaten a purple variety of the root in a Chinese … More »

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Samosas – 3 Kinds

December 8, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

Over Thanksgiving, me and my Dad made samosas together for the first time. He had just learned from his Aunt in Delhi how to prepare them and wanted to teach me how. My family was in San Francisco for the … More »

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Winter Vegetable Soup with Coconut Milk and Chillies

November 23, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

I prepared this soup for my friend Busayo‘s birthday dinner. She was leaving for Nigeria and would be gone on the actual day, but I wanted to give her a little celebration before she left. I brought this soup over … More »

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Persimmon Salsa

November 16, 2010 Chitra Agrawal

Last Sunday, Sabra and I served Indian tacos at a 3rd Ward Moviehouse event that featured music from Kodomo which I loved! I wanted to make a special salsa to go along with our tacos so I made one from … More »

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