Author Archives: Chitra Agrawal

Jalebi Making at Old Famous Jalebi Wala in Delhi

May 15, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

Old Famous Jalebi Wala is an institution in Delhi, dating back to the late 1800s. It’s located in the busy shopping district of Chandni Chowk and it’s specialty as the name implies is jalebi, a sweet made from fried dough … More »

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Tangra Spring: Indian-Chinese Pop-Up Dinner May 22nd

May 6, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

I’m happy to announce Tangra Spring is happening on May 22nd (special discount code for ABCD’s of Cooking readers below). Tangra is the seasonal Indian-Chinese pop-up dinner series I host with cookbook author Diana Kuan of Appetite of China.  This … More »

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Saag ‘Paneer’ Tofu & McCormick Spice Giveaway

April 29, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

One of my father’s signature dishes is his palak paneer, which is the popular dish of spinach and cheese curry served at North Indian restaurants.  I have always been fascinated with how his version is a brilliant color green and … More »

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Green Beans Palya (South Indian Stir-Fry) VIDEO

April 4, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

Recently, I was invited by Adrienne Stortz, host of XOXOCooks to share the recipe for green beans palya, a South Indian stir-fry of green beans, spices, coconut and lemon.  Adrienne was a lot of fun to film with and love … More »

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Teaching at The Brooklyn Kitchen on April 3rd & 22nd

March 26, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

I’ll be teaching South Indian home cooking recipes at The Brooklyn Kitchen in both their Brooklyn and Manhattan locations. You can sign up for the Brooklyn class that will be taking place on April 3rd here and the Manhattan class … More »

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Writing My First Cookbook!

March 25, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

When I started writing the ABCD’s of Cooking in 2009, I had one goal: to document Indian-inspired recipes I made in my kitchen using ingredients from my farm share.  The blog led me to do a lot of things I … More »

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Tomato Achaar Shakshuka

March 6, 2014 Chitra Agrawal

Lately, I’ve been developing recipes using my tomato achaar over at Brooklyn Delhi.  Ben and I are also designing some recipe cards to give to our customers, which I’m really excited about. I thought I’d share one of our favorite … More »

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