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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Teaching at The Brooklyn Kitchen on April 3rd & 22nd
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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Tangra Fall @ Court Tree Collective Nov 16th
I’m happy to announce that Diana and I have secured a spot for our next Tangra pop up! We’ll be holding Tangra Fall at Court Tree Collective, a new arts and events space in Carroll Gardens. We’ll be serving a … More
An Indian Vegetable Grows in Brooklyn
Last month I got to work with Jason Gaspar, head gardener at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum and Diana Kuan, cookbook author of The Chinese Takeout Cookbook on an Indo-Chinese farm feast we called Tangra Summer. The menu was a collaboration between … More
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Tagged Big Alice Brewing, Diana Kuan, Indo-Chinese, Jason Gaspar, Tangra Summer, Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
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Tangra Summer: Indo-Chinese Farm Feast @ Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
The ‘seeds’ of Tangra Summer started last year when I was talking to Jason Gaspar, my friend and head gardener at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum about growing some Indian vegetables in his garden that I could prepare for an event at … More
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Tagged Diana Kuan, event, Indo-Chinese, Jason Gaspar, Tangra, Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
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Upcoming South Indian Cooking Class @ 3rd Ward
On the afternoon of July 13th, I’ll be teaching a vegetarian South Indian cooking class at 3rd Ward. 3rd Ward is a very unique arts space in North Brooklyn and I’ve worked with them in the past on providing food for … More
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Upcoming: South Indian + Food Photography Class
I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be working with buddy and talented food photographer Clay Williams (who took the photo of kosambri above) on an upcoming class at the Brooklyn Brainery that will take place Saturday, June 15 from 2-4PM. … More
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Tagged Brooklyn Brainery, Clay Williams, cooking class, food photography, kosambri, south indian cooking
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Speaking @ New York Travel Fest This Sat
This Saturday at 2:30 PM, I’ll be speaking on a panel at the NY Trav Fest. The NY Trav Fest is a two day affair (April 20-21) held at the Bohemian National Hall and features tons of great panels & speakers … More
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Tagged Alison Meier, Annaliese Griffin, Brooklyn Based, Indian day trips, NY Trav Fest
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