Tag Archives: south indian cooking

Upcoming: South Indian + Food Photography Class

May 14, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

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 »

Posted in Classes, Events & Classes | Tagged Brooklyn Brainery, Clay Williams, cooking class, food photography, kosambri, south indian cooking | 2 Comments

My Interview w/ Asia Society on South Indian Food

April 13, 2013 Chitra Agrawal

I was super flattered when Asia Society recently contacted me for an interview to talk about South Indian foods. I have been doing a lot of work to preserve my family’s recipes from Bangalore on this blog, in cooking classes … More »

Posted in Press & Features | Tagged Asia Society, Bon Appetit, Farisa Khalid, New York Times Dining Journal, Sanjeev Kapoor, south indian cooking | 1 Comment

Fresh Lettuce Dosa for Sandy Fundraiser

December 2, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

My fresh lettuce dosa is a nod to Asian lettuce wraps & a healthy play on a traditional dosa, a South Indian savory crepe made from a batter of fermented rice and dal, made on a skillet and served … More »

Posted in Favorites, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Recipes Index, South Indian, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged Brooklyn Based, coconut chutney, dosa, healthy recipes, potato curry, potato palya, Sandy Fundraiser, south indian cooking, Work It Brooklyn | 3 Comments

My Grandmother’s Tamarind Rice @ 3rd Ward Wind-Up

July 24, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

I still haven’t met anyone that doesn’t love tamarind rice when they first taste it. This is a typical South Indian dish and I’m so excited to share my grandmother’s recipe for it. My mother said that she searched and … More »

Posted in Autumn, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Popular, Recipes Index, Rice, Sides, South Indian, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter | Tagged 3rd Ward, authentic Indian cooking, Bangalore, brooklyn, Indian rice, Kannada, kari huliyanna, puliyogare, south indian cooking, tamarind rice, Tamil, vegan cooking, vegetarian recipe, Wind-Up | 2 Comments

The Spice Route: Veena Prasad on Curry Leaves

June 14, 2012 Chitra Agrawal

I’m very excited to introduce Veena Prasad, Founder of Veena’s Market on this segment of the Spice Route, not only because I love the concept behind her store of Indian spice kits and reading her recipe blog, but also because she wanted to … More »

Posted in Autumn, Curry, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Mains, South Indian, Spice Spotlight, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged coconut curry, curry leaves, indian recipe, south indian cooking, vegetarian | 1 Comment

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

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.