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Vibrant India by Chitra Agrawal6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() Growing up, Chitra savored the diverse cuisine of India. ![]() Her first book, Vibrant India, is a beautiful, evocative ode to her mother and her hometown of Bangalore, an exploration of the spirited food traditions of South Indian cooking. She also channels her heritage into Brooklyn Delhi, her line of premium achaars, an Indian pantry staple.Ĭhitra’s food is what modern American cuisine should be-traditional with a nod to modernism, respectful of cultural customs and celebratory of time-honored rituals. In 2009, she started her inspiring blog, The ABCDs of Cooking, a journal of vegetarian recipes rooted in traditional Indian cooking and reflective of Indian diaspora. While labels can be hard to shake, for Chitra, this cultural disparity was her fuel. ![]() In Chitra’s case, she is of Indian descent, born in New Jersey, raised in California, and now settled in Brooklyn, New York. Chitra Agrawal calls herself an American Born Confused Desi, a term commonly used to describe a “desi” or South Asian born and brought up in the US. ![]()
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