Mumbai Street Food - In Person

A hands-on in-person cooking class culminating in a dinner served with wine and beer. This class is limited to 12 students. See our registration policies here and our rules for in-person events here.

To meet the cold and wet nature of our winters in San Francisco, Meghna looks to the street food of Mumbai as inspiration. These are comforting dishes that are warming and nourishing. Our main dish will be a Pav Bhaji, a spiced medley of vegetables (bhaji) cooked with tomatoes and spices and served with toasted buttered buns (pav), a quintessential Mumbai street food loved by all ages. Pakoras, or mixed vegetable fritters, are a great antidote to rainy weather, paired with a fiery chutney and cooling sweet mango lassi.

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Pav Bhaji

Pakoras

Cilantro Mint Chutney

Mango Lassi—Mango and Yogurt Drink

This menu contains the following common allergens: Dairy, Wheat. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together! 

Through her company, Crimson Kitchen, Meghna Agarwal teaches Indian cooking classes, caters parties, runs her private chef business, and occasionally feeds the hungry souls of San Francisco’s numerous startups. When asked about her culinary background, Meghna notes with a smile that she comes from a culture that has been focused on food for the past five thousand years! With a heritage of food as the epicenter of most occasions, she is driven to find and replicate the countless traditional tastes of India – from Mumbai’s modern restaurants to the street food of tiny villages.

Meghna regularly visits India, where she works with Indian restaurateurs and chefs to keep abreast of their evolving cuisine. Upon return to her San Francisco kitchen, she infuses the latest trends with ancient traditions and techniques to pass along to her students. Meghna can now be found  teaching cooking classes in collaboration with 18 Reasons, San Francisco Cooking School, The Civic Kitchen and her own company Crimson Kitchen. You can find more information on her at www.crimsonkitchen.com or follow her food journey on instagram @crimsonkitchen.

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