South Indian Classics

This is a live, interactive, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. See our event policies at the bottom of this webpage.

Meghna's classes at 18 Reasons have featured classics from North India; these dishes are more recognizeable with their popularity in restaurants in the US. With this class, Meghna will teach you a few classic dishes from the southern part of India, featuring key ingredients from the region, like rice and coconut, and a variety of spices. 

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South Indian Fish Curry—A fiery coconut-based curry

Green Beans with Coconut—A classic dish with mustard seeds and coconut

Lemon Rice—Flavored with curry leaves, mustard seeds, and lemon juice

Equipment and Ingredient List for this class can be found here; please review before buying a ticket.

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

If you’re new to 18 Reasons Online, please read this guide: How to Take an Online Class at 18 Reasons. Five calendar days before class, 18 Reasons may decide to cancel this class if not enough tickets are sold. We will notify registrants by email about cancellations.

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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