The Butterfly Chef cooks @
ARUNA'S KITCHEN

From East to West - SPICE ROUTE made easy !

Please note: Cooking classes will resume April 1st,2012... Class Schedule coming soon.
I am also working on getting a custom website built and in the meantime will be using this template as a placeholder... Please bear with me .

Connecting with people is my first love....Cooking is my passion & sharing it with friends is what I enjoy doing the most ! .... After years of entertaining and repeated requests for recipes, came the inspiration for this new venture ... Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, this venture fulfills my desire for creative entrepreneurship..

I offer Indian & fusion vegetarian cooking classes in Austin for an intimate gathering of 2 to 6 students...Starting from the brunch/dinner I serve, to the boxes of food my students take home, it is such a fun experience as we exchange our stories over boiling pots of curries, amidst laughter and joy ! .. Join in the fun and let me help you spice up your dinner table !

Learn to cook traditional recipes passed down from generations, nurtured over time to preserve their authenticity while adapting to the changing lifestyles...Further enhance the experience with some of Aruna’s own contemporary creations...... Join her to experience the eclectic world of Indian heritage & hospitaliy ....

"Because when you are in Aruna's Kitchen, you are not just my student ... YOU ARE MY GUEST ! "

SHUBH BHOJAN / BON APPETIT

ON A PERSONAL NOTE :

     Cooking and entertaining have been a family tradition as far back as my great grandparents .... Going back to the days when I was a kid, spending all my summer vacations at my Grandmother's house where the doors were open to guests at all times of the day ... Given the fact that it was a family of more than 10 people living together, friends and relatives streaming in and out the doors was a constant... My very generous grandmother always made sure no matter what time of the day or night, there was a never a dearth for food & hospitality ... My mother, a very creative person, has dabbled her hands in everything from arts/crafts to being the president of her local women's organizations .... She always entertained guests with platters of delicious food and great attention to detail given the limited resources she had to work with ... I left home, carrying this rich family heritage with me, which has been nurtured over the last 12 years, adding my own personality, style and taste ..... All of this and much more, you will experience at Aruna's Kitchen...

It is truly an effort to carry on, build upon and share a legacy which is as much a glimpse of my family as it is my culture .




   Indian cuisine offers a wide array of options, especially for vegetarians to be able to eat healthy wholesome balanced meals ... The touch of spices to the lentils/legumes/ beans/ vegetables is sure to tingle your palate and make you crave for more ... At Aruna's Kitchen, I will show you the different techniques to cook Indian food without the use of enriching ingredients ( for eg. cream ) but still achieve the same results (sometimes better ) in taste.... I will also introduce you to a variety of dishes commonly enjoyed in India but not widely available in Indian restaurants ....

          Let me take you on a journey of Indian & Fusion cuisine and watch as the the touch of spices add a zing to your healthy lifestyle...

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