Taste of Westchester: Creativerajni at St. Barts Church Kitchen
82 Prospect Street, White Plains, 914-481-3585, www.creativerajni.com
Introduction to Kerala Cuisine – Interactive! – Rajni Menon, is an artistic chef who combines fashion and food. In high school she started painting and after coming to NY, attended FIT. She grew up seeing her mother and grand-mom cook for their huge family in South India. Together, they would be in the kitchen for hours grinding, sauteing, seasoning, and cooking up delicious vegan creations of mostly coconut-based food. As the chef behind Creativerajni she has worked in Michelin star Chef Jean George’s kitchen. Rajni brings her artistic color sense to the plate with 3 course private chef experiences in your home. 2022 Winner of “Best in Home Dining Experience” from Best of Westchester this chef will teach us about the cuisine from her hometown of Kerala. In this fun and educational Indian inspired class, a discussion on Kerala cuisine, ingredients, and hands on cooking. Learn about two dishes served in the traditional Indian home – Chicken Peera Pattichathu is a Kerala lunch dish and our fabulous chef shows us how to blend stir fried ground chicken with grated coconut and other spices to be served hot with steamed Basmati rice. A lesson on mango curry with yogurt and mustard seeds to accompany our chicken dish. For a sweet ending enjoy rice pudding with rose water and pistachios. Feel free to BYOB. You are welcome to stay and enjoy a tasting of all the dishes at the end of the class or bring a container to take them home. Pick one of two dates (A or B). Our chef is passionate about cooking for a purpose and is currently working one-on-one with children and adults for culinary healing. A passionate chef who enjoys sharing her culture and food education.
B. 1 Thursday, October 2, 5:30-7:30 pm, $25 (+ $30 sampling fee in CASH, payable to instructor). #71947