Inside the Hottest Dosa Stand in Brooklyn | Secret’s Out | NYT Cooking

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Published 2024-06-14

Every Saturday morning, rain or shine, Swetha and Venkat Raju set up a small food tent on the corner of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn. And, without fail, a line forms way before the husband and wife duo has even fired up the hot plates. People from far and wide are hooked on Swetha’s dosas, a South Indian breakfast food that has become the star of Swetha and Venkat’s food business, Brooklyn Curry Project. Over the years, the couple has built a tight-knit community of customers turned friends — exactly what they were first looking for when they moved from Bangalore, India, to Brooklyn just a handful of years ago. In addition to managing a part-time food business, Swetha and Venkat still work 9-to-5 jobs and are parents to two kids. Follow along as Swetha flexes her creative prowess with themed dinner popups and the family works toward its goal of opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant one day.

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All Comments (21)

@futuroid 14 days ago

The sibling dynamic is so sweet
@Hemanthjoisofficial 14 days ago

So proud of you all !! I’ve been teaching guitar for skanda and mahati for almost two years now , first thing mahati told me when I met her was , her dream is to become first women president of America ! Since then I call her the president itself :D ! So proud of the entire family !
@sylvestenrodrigues4305 13 days ago

I’m Chef who is going to shortly open my own South Indian restaurant in Italy and this video gave me so much of motivation and inspiration proud to be a Kannadiga❤
@DB09198523 14 days ago

The reason they will be successful is because she is an extremely positive person, like sunlight in a room. My mom always said, when you cook with love, it shows in the food.
@rylandkozlowski 14 days ago

First of all: the food looks incredible, and it's only bolstered by the awesome family providing it. Seriously cool, wish them nothing but success.
@SKMarcusA 14 days ago

Hardworking immigrants is one of the best things about the US.
@denaross 14 days ago

She has a beautiful smile - so genuine, it’s clear she loves what she does!
@prasantdewan61 14 days ago

Beyond all the protest and chaos, I watch this video, the potato farmer opening his heart to an Indian immigrant couple, a software engineer turning into a dosa lady, locals appreciating their hard work, the American dream is still alive and kicking! Lets keep it that way aieh!
@TheRm65 10 days ago

I'm a very old man and I could never understand why some people in this country hate immigrants so much. Immigrants add so much to our culture that is interesting, vibrant, and valuable (and not just their food, either . . . although that's a huge plus: those dosas look delicious).
@swit1905 14 days ago

This mini-doc is beautifully shot and produced!! Hats off to NYT Cooking for doing justice to this sweet family's story. 👏
@mikal5693 14 days ago

This is such a wholesome family business. I love their interactions with the customers!
@user-hh7ii6rk1i 14 days ago

10:51 this is so endearing the husband in the back smiling at his wife thats so adorable
@SaffronTrailKitchen 14 days ago

That dosa looks legit like the ones served in iconic dosa places in Bengaluru! Wishing the Rajus all the success, and hope to try their dosas sometime :)
@Michelle_OR 14 days ago

What a lovely and hard working family. I wish you much success.
@fan.80s_90s 10 days ago

Brooklyn project should include filter coffee, which goes well with dosas and idlis. Medu vada with idlis would go really well with samba.
@007jamesboond 8 days ago

i am from north india himachal pardesh but i love all my india and culture and food, love and respect to all my indian brother sister mother father and friends,
@iamgama 12 days ago

Loved the sound of MS Subbulakshmi's Vishnu Sahasranam recitation in the background :)
@jayjonas1996 14 days ago

This video released today on Friday and they only operate on Saturday, the line tomorrow on Jun 15 is gonna be massive
@TheWelschman 14 days ago

Food is such an accessible way to share culture. Everyone likes food, It's the one guaranteed shared human experience.
@rohanphdbme 2 days ago

They are such a beautiful family, and I loved how they use the concept of 'community' in almost every sentence.