Nupur Arora
Indian Cuisine and Foodways
Nupur Arora is a local Chef of Queens, New York, and the owner of Queens Curry Kitchen. Nupur started Queens Curry Kitchen as a way to reignite her creativity, stepping away from a fashion career and stepping into authentic Indian homestyle cooking as a hobby. It soon became hugely popular among Indian international students in NYC who missed the taste of their mom’s food back home and looked for delicious vegetarian-friendly options. Several tiffin box requests later, she decided it was time to create a line of Indian spice blends for easy Indian cooking, and Namaste Food and Bev Corp was launched.
As the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Nupur has sought ways to support the community and restore their faith in hope and humanity through meals cooked with love. She has also made revenue contributions to India with the Hunger Heroes Project. Chef Nupur was awarded the "Small Business Hero Award" by the Queen's Chamber of Commerce. Her Queens Curry Kitchen was featured as one of the best businesses to emerge in the pandemic by the New York Post in 2021.
Today Chef Nupur continues to share her flavors with her food through in-person and online cooking classes, books, vegan meals, and her line of Indian curry spice blends! She also presents her cooking classes at FTH’s annual Diwali Festival, senior centers, and schools.
