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Vegetarian South Indian cooking class with a passionate baker
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3 Hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: Hindi, English, Tamil
Overview
Enjoy a private and authentic South Indian cooking class in a local Chennai home kitchen with Vidhya. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Vidhya hails from a traditional brahmin iyer family and has been an eggless home baker for many years. She would like to teach travelers to cook a traditional South Indian meal. Her cooking is influenced by all the beautiful cities she has lived in. She is a culinary enthusiast who loves to experiment with tastes, textures, and techniques.
• Private vegetarian South Indian cooking class in a local home
• Introduction to South Indian culture and cuisine
• Learn to cook a lentil curry like sambar or rasam and an Indian dessert
• Learn tips and tricks that were passed down through generations
• Lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets are available on request
• If you select the add on market tour - you will visit a local grocery store to buy a few ingredients for your cooking class
What's Included
- Homecooked meal
- If you select the add on market tour, you will visit a local grocery store
- All Fees and Taxes
- Private cooking class with your host Vidhya
- South Indian filter coffee
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Meet your host Vidhya at her home in Shastri Nagar, Adyar neighborhood of Chennai. Exact address can be found in the 'before you go section' in your ticket upon confirmation.
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Whether you're a novice in the kitchen or an experienced home cook, there's something for everyone to learn and enjoy. In Vidhya’s South Indian cooking class, she will share her culinary experiments, innovative recipes, and cooking tips with food enthusiasts. In your 1 hour hands-on cooking class learn to cook a lentil curry like sambar or rasam or kootu (lentil and vegetable stew) and an Indian dessert. While you learn to cook a few popular vegetarian dishes from South India, Vidhya will share tips and tricks which were passed on to her by her mother and grandmother. After you cook, sit down together to share the dishes you helped prepare.
If you select the ad on market tour: Meet Vidhya at her home and then walk for 10 minutes to the Adyar departmental store. Please note that this isn’t a traditional market tour but a visit to a grocery story from where Vidhya buys her grains, lentils and spices. Walk through the store while Vidhya introduces you to the ingredients used in South Indian cooking. You might even buy a few ingredients that you need for your cooking class.
Additional Info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Vidhya can accommodate lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request. So please let her know if you have any dietary restrictions in advance, while booking your Chennai cooking class online.
- If you would like to be served breakfast items instead of a typical South Indian lunch, Vidhya can also make idli, dosa, adai, uthappam or paniyarams, so please let her know your preference in advance.
- If you select the market tour option, please note that this isn’t a traditional market tour but a visit to a grocery store from where Vidhya buys her grains, lentils and spices.
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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