South Indian Vegetarian Cooking Class in Chennai with Menna

You can expect an authentic vegetarian South Indian cooking class and meal - cooked using family recipes, local spices and vegetables. Your meal will be served the traditional way on banana leaves. A few dishes that you might cook and eat together are kuzhambu (lentil curry), lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup), kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy) and rice. End your meal with an Indian dessert such as payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina) and filter coffee.

• Private South Indian cooking class in Chennai
• Learn to cook vegetarian South Indian dishes such as sambar, kootu, rasam or dosa
• Experience South Indian hospitality in a residential neighborhood of Alwarpet
• Vegetarian options available
• If you choose the market tour option, get a guided tour of the Mylapore vegetable and fruit market

In your 2-hour hands-on South Indian cooking class in Chennai learn to make a curry, seasonal vegetable and desert. Start your experience with an introduction to spices used in South Indian cooking and then proceed to roast and grind fresh powders you will need to make the curry like sambar or rasam. Meena will share with you dishes and recipes she learned to cook from her grandmother, which has been passed down through generations. While you cook, she will also share stories, culinary traditions and tips and tricks to cook an authentic South Indian vegetarian meal. After cooking sit down to share the meal you helped prepare.

If you select the optional market tour - Before your cooking class Meena will take you to the Mylapore vegetable and fruit market, by rickshaw or taxi. The market in Mylapore is 2kms away, where they sell vegetables, fruits, flowers, traditional items for pooja (religious ceremony) and decorative items for the house. Walk around this busy, bustling, local market and visit Meena’s favorite shops. You might buy a few ingredients for your cooking class, before returning home to cook and eat.

Sample Menu

• Kuzhambu (lentil curry)
• Lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup)
• Kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy)
• Rice
• Payasam or sakkara pongal or kesari - Payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina)
• Filter coffee


Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Menu may vary depending on the season"
"If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking"
"Meena offers a vegetarian meal only."
"Private, personalized experience"
"In case you would like to eat South Indian breakfast dishes like dosa, idli, upma or pongal, please let Meena in advance while booking"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"



Duración: 3 Hours
Lugar de comienzo: The Raintree, St Mary's Road, 120, St Marys Rd, Austin Nagar, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600018, India

Cancelaciones y devoluciones: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Incluye

• Private South Indian cooking class with your host Meena
• Homecooked meal
• All taxes, fees and handling charges
• Gratuities
• If you select the market tour option, you will visit the Mylapore vegetable and fruit market

No Incluye

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

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