Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai with Vidhya

Name: Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai with Vidhya
Brand: Viator
Price: 48 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

5.0(4)3 hoursHindi, English, TamilBook 1 day aheadChennai, India

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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

Included

Homecooked meal
If you select the add on market tour, you will visit a local grocery store
Private cooking class with your host Vidhya

Not included

Hotel pick-up and drop off

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What you'll do

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.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

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.

Good to know

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.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.