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Private Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai
Private Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai
Private Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai
Private Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai
Private Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai

Private Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai

By Traveling Spoon
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$74 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Gayathri was raised by her grandma, who was an expert cook - she hailed from Thanjavur, which boasts of a rich and unique food culture that Thanjavureans are very proud of! It is from her grandmother that Gayathri learned to cook. Gayathri and her family are travel enthusiasts and have enjoyed hosting friends from different parts of the world. And now she is excited to meet travellers and introduce them to South Indian cuisine and culture. Learn to cook one main dish and one side dish in your 1.5-hour, hands-on cooking class in Chennai. For a meal at Gayathri’s home, you can except to try a traditional, vegetarian meal while seated on the floor, eating with your hands from banana leaves. She hails from a Tamil brahmin family and they only cook vegetarian food at home.

• Traditional South Indian vegetarian cooking lesson in a local home
• Introduction to South Indian cuisine and culture
• Learn about medicinal herbs used in a traditional Tamil brahmin kitchen
• 100% private activity

Activity location

  • Ramapuram
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ramapuram
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Cooking Class and Dinner
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Starting time: 6:00 pm
Price details
AU$73.71 x 1 AdultAU$73.71
Total
Price is AU$73.71
Until Sun, 1 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHomecooked vegetarian meal
  • What's includedWhat's includedService charge
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate cooking class with your host Gayathri
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pick up and drop off

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • If any travellers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalised experience
  • Gayathri only offers a vegetarian meal. Instead of the traditional meal, if you'd like to try South Indian breakfast foods, Gayathri can offer dosa (a thin pancake in South Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground black gram and rice), sambhar (a tangy lentil soup with vegetables), medu vada (traditional South Indian fritters made with black lentils) served with coconut chutney and filter coffee. So please let her know your preference when booking your Chennai cooking experience online

Activity itinerary

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Learn to cook one main dish and one side dish in your 1.5-hour, hands-on cooking class in Chennai. Gayathri will also teach you about the various medicinal herbs used in a traditional Tamil brahmin kitchen. You will also cook in traditional vessels, such as kal chatti (soap stone vessel), eeya chombu (tin alloy vessel) or mann chatti (terracotta vessel) – depending on the dish you will be cooking. To make the tomato-onion chutney you will also use a traditional stone grinder. Chop, stir, fry, learn about local ingredients, spices and some tip and tricks, before you sit down to share the meal you helped prepare.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESRamapuram
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLERamapuram
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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