Private Authentic Kerala Cooking Class in a Local Home

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Join Freeda in her contemporary home overlooking the lush green Ernakulam landscape for a private, hands-on cooking class where you will learn to prepare traditional Kerala dishes. Begin your culinary adventure with a welcome appetizer and drink before rolling up your sleeves to learn to cook traditional South Indian dishes.

After cooking a traditional Kerala meal, enjoy the meal you helped prepare with your host at her dining table. You might try dishes such as a Kerala-style chicken stew or fish curry, karimeen pollichathu (marinated fish wrapped in banana leaves and grilled) or Syrian beef fry (strips of beef cooked in pepper and spices), appams and a seasonal vegetable followed by a delicious western-style dessert.

You will not want this experience to end but when it does, you will leave with new friends, a full belly, printed copies of Freeda's personal recipes, and a true glimpse into a local's life.

Example Menu

Starter

Vada (lentil fritters) and chutney

Main

Appams or idiappams (rice based breads)

Main

Fish curry or chicken stew

Main

Karimeen pollichathu or Syrian beef fry

Starter

Seasonal vegetable dish

Dessert

Tender coconut pudding or passionfruit panna cotta

What's Included

Freeda offers local beer
Bottled water
Local host
Private cooking class and meal with your host Freeda
Beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your host at her home in Kochi. Exact address can be found in the "Before you go" section of your ticket.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Freeda is one of those people who makes you feel instantly at home when you meet her. After a break for a few years, she has started hosting again!

Enjoy a hands-on Kerala cooking class with this charming host. With a local snack and refreshing drink, Freeda welcomes you into her contemporary apartment overlooking the lush, green Cochin landscape. You will then join her in her kitchen to learn to prepare 2-3 traditional Kerala dishes from recipes passed down through generations in her family.

After cooking, enjoy your meal over laughter and fun conversation with Freeda at her dining table. Your meal includes local beer. Leave with printed copies of Freeda's personal recipes and memories to last a lifetime.

If there is a particular dish you are interested in learning to make, please let Freeda know when making your booking.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Freeda can accommodate allergies and dietary restrictions so please include dietary requests, if any, when making your booking.
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Half-day Tours
Romantic Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Cooking Classes
Walking Tours
Food & Drink
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Cancellation Policy

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

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