Ayurvedic or South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai with an Author

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(2 reviews)
Chennai, India

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Enjoy a private Ayurvedic meal with a food expert at her home in Chennai. Meet Pratibha, co-author of two award-winning cookbooks and a spiritual and creative cook. Pratibha lives in the Mylapore neighborhood of Chennai in a traditional home and she loves to invite travelers to learn about her healthy style of cooking. After an introduction to the spices and ingredients she uses in her balanced cooking, you will enjoy an Ayurvedic vegetarian meal together at her dining table. Learn about the balance of flavors and ingredients as you enjoy a healthy Ayurvedic meal with your host.

Example Menu

Starter

Ayurvedic meal

Carrot kheer, bottlegourd soopa, khakra snack, mixed vegetable sabzi, lentils, fresh salads and pickles, spiced buttermilk, steamed rice and rotis.

Main

North Indian Rajasthani meal

Saffron sweet rice, kachori, roti platter, gatte ki sabzi, aloo pyaaz Jaipuri, rice with gooseberry kadhi, salads, pickles, papads.

Main

South Indian Andhra meal

Almond payasam, chapati with potato side-dish, bisi bele with broken wheat, raw mango or curry leaf rice, fresh salad, pickles, spiced yogurt, papads.

What's Included

Private cooking class and meal with your host Pratibha
Home-cooked vegetarian Indian meal
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet your host Pratibha at her home in Mylapore neighborhood of Chennai. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'before you go section' in your voucher for exact address, above is just neighborhood details.

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. Pratibha cooks healthy, balanced vegetarian food. She will welcome you into her traditional home with a welcome drink of effervescent homemade lime mint cooler spiked with some fruit (such as guavas, apples or grapes). Join Pratibha in her kitchen to learn about her culinary traditions. In your Chennai cooking class you will prepare a few healthy, vegetarian dishes focusing on local, seasonal vegetables and lentils. After cooking, sit down to eat a healthy vegetarian, Ayurvedic meal that focuses on local, seasonal vegetables and lentils. Pratibha believes in balanced tastes - for example her carrot soup has the sweetness of carrots balanced by the earthy flavors of cloves and coriander. As you share a meal together, hear about the various properties of the ingredients she uses and how they benefit the body and mind.

When making your booking, please state your choice of cuisine among these three: an Ayurvedic meal or South Indian Andhra thali or Rajasthani meal.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Pratibha only serves vegetarian food.
  • If you are a vegan, please let her know in advance and she can prepare a vegan menu as well.
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