Top Tamil Nadu Classes & Workshops

Immerse yourself in Indian life and culture on this culinary tour in a local home in Chennai. Learn to prepare several South Indian vegetarian dishes, then sit down with your group and enjoy in the traditional way: on banana leaves. Dishes may include vegetable curry, sambar, rasam, or dosas. You'll learn much more about Indian cooking and culinary culture during this experience than you would by eating in local restaurants.

Learn to cook Chettinad-style South Indian fare with a home chef as your guide with this private cooking class. Your driver will pick you up and take you to the home of Kamala, who will teach you how to make a few different items (including dosas). After you're done with your class, you'll sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor, served up traditionally on a banana leaf.

Learn to make several South Indian dishes during a 3-hour private cooking lesson in a family home in Chennai. Prepare two to three vegetarian dishes—such as curry, dosas, or idli—and learn about the culinary traditions of South India as you cook and eat your lunch or dinner with your host and her family. Includes cooking lesson and meal with local chef.

Discover the secrets of South Indian cuisine during a 5-hour private culinary experience at a local home in Chennai. Begin by visiting the neighborhood market with your host Jyashree to select ingredients and see typical foods. Then dive into your cooking lesson and learn to prepare several rice and vegetable dishes. When the food is ready, enjoy a home-cooked South Indian vegetarian meal in the company of your host for the perfect introduction to South Indian culinary traditions and family life. Includes a home-cooked meal and non-alcoholic beverages.

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.

Visit the headquarters of the spiritual leader known as Sadhguru during this private, half-day excursion to the Isha Foundation and Yoga Center. Departing from Coimbatore, you’ll travel comfortably by chauffeured and air-conditioned vehicle, with hotel pickup and drop-off included. See the sky-high steel Adiyogi Shiva statue, spend time in contemplation in the domed Dhyanalinga Temple, and enjoy a tasty restaurant lunch.

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 travelers 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

Plenty of visitors get to enjoy South Indian cooking, but few travelers learn how to master local delicacies. Get insider access to South India’s celebrated culinary culture, with recipes passed down over generations. Learn to cook traditional Tamil dishes with a local host in a private hands-on class, from paper-thin dosas to homemade mango pickles. You’ll also get to munch on the savory meal that you helped prepare, served on a banana leaf.

Learn to cook dishes from across India in the home of a local with this cooking experience. You'll have the chance to cook everything from Chennai classics to North Indian mainstays, with flexible options depending on preference s. You'll then sit down to dine with your host and her family, complete with a local dessert.

Visit the headquarters of the spiritual leader known as Sadhguru during this private, half-day excursion to the Isha Foundation and Yoga Center, which includes a tasty lunch in a local restaurant. Departing from your Coimbatore hotel, you’ll travel comfortably by chauffeured and air-conditioned vehicle. See the record-breaking steel Adiyogi Shiva statue and spend time meditating inside the domed Dhyanalinga Temple.