Private South Indian Tamil Cooking Class in Chennai with Srividya

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Chennai, India

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

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.

Prepare two or three South Indian dishes during a private cooking lesson
Learn about South India's cooking traditions from your chef-host
Share your meal with the host and her family for an authentic family experience in India
Have a choice of time that ends in lunch or dinner

Sample Menu

Starter

Vada (fried lentil dumplings served with homemade chutney)

Starter

Dosas with sambar

Main

Seasonal vegetable poriyal

stir fried vegetables tempered with coconut and mustard

Main

Tamarind rice

What's Included

Private cooking class with your host Srividya
Homecooked South Indian meal

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Arcus - Appaswamy Real Estates Ltd
New No 21, 9, Giri Rd, Satyamurthy Nagar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017, India
Please meet Srividya at her home in T. Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Seema_G

Srividya was a great host. We enjoyed the conversation around recipes, traditions and cooking hacks. She has a lovely house and very knowledgeable about the different styles of cooking across India. Finally she is also a great cook, and made really delicious items for us.

Reviews

4.9

based on 25 reviews

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A Must experience

Alice_N, Feb 2024

Amazing experience to learn Indian vegan home cooking and dine at a home setting. The host, Sricidya lives in a pleasant quiet neighbourhood, and she was very nice and patient in attending to my queries ( though may have sounded silly to her) and explaining each step of the recipes and possible alternatives etc etc. She was attentive to my vegan dietary need, and used all ingredients vegan, e.g. replacing ghee with coconut oil and even getting nut-gurt to replace yogurt. I am sincerely grateful for that, and to learni what I can do for my own indian cooking. And importantly, Sriviya demonstrated dishes that I don't see in the restuarant, I think that's very heart warming! Very glad I made this trip and highly recommend to all who loves Indian home cooked dishes!!

Good food with excellent host!

Annie_S, Feb 2024

Srividya was an excellent host and teacher. We loved the in home, personal experience of meeting a local, getting to see their home, sharing a meal together and learning about their culture. Not really a hands on cooking class, but enjoyable nonetheless. We had some trouble finding the location, but got there eventually. It would have been helpful to have been given the address earlier than that morning. We had already left the hotel and had no internet access, so did not see the email with the full address until afterwards.

Nice cooking class

Ryosuke_M, Jan 2024

Her cooking class was awesome. I had a lot of requests, and they accommodated all of them, and I was very satisfied with the lesson. The food was served on a large banana leaf, and all of the dishes were delicious. Pickle taught me how to make two different types. I would definitely like to take her lessons again. I highly recommend taking her lessons when she comes to Chennai.

Good conversation & food

Seema_G, Feb 2023

Delicious

David_b, Dec 2022

We learned to prepare 2 vegetarian dishes using fresh seasonal ingredients. Then we enjoy a typical South Indian lunch together served on a banana leaf

Privater In-home vegetarischer Kochkurs und Mahlzeit in Chennai

Damaris_S, Dec 2019

Excellent information concerning Indian Cuisine, culture background and healthy food. The meal was delicious.

Our cooking demonstration was...

Steven M, Jan 2018

Our cooking demonstration was wonderful! It was so great to be in a local home and kitchen, learning how to make various items dosas, chutneys and share a meal together. I would have liked to be more active in making the meal and learning more firsthand about the items, maybe including a recipe to take home. Overall, this was a fantastic experience!

We were warmly welcomed with lime...

Beau G, Aug 2017

We were warmly welcomed with lime juice and a chance to exchange cultures. As we hadn't specified our tastes, Vidya prepared a delicious menu which she then cooked whilst talking us through the flavours, techniques and nutrition. Her knowledge, hosting skills and food was our highlight of Chennai.