Grant Road Market Tour & Parsi Home Cooking Class in Mumbai

Mumbai, India

4 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get to the heart of authentic Mumbai and Parsi cuisine on a private home cooking experience and market visit. Meet your host at a local apartment, and buy ingredients at bustling Grand Road Market. Then, create signature Parsi dishes such as 'ardalu na gosht' (lamb in apricot sauce) or 'chicken pulao' (chicken with rice) to enjoy as a delicious in-home lunch or dinner. Your meal, ingredients, and non-alcoholic drinks are included.

Learn to make traditional Parsi cuisine with a local cook in her home
Shop for ingredients at bustling Grand Road Market
Create classic Parsi dishes that you'll know how to recreate back home
All ingredients, dishes, and nonalcoholic drinks included

What's Included

Private market tour and cooking class with your host Mahrukh
Alcoholic beverages (local beer)

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Pintos Garage
Building No.NX3, Shop No.6, RN Wadia Trust, Kennedy Bridge, Nana Chowk, Gamdevi, Shapur Baug, Jyoti Studio Compound, Shapur Baug, Girgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007, India
Please meet your host Mahrukh at her home in Grant Road, Nana Chowk neighborhood of Mumbai. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Meet Mahrukh at her delightful apartment in South Mumbai, and savor a refreshing Parsi raspberry soda as you get to know a little about her, her family, and her culinary heritage.

After your chat, set off to nearby Grand Road Market, a mass of stalls selling fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and other specialties. Peruse the stalls and watch as Mahrukh picks out the freshest ingredients. As you explore, tap into Mahrukh’s knowledge of local cuisine, learning its secrets and how it was influenced by the British and Gujarati community.

Next, return to the apartment for your cooking class. Learn how to prepare signature dishes such as akuri, chicken pulao, and daal (lentils).

Enjoy a traditional meal of dishes that might include saria with lagan nu achaar (rice crisps with date pickle), tam tamata prawns (spicy prawns), jardalu na gosht (slow-cooked lamb in apricot gravy), roast chicken, and lagan nu custard (nut-topped caramel custard with vermicelli and yogurt).

Afterward, say your goodbyes and leave with new recipes, a full stomach, and the knowledge you have a new friend in Mumbai. Your experience ends when you leave the apartment.

Please note: Food during this experience is meat-based, with no vegetarian alternatives offered. No alcoholic drinks are included. Mahrukh lives in a 6th-floor apartment, and because the elevator only travels to the 5th floor, you need to climb one flight of stairs to her apartment. Please bear in mind that this is not a professional cooking class, but a culinary and cultural experience in a home with a local resident.

Grant Road West

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
The host does not serve vegetarian food
The apartment is on the 6th floor; the elevator only operates to the 5th floor, so you'll need to walk up one flight of stairs to the apartment
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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We had a fantastic day with Marukh...

Katie M, Dec 2017

We had a fantastic day with Marukh. It was a great, authentic experience! Marukh and her family are very welcoming. The food was amazing and we also learnt a lot. Highly recommend!