South Indian Cooking Class: Vegetarian Delights

Join Srividya in Chennai for a private in-home vegetarian cooking class and meal. Learn to make traditional South Indian dishes from scratch while hearing fascinating stories and anecdotes about the culinary traditions.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 48 hours
Highlights

Visit Srividya at her apartment in the T Nagar neighborhood of Chennai for a delightful culinary experience. Begin with a hands-on cooking lesson in her kitchen, where you’ll learn to prepare 2-3 dishes. South India’s rich culinary heritage is showcased through the variety of dishes you’ll taste at Srividya’s table, reflecting the bounty of the region….

What's Included
  • Private cooking class with your host Srividya
  • Homecooked meal
  • Bottled water
  • Gratuities
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Join Srividya in the kitchen for a private cooking class to learn to make two to three dishes from scratch. She will teach you about a variety of South Indian culinary traditions as you cook and eat together. You will sense her pride as she shares interesting anecdotes and stories that highlight the traditions and science behind the foods you will enjoy…

Location
North Boag Road
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.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Catovanhees1
Sep 6, 2024
Lovely cooking at home experience with Srividya :) - We had a lovely evening with Srividya! She taught us delicious recipes with curry leaves that we can now make at home in Switzerland! She also taught us about Indian cuisine and culture, and we had a delicious meal at the end!
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_i4975pv
May 12, 2024
One of the amazing experience - Her dishes are really heartful. Thank you so much for taught me very carefully. If you want make wonderful memories in Chennai,you should be go to her cooking class
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Donald
Mar 22, 2024
A great experience. - I had a fantastic experience, and learnt so much about Southern Indian cooking with Srividya, who explained all about the various ingredients, spices and cooking process. I thoroughly enjoyed eating what was prepared, and chatting about the food. Srividya and her family were very friendly and made me feel very welcomed, and would definitely recommend this fun and interesting activity.
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Alice_n
Feb 12, 2024
A Must experience - 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!!
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Ryosuke_m
Jan 10, 2024
Nice cooking class - 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.
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Dogdaze55
Nov 10, 2023
South Indian cooking lesson with excellent hospitality in central Chennai near the Hyatt and GRT Grand Chennai hotels. - Srividya and her family welcomed us into their condo-home for a cooking lesson.  A highlight of our Chennai visit. If you are curious, TRAVELING SPOON offers opportunities in many world cities. Cross-listed in Viator and TripAdvisor. We helped cook, mostly watched. We were served a beautiful meal and ate from a banana leaf "plate" with our right- hand fingers. What fun! The dishes prepared with us were: Keerai Kuzhambu (spinach steamed with tomato then finished with spices, dal in coconut oil and curry leaves) Kovakkai Perattal (a vegetable, steamed, then finished with spices, ground peanuts, and fresh grated coconut) Kuzhi Paniyaram (tiny round dumplings made with fermented dosa batter, served with chutneys and pickled mango) We gained some confidence that we might try to experience cooking these at home.  We took photos of the recipe progressions. A wonderful adventure! The home is in central Chennai near GRT Grand Chennai Hotel and the Hyatt. Uber works well for transport.
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Kathrynhh365eu
Aug 23, 2023
An Absolute Must! - Absolutely loved this experience! Learnt so much about the amazing flavours of South Indian cooking. Amazing host. Thoroughly recommend this.
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581chandrikas
Aug 14, 2023
I learned so much! - I had some trouble getting in touch with Srividhya because I did not have what’sapp, and I found the layers of booking services confusing (Tripadvisor via travelling spoon). However, the phone number provided went right to Srividhya, and this was our main way of communicating. She was kind enough to make specific dishes that I was interested in learning. She showed us all the steps for these two dishes (kutu and kozhambu) and answered all my questions. This included possible substitutions and variations. We had a delicious and beautifully presented meal on banana leaves. Overall, we really enjoyed the experience and learned a lot! I’ve already made the dishes at home since returning. I would have loved to actively cook with her instead of just watching, and if I were to book with her again, this is something I would ask about in advance. Once we were there, she had everything thoughtfully prepared, like a cooking show, and it didn’t make sense for us to participate.
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Oyoyo47120
Mar 13, 2023
Wonderful experience - We had a fantastic experience with Srividya. She contacted us to understand what we want. As my wife is deeply into Southern Indian Cusine, we made some requests and she covered them very well. It was great to learn authentic home style southern Indian cusine. My wife asked many questions and she answered all on them in details. Sirividya is very nice and plesant person to communicate. We wish to come back again in the future.
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Annie_s
Feb 7, 2024
Good food with excellent host! - 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.
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up to 5 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start of your experience (local time).