Sajee’s Place Cooking Class: Master Authentic Sri Lankan Cuisine and Discover Local Traditions

Join Sajee’s Place Cooking Class to master authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, discover local traditions, and learn new cooking methods. Get the complete recipes and recreate the dishes at home!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Joshua’s Cottage - Welcome to Sajee’s Place Cooking Class in Sigiriya, where you can immerse yourself in the genuine tastes of Sri Lanka. Join Sajeeva and his wife, Suzy, as they lead you through the art of traditional Sri Lankan cooking in an engaging, hands-on setting. Whether you’re new to cooking or a culinary enthusiast, you’ll uncover the…
What's Included
  • Herbal Tea
  • Cooking class with 5 vegetable curries, Dhal/lentil curry, Chicken curry, coconut sambol/mallum or Sri Lankan salad, Papadam, and Rice
  • Bottled water
  • Provision of all recipes and detailed explanation of spices
Additional Information

Warmly welcome to our Sri Lankan traditional cooking class! Come and explore Sri Lankan culture through a unique culinary experience with me, “Sajeewa,” and my wife, “Suzy.” You will learn new Sri Lankan traditional cooking methods that can be easily repeated at home. We will explain to cooking newbies the different kinds of spices – their benefits,…

Location
Joshua's Cottage
Joshua's cottage ,No 92, 4th Mile Post, Sigiriya,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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427l_nad
Oct 7, 2024
Really great experience - I spend a really good time with Sajee and him wife. They explain to you all the ingredients and the step for cook them, in a quiet space and nice kitchen. I recommend this cooking class, wish is a really nice experience :)
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Kaja
Oct 6, 2024
The best cooking class! - We found this place online but we booked it directly with Sajee as he was very responsive when contacted. Despite we were the only ones, they went above and beyond to make this experience enjoyable and memorable. We made (and also ate) 7 different curries and an extra dish - coconut sambol, which was really our favourite! Sajee and his wife have a lot of knowledge about Srilankan cuisine and they told us a lot of new information and answered on all our questions. Sajee speaks good english and he is also very talkative and funny. At the end they also got us fresh papaya and bananas. We really enjoyed the time with both of them and recommend this cooking class to everyone who loves Srilankan food.
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Julierr1439vu
Oct 1, 2024
Best experience in Sigiriya - Highly recommended. Great cooking experience and Sajee is very good in terms of explananing the different ingredients regarding taste and also nutrition. 10/10
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Paulmillingen
Sep 27, 2024
Must do - Great experience, you will have a good afternoon/ evening and learning a lot on how to make curries from scratch. Very nice and friendly people.
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887hakimad
Sep 25, 2024
Amazing - Had such a fun cooking class here, it was amazing. I couldn’t find a tuktuk at first and let them know, so they even picked me up by scooter which was very kind of them. It’s very nice to know what goes into Sri Lankan food and how they prepare it, really excited to try it at home with the recipes I got from them!! We were able to try everything ourselves and got some great tips, even on how to make it back home with the produce we have in the supermarket.
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Jessede6517yg
Sep 25, 2024
Sajee and Suzy’s excellent cooking class - Fabulous cooking class in Sigiryia. Cooked 7 dishes and side dishes and all were traditional and Sri Lankan - very hands on and learning the traditional methods of cooking. Sajee and his wife Suzy also taught us methods of washing rice and lentils for different dishes. The setting of the class was also lovely in an outdoor kitchen. There were three of us and only one other person in the class so we could all be very hands on. Would 100% recommend to anyone travelling to Sigiryia and cannot wait to cook everything when we get home with the recopies they have given us.
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Maikq251bn
Sep 20, 2024
Amazing cooking class experience - This cooking class wird Sajee, his wife Susi and his sister was amazing. We learn a lot about the spices used in Sri Lankan dishes. They showed us every step first and then we were able to do everything ourselves. Including the right way to open a coconut. It took us 3h to cook all 7 dishes and they all tastest great. Really nice is, the Sajee sent us the recipes so we can cook them at home. He also gave us tips on how we can replace ingredients with things that are available in our country. I absolutely recommend to do the cooking class with Sajee! One of the best experiences in Sri Lanka so far.
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Sandrasb7834lb
Sep 20, 2024
Amazing experience! - Really great experience with lovely people and amazing food! Learned so much about the Sri Lankan food! Happy that we decided to do the cooking class!
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Justinedl338zy
Sep 13, 2024
Recommended! - The cooking class is fantastically organized. We learned to make 7 dishes. These were super tasty! Sajee speaks very good English, which makes the experience even more fun.
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Samantha-231090
Sep 12, 2024
Great cooking class! - We had an amazing cooking class with Sajeewa! We learned a lot about the Sri Lankan food. We made 7 curry's, pappadam and coconut sambal. And got a lot of recipes.
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