Lunch/Dinner and Cooking Class with a Local Family (3-4 hours)
Multi-Sensory Experience A cooking class stimulates all your senses: Sight: Vibrant ingredients and colorful dishes. Smell: Aromas of spices and cooking food. Taste: Flavors of freshly prepared meals. Touch: Hands-on preparation of ingredients. Sound: Stories, laughter, and the sizzle of food being cooked.
Intimate and Relaxed Setting Cooking classes are often small and intimate, providing a cozy and personalized atmosphere. This is a refreshing change from crowded tourist attractions or fast-paced activities.
Skill Development You walk away with new culinary skills, recipes, and techniques that you can use long after your trip. Whether it’s mastering a spice blend, making bread, or perfecting a traditional dish, the knowledge is practical and lasting
Authentic Cultural Experience Unlike sightseeing or passive activities, a cooking class allows you to engage directly with the local culture.
Options
Amritsar Cooking Class (A Chef's Journey of Cooking)
Pickup included
What's included in Lunch/Dinner and Cooking Class with a Local Family (3-4 hours)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Meet with a local family in amritsar and enjoy local culture with our parents. 1. Warm Welcome and Introduction You’ll be greeted by the host, often in our home in a cozy kitchen setting. The session begins with an introduction to the local cuisine, traditions, and popular dishes. 2. Overview of Ingredients and Spices Learn about essential ingredients and spices used in the region’s cooking. I will explain their health benefits, origins, and flavor profiles. 3. Hands-On Cooking Under the my guidance, you’ll prepare 2-4 traditional dishes step by step. Depending on the cuisine, you may learn techniques like: Rolling dough for bread or flatbreads (e.g., naan, tortillas). Balancing spices to create authentic curries, stews, or sauces. Preparing appetizers, main courses, and desserts. 4. Cultural Insights Alongside the cooking process, we share stories, traditions, or anecdotes tied to the dishes being made. Discover the cultural importance of meals and how they’re enjoyed in local households. 5. Tasting and Dining Once the dishes are ready, you’ll sit down to enjoy the meal you’ve cooked. 6. Recipe Sharing Take home recipe cards or notes so you can recreate the dishes on your own.
Food Menu
STARTER - Pakoras (Fritters)
STARTER - Chai (tea)
MAIN - Chicken Gravy Punjabi Style
MAIN - Lentils ( black dal)
MAIN - Paneer Butter Masala
MAIN - Makki Di Roti (corn bread) Sarson Da Saag (spinach)
this dish is seasonal and loved by every Indian but specially punjabi origin.
MAIN - Roti (bread)
wheat flour
DESSERT - Rice Pudding
Inclusions
- Soda/Pop
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Taxi for round trip available @ 2000 inr extra
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
When you reach meeting point then i will personally come to take you.
Meeting / End Points
- please come outside of DAV red cross school Amritsar and wait for your host here. I will personally come take you to my place. our place is near Amritsar bus terminal not far from any hotel in Amritsar.
