Private South Indian Cooking Class and Market Visit in Chennai
Join a local in Chennai for a 5-hour full culinary experience that includes a market visit, South Indian cooking lesson, and authentic in-home meal. Experience a cozy setting in this local home as you hear about South Indian life over Tamilian, vegetarian cuisine with your host. Leave with new recipes, a new friend, and lifelong memories.
Options
Evening market tour + cooking
What's included in Private South Indian Cooking Class and Market Visit in Chennai
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Enjoy a South Indian coffee at your host's home before driving together to the local market. Explore the vegetable and flower vendor stalls and learn about the varieties of regional produce sold at this street market that locals shop at. Next join Jyashree in her kitchen where she will teach you to prepare vegetable poriyal (sautéed vegetables with spices), flavored rice, and rasam (a peppery broth eaten with rice and ghee), the essentials of a South Indian Iyer sapaad (meal). You can expect the cooking lesson to last about 1-2 hours. Enjoy a traditional South Indian Iyer sapaad, a vegetarian Tamil Brahmin spread that you helped prepare along with other dishes prepared in advance. Enjoy a wide variety of dishes all prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients and served on a banana leaf. Your meal will be accompanied by rice and handmade dosas (crispy South Indian crepes). Sample homemade pickles and chutneys, which vary based on the seasons, such as tender mango pickle or her green tomato, chili and garlic chutney. End your meal with a sweet dessert and memories to last a lifetime.
Food Menu
MAIN - Sambar
Lentils cooked with local vegetables
MAIN - Rasam
Peppery tomato broth eaten with rice
MAIN - Vegetable poriyal
Sautéed vegetables with regional spices and freshly grated coconut
MAIN - Morkuzhmbu
Spiced yogurt gravy with coconut, red chilies, mango and curry leaves
MAIN - Vegetable fry
Potato, cauliflower or colacassia, marinated in spices and fried to golden brown perfection
MAIN - Dosas
Roasted, crisp, savory rice flour crepes served with a fresh chutney
STARTER - An assortment of Jyashree's homemade pickles and chutneys
STARTER - Rice
DESSERT - Sweet dessert
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- Vegetarian Lunch
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Jyashree
- Snacks
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Dress code is smart casual
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please meet Jyashree at her home in Besant 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.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Local contact information: If you need assistance, please contact Jyashree at +91 98400 93260 Meeting Location: Jyashree's home (Address: #2 MG Ramachandran Road, Kalakshetra Colony, Chennai 600090, India) Here is a map link to Jyashree's home: https://goo.gl/maps/NchPwgGowf32 -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
