Enjoy an authentic, private cooking demonstration and traditional Kerala meal in a beautiful, local Kochi home. Join Shamim in the kitchen to prepare some her favorite Muslim Kerala dishes from scratch. Enjoy the meal you helped prepare with Shamim while discussing cuisine and culture in Kochi.
Option 1: Traditional Lunch and Cooking Lesson with Shamim
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. After your welcome drink of garden-fresh lime juice or refreshing coconut water, you will be served an array of dishes in the traditional Kerala Muslim cuisine that may include chattipathiri (a traditional Malayali Muslim dish of layered seasoned beef and pancakes), pathiri (round paper-thin, rice flour bread), ney chor (a fragrant rice lightly coated in ghee), sharkapuli (an addictively delicious mango and tamarind accompaniment to the rice), Malabar chicken curry made with Kerala spices and coconut milk, and to end, semiya payasam, cardamom-infused milk with vermicelli, raisins and cashews.
(a traditional Malayali Muslim dish of layered seasoned beef and pancakes)
(round paper-thin, rice flour bread)
(a fragrant rice lightly coated in ghee)
(an addictively delicious mango and tamarind accompaniment to the rice)
You will make your own way to the meeting points
We hope you are looking forward to your in-home cooking lesson and meal in Kochi! Local contact information: If you need assistance, please contact Shamim at +91 93886 06911, +91 484 230 3570, or [email protected]. Meeting Location: Shamim's home (Address: Vazhakkade House, 29/156-A, TOC-H Nagar, Vytila Kochi, India 682019)