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PRIVATE Chennai Cooking Class in a Local Home with Meena

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PRIVATE Chennai Cooking Class in a Local Home with Meena

About this activity

You can expect an authentic vegetarian South Indian cooking class and meal - cooked using family recipes, local spices and vegetables. Your meal will be served the traditional way on banana leaves. A few dishes that you might cook and eat together are kuzhambu (lentil curry), lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup), kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy) and rice. End your meal with an Indian dessert such as payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina) and filter coffee.

• Private South Indian cooking class in Chennai

• Learn to cook vegetarian South Indian dishes such as sambar, kootu, rasam or dosa

• Experience South Indian hospitality in a residential neighborhood of Alwarpet

• Vegetarian options available

What's included

  • ✓Homecooked meal
  • ✓Private South Indian cooking class with your host Meena

Not included

  • ✕Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

  • Meet Meena directly at her apartment in Alwarpet, close to Crowne Plaza and Raintree Hotel in Chennai. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighborhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your voucher.

Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Meena offers a vegetarian meal only.
  • In case you would like to eat South Indian breakfast dishes like dosa, idli, upma or pongal, please let Meena in advance while booking

Cancellation policy

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

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