Vegetarian South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai with Vidhya
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Enjoy a private and authentic South Indian cooking class in a local Chennai home kitchen with Vidhya. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Vidhya hails from a traditional brahmin iyer family and has been an eggless home baker for many years. She would like to teach travelers to cook a traditional South Indian meal. Her cooking is influenced by all the beautiful cities she has lived in. She is a culinary enthusiast who loves to experiment with tastes, textures, and techniques. • Private vegetarian South Indian cooking class in a local home • Introduction to South Indian culture and cuisine • Learn to cook a lentil curry like sambar or rasam and an Indian dessert • Learn tips and tricks that were passed down through generations • Lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets are available on request • If you select the add on market tour - you will visit a local grocery store to buy a few ingredients for your cooking class
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Vidhya can accommodate lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request. So please let her know if you have any dietary restrictions in advance, while booking your Chennai cooking class online.
- If you would like to be served breakfast items instead of a typical South Indian lunch, Vidhya can also make idli, dosa, adai, uthappam or paniyarams, so please let her know your preference in advance.
- If you select the market tour option, please note that this isn’t a traditional market tour but a visit to a grocery store from where Vidhya buys her grains, lentils and spices.
Reviews(4)
We had a wonderful time with Vidhya today. Thanks her for the kind hospitality! We really enjoy her food and her cooking class. She mad sure we understood the receipts, and she demonstrated how simple can Indian food be e prepared. The food was really delicious. We strongly recommend this class.
Our cooking class with Vidhya was truly one of the highlights of our trip to India. From the moment we arrived, she and her family made us feel incredibly welcome. It wasn’t just a cooking class, it was a beautiful cultural experience filled with warmth and delicious food. Vidhya went above and beyond to share her traditions (she is also a great baker)! We learnt how to make various different South Indian dishes (chutney, sambar, dosa, idlis) that were all amazing. We would highly recommend Vidhya’s cooking class!
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful review. We are delighted to hear that your time with Vidhya and her family was such a memorable highlight of your trip to India. It sounds like an incredible day of learning, laughter, and delicious South Indian flavors. Vidhya’s warmth and generosity truly embody the spirit of Traveling Spoon, connecting through authentic food and culture. We’re so glad you enjoyed every moment and hope we have the chance to host you again on another unforgettable experience in the future.
My first cooking class. Our host family welcomed us warmly. The house was very nice and clean. During the lesson, we learned the requested sambar, rasam, vada, and carrot pickle. The recipe she gave me was simple but delicious. After the lesson, we ate the food we had cooked together with our host families. He was a kind teacher who talked to us a lot even though we were not good at English and taught us until we understood it. The teacher is a very reliable person. Thank you for a good time.
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re honored that your very first cooking class was with Vidhya, and we’re so happy to hear it was a positive and memorable experience. Vidhya is a kind and patient teacher who loves sharing her passion for South Indian cooking, and we're glad you felt warmly welcomed by her and her family. It's wonderful to know you enjoyed learning dishes like sambar, rasam, vada, and carrot pickle and that the recipes were both simple and delicious. Thank you again for choosing Traveling Spoon. We hope this is just the beginning of many more culinary adventures! Warm regards, The Traveling Spoon Team
I had excellent time with Mrs Srividya. We cooked spiced sweet potato, green vegetable curry, rasam soup, pineapple raita and she explained each step of cooking with seasonal vegetables. Simple but tasty, also helped to understand about spices which used in southern indian cooking. Then enjoyed meals on banana leaf including some other dishes she prepared. On the way back to hotel I bought some ingredient at the supermarket near her place so now I can enjoy the menu I learned from her at home.
