Yum! Indian Cooking Classes in Stockholm

Holiday Update: If you would like to give a cooking session as a gift just contact me and let me know what you want to do. There will be a couple group classes organized next March/April for those interested.

I love cooking and one of topics readers wanted covered from the polling was more posts about cooking and different cuisines.

Now that it is summer and the weather is great to cook lots of lovely food, I am going to be holding a few cooking classes over the summer for Indian food. If you love Indian cuisine from the restaurants (the few, the proud, the delicious), learning to cook that same kind of food at home is easy.

Truly, Indian cooking is easy once you master the basics and understanding of the spices.

What I’m planning is to host a course made of three sessions in a one week period, as to ensure that it does not interfere with vacations.

My mom, a fantastic cook, knows Gujarati, vegetarian, Marathi, South Indian, traditional North Indian, and even some Burmese dishes. She will lead the cooking class as her depth and knowledge of Indian food is brilliant.

What will you learn?

Because it is summer, we will have lighter meals. Simple, quick Indian dishes.

For drinks: mango lassi, sweet lassi, Indian chai (don’t call it chai tea, that’s calling it tea tea then), and chaas (a favorite Gujarathi drink made of yogurt).

Food: Chole bhatura (chick pea curry), paneer bhurji, dahl, biryani, egg curry, and fresh home paneer (cheese!).

Grilling: Tandoori chicken

Side dishes: Raita, tomato raita, papard.

Dishes may change but definitely chicken tikka masala will be on the menu!

Naan cannot officially be made at home because homes do not have a tandoor, an oven charcoal pit. Instead, we will make roti, another typical Indian bread.

How much it costs? The intention is to not make money but we do need to cover food costs and making spice basket to give to all the students. The spice basket will get you started on making any Indian dish and avoids you from buying big bulky bags at the store. Charge is 750SEK for the three classes. Plus, you get the eat the food we make!

Class schedule:
October 19th, 20th, and 21st from 18.00-21.30
October 26th, 27th, 28th from 18.00-21.30

If you want to have the class on the weekend, that can be organized as well, please email me.

If you are interested, or want to gift it to a friend. Please post a comment or email me directly at ablacksapphire@gmail.com. Half the payment must be received before the class starts. It will be held at my home in Stockholm.

This will be wonderful for all of you Indian food lovers out there looking to bring India to your home! Besides, how often do you get a chance to learning Indian cooking in Stockholm, Sweden?

And mumms the word!

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