Indian Cooking Classes Chicago - Cooking with Indian Masala

Cooking with Indian Masala

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Food & Drink

Event Overview

Add flavor to your meals and surprise your guests by mastering cooking with Masala, an Indian spice mix.

In this class, you will learn how to make three recipes that are a staple of Indian cooking:

- Masala Dosa: thin crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes and onions, served with chutney;
- Chana Masala: a chickpeas-based, high-protein Indian dish;
- Masala Tea: Indian spice tea, a deliciously flavorful hot beverage that is also a great remedy to fight the symptoms of the flu and the cold.

All the recipes are vegan and gluten-free but are also favorites of non-vegans; they are prepared with the healthiest ingredients available.

No prior knowledge of Indian cooking is needed. The class includes an instructions handout and tastings of the recipes. Come ready to ask any questions about Indian and healthy cooking. Chef Kirti has been doing it for 40 years and knows it all!

Arya Bhavan is one of Chicago's oldest healthy Indian restaurants, offering a menu of authentic vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, and organic Indian dishes. Our motto is: Eat Well, Feel Well, Think Well, Heal Well!

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Recipe handout

Cancellation Policy

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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Kirti Sheth

Kirti is a vegan/gluten-free/raw Indian Chef and the Chef of Arya Bhavan restaurant in Chicago. She enjoys being hospitable, being around people, and nurturing them with products coming fresh from the Home we all share...the Earth.
Kirti has been vegan since she was a child, of her own choosing. It’s something that came natural to her, so she believe it’s been God’s plan all along for her to do what she does.
With a background in agriculture and years of experience growing organic produce on her own land in India and the U.S., she's made it her purpose to promote healthy eating for everyone.
Kirti is constantly at work coming up with new vegan, raw and gluten-free recipes and it’s a great pleasure for her to hear people say they feel better when they eat her food.

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EXPERIENCE REVIEWS

Dhaea K.
Reviewed on 06/14/16

I agree with the previous review that this was more of a cooking demonstration than a class. Though we were able to sample the food that was prepared (which was delicious), I felt the class was overcrowded and overpriced (at $50) for watching the instructor prepare the dish for the majority of the time (she did encourage people to come up front and help her stir the pot, but with nearly 30 people in the class and the layout of the space it was difficult for anyone but the people sitting up front to get there). We did get an opportunity to fry our own dosa (after she prepared the batter), but again with 30 people and one skillet, there was a lot of waiting and downtime. As for the instructor, I have nothing bad to say about her. She was very positive and upbeat and friendly and definitely knows what she's doing in the kitchen- I just wish the class was formatted in a way where people got to get a more hands on experience of making the dishes.

From Teacher:

Hi Dhaea,
Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm sorry that you had a less than ideal experience at the class. Your comments are very valuable and I will take them into account as I try to figure out ways to improve the classes and make them a more enjoyable and effective learning experience for all.
Kirti

I agree with the previous review that this was more of a cooking demonstration than a class. Though we were able to sample the food that was prepared (which was delicious), I felt the class was overcrowded and overpriced (at $50) for watching the instructor prepare the dish for the majority of the time (she did encourage people to come up front and help her stir the pot, but with nearly 30 people in the class and the layout of the space it was difficult for anyone but the people sitting up front to get there). We did get an opportunity to fry our own dosa (after she prepared the batter), but again with 30 people and one skillet, there was a lot of waiting and downtime. As for the instructor, I have nothing bad to say about her. She was very positive and upbeat and friendly and definitely knows what she's doing in the kitchen- I just wish the class was formatted in a way where people got to get a more hands on experience of making the dishes.

From Teacher:

Hi Dhaea,
Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm sorry that you had a less than ideal experience at the class. Your comments are very valuable and I will take them into account as I try to figure out ways to improve the classes and make them a more enjoyable and effective learning experience for all.
Kirti