The 4 Chennai Cooking Classes That Earn Their Price

1.Traditional Cooking Class in Chennai in a Local Home with Sundari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $78Our pick

Join Sundari in Adyar for a private three-hour cooking class in her family home. Prepare four or five Tamil Brahmin vegetarian dishes, such as sambar, rasam, curry, or dosas, then eat together on banana leaves. Lunch and dinner sessions are available.

“I had a spectacular experience. Sundari is a great host: when there was an issue with the booking, she went above and beyond to make sure I did not get overcharged. Her teaching style is very approachable, and she is an excellent conversRead more”

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2.Private South Indian Tamil Cooking Class in Chennai with Srividya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $46Best value

Join Srividya in her Chennai home for a private three-hour Tamil cooking lesson. Prepare two or three dishes, such as dosas, idli, curry, or rice, then sit down with her for a home-cooked lunch or dinner.

“Amazing experience to learn Indian vegan home cooking and dine at a home setting. The host, Sricidya lives in a pleasant quiet neighbourhood, and she was very nice and patient in attending to my queries ( though may have soundeRead more”

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3.South Indian Vegetarian Cooking Class in Chennai with Meena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $54

Join Meena in her Alwarpet home for a private, hands-on vegetarian cooking class. Learn to roast spices, prepare dishes such as sambar, rasam, kootu, dosa, and payasam, then eat together on a banana leaf. Add a market visit in Mylapore if you want to shop for ingredients first.

“We had a lovely time in this cooking class - with great conversations and amazing food! Meena asked us beforehand what we like and created a menu accordingly. We highly recommend!”

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4.Traditional Vegetarian Cooking Class in Chennai with Gayathri

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $48

Join Gayathri in Ramapuram for a private, hands-on South Indian cooking class and home meal. Prepare one main dish and one side dish, learn about Tamil Brahmin kitchen herbs and traditional vessels, then eat from a banana leaf. A dosa breakfast option is also available.

“This class was a wonderful dive into traditional South Indian home cooking. The step-by-step guidance for preparing kootu, sambar, and poriyal was incredibly helpful, and the emphasis on using simple ingredients to build deep, comfortinRead more”

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