" Welcome to My Kitchen where the Khaanasutra
  of Indian Cuisine unfolds "

It’s an engaging and fun-filled environment where my guests enjoy themselves equally at the kitchen counter and at the dinner table, taste testing the foods of their passion and labour.  Celebrate a special accomplishment, milestone birthday, anniversary or family reunion with friends and loved ones alike. I offer scheduled cooking classes for you to explore Indian Cuisine, learn about the diverse cooking styles; explore, experiment and enjoy the spices and recipes.

I have been offering classes in and around the GTA for the last 20 years and authored my cookbook, An Affair With Indian Cooking in 2007. Cooking for me started off as a necessary skill in order to feed and nourish my newlywed husband and his family. It then proceeded to become a personal challenge as I continued to improve on my culinary skills and be on par with my Mum, Aunts and sisters who are all fabulous cooks.

Whilst writing the book, through all of the research and reading, I learnt immensely about Indian food: the historical perspective, the Avurvedic Medicine principles prominent within Indian cooking and, most importantly, the fundamental elements that make Indian food what it is. My biggest revelation came when I realized that there is no such thing as an Indian curry.  This changed how I wanted Indian food to be portrayed through my cooking.

The foods of India vary within the regions of India and although my classes focus on North Indian cooking, I was fortunate to be exposed to the various cuisines around India.  This exposure came to me largely through my travels to India along with my time living in Kenya, which possessed a large and diverse Indian community in a relatively small area. We were able to share our cuisines, the spices and recipes and create recipes that were Indian at their essence but regionally very unique. These India-wide cooking fundamentals along with specific techniques are taught in depth in the hands-on, half-day interactive classes.

Every class is menu-based, three hours in length
and is an interactive demonstration class
where guests are encouraged to participate if they wish.

The foundations of Indian cooking are covered in the class, which include making the perfect masala, the base for most Indian food. The art of blending spices with the onions and tomatoes is the focus of the class, which results in a symphony for the palate and layers of depth within dishes I’m sure you will have never tasted before.