Private Market Visit and Vegetarian Cooking Lesson with a Local Home Cook

Meet Geeta at her home in Oshiwara, Andheri West. She will treat you to a refreshing welcome drink of aam panha (raw mango) or sot paani (ginger water) and then you will set out for the local market. Geeta will show you the mobile carts selling fresh fruits and vegetables and shops selling spices, grains and powdered masalas (spice mixes). Come with questions as Geeta loves to share her culinary knowledge with guests!
Return to Geeta's apartment where she will demonstrate how to prepare 1-2 dishes. The menu will vary based on the season and she may show you how to make dishes like a seasonal vegetable, lentil kebabs, a flavorful curry, or a sweet. Please note that this is a cooking demonstration, not a hands-on cooking class.
Once the cooking is complete you will sit down to enjoy a typical home-style North Indian vegetarian meal. Geeta prepares dishes that span the cuisines of North India and Awadhi cuisine. You will sample dishes such as paneer parathas (Indian flatbread stuffed with fresh cheese), nimona (green peas gravy), panocha (lentil dumplings in masala gravy), stuffed vegetables and end with a sweet such as kheer (rice pudding).
Please note, this is not a professionally guided experience, but rather an opportunity to visit an authentic, local home where you can meet a Mumbai resident and share the culture and cuisine together.