Vegetarian Cooking Class in Mysore with a Friendly Local Host

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Anu at her Mysore home for your hands-on authentic vegetarian cooking lesson. Anu will teach you to prepare a healthy, flavorful vegetarian South Indian meal using her favorite cooking techniques. You will learn to cook three dishes together. Learn about the spices involved in cooking Indian food. Anu will also gift you a souvenir masala box (the fundamental box of spices that most Indians use when cooking!) along with a few sample spices. After cooking enjoy the meal together with Anu and her husband on days he is at home. Weather permitting Anu serves lunch on her rooftop terrace. Your healthy and sumptuous lunch includes dishes of South Indian and Parsi origin, reflecting Anu's family heritage. Your thali might include dishes such as masala dosas (roasted rice flour crepes with spiced potatoes) and a variety of seasonal vegetable dishes. Your meal concludes with a dessert like chocolate banana pie. Anu provides lunch for a yoga class so while there may be yoga students present during your lunch, your experience with Anu will remain private.

Sample Menu

• Masala dosas with a variety of chutneys
• Anu's signature pumpkin delight
• Sweet and sour cluster beans
• Stuffed eggplant
• Roti and rice
• Chocolate banana pie