Full-Day Indian Cookery Experience (Non-Vegetarian)
Venue: Joseph Rowntree School, Haxby Road, York
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (arrive 9:45 am)
Day: Saturday
Join me for a full day of hands-on Indian cooking, where you’ll discover how simple ingredients and a few perfectly balanced spices can create dishes full of depth, aroma and colour. This is more than just a cookery class; it is an immersive experience that will awaken your senses and transform the way you cook curries.
What the Day Involves
• A warm welcome with tea, coffee and biscuits
• A captivating introduction to the world of Indian spices. Explore their origins, distinctive aromas and how they blend in harmony to create layers of flavour in every dish
• Morning demonstration and guided hands-on cooking, learning the authentic techniques that bring each recipe to life
• Lunch featuring the dishes you have created, shared together in a relaxed, friendly setting
• An inspiring afternoon of cookery where you will prepare additional dishes and accompaniments while deepening your understanding of flavour, texture and timing
• Q&A session with personal tips, feedback and encouragement throughout the day
• With only 8 to 10 participants per class, the experience feels personal and unhurried, allowing everyone to relax, learn at their own pace and savour the joy of cooking together
What’s Provided
All ingredients, spices and equipment are supplied, including premium-quality meat sourced from trusted local butchers and organic spices selected for their purity and depth of flavour.
Please bring a cooler bag and containers to take home the dishes you create.
An Experience to Savour
Throughout the day, you will master the art of layering ingredients and recognising the perfect moment to add each one, an essential skill in authentic Indian cooking. You will see how just a handful of spices, when used thoughtfully, blended into a paste or gently roasted, can build beautifully rich and complex flavours.
My students often describe this experience as inspirational and confidence-building. It is a day filled with aroma, colour, laughter and discovery, and the joy of mastering flavours that capture the essence of Indian cooking. You will leave inspired and confident, with a lifelong skill to cook with creativity and heart.
Choose Your Culinary Journey: Full Day vs. Half Day Classes
Whether you are looking for a quick introduction to Indian cooking or an immersive culinary experience, we offer classes tailored to your schedule and goals. A highlight of both our half-day and full-day sessions is an engaging “Spice Talk,” where you will discover the essential flavors and aromas that form the heart of Indian cuisine.
Half-Day Classes
Our half-day sessions are perfect for a focused, hands-on introduction. During this class, you will:
- Enjoy an informative Spice Talk to introduce you to key Indian spices.
- Prepare two delicious main dishes (one vegetarian and one non-vegetarian).
- Watch an expert demonstration on how to create a traditional Indian salad or lentil dish to complement your meal perfectly.
Full-Day Classes
For those who want to master the art of Indian cooking from the ground up, our full-day itinerary offers a comprehensive, deep-dive experience. In this class, you will:
- Receive a personal folder containing a complete set of recipes to take home.
- Dive deeply into our Spice Talk to truly understand various spices, their flavor profiles, and how to use them in the perfect proportions.
- Learn the fundamental methods of building a rich, authentic curry.
- Watch detailed demonstrations before stepping up to your own workstation to recreate the process yourself.
- Acquire the foundational knowledge needed to confidently create any type of curry in your own kitchen.
- Prepare a complete, hands-on feast featuring rich mains like Saag Chicken and Prawn Mango Curry, alongside fluffy rice and fresh Aloo Paratha (potato flatbread).
- Watch an expert demonstration on crafting a fresh, vibrant Kachumba (Indian Salad) to perfectly balance your meal.
Tripadvisor reviews:
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Great fun cooking with friends - We had a wonderful evening with Sharmini. Thoroughly enjoyed cooking with friends & we all cooked an amazing tasty buttered chicken & Bombay potatoes. Thank you Sharmini & recommend... read more 
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2025-04-10 Authentic Indian Cooking Experience - We attend the half day cookery experience as a couple, I purchased for my other half as a Christmas present and thought I'd go too- why not!
We... read more 
Helen C
2025-03-15 Flavoursome and delicious curry - Went on the half day hands-on workshop. Was really great! Sharmini was fabulous ( as was Helen!) and really did teacher some long lasting tips and hints on how to... read more 
Samantha J
2025-03-12
