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Discovering the local dishes is one of the most enjoyable ways to get a true flavour of a place…
You learn so much about people when you share a meal, and you learn even more if you’ve cooked it together first. Over four hours, there’s lots of time for me to talk with my guests about everyday life in my city and little things like the way I’m dressed – people are fascinated by my sari – and I get to hear about how things are done where they live, which I really enjoy.
Every meal starts with a trip to the market to buy the ingredients, vegetables such as brinjal and beans or whatever is in season. We go to the city’s most famous market, Devaraja, which is very old and full of stalls selling produce from local farms. People enjoy seeing all the goods and learning how to choose what to buy and bargain for it.
After that, we return to my house to prepare a typical three-course Indian meal, which will probably include local favourites such as tamarind rice, ven pongal – a lentil dish – and some vegetable curries based on what’s in season, and a Mysore dosa. It’s not a demonstration; the client is very much involved in the cooking.
And when the food is ready, we serve it on banana-leaf plates in the traditional way and sit down as a family to eat and talk together. It’s a relaxed, friendly experience, and we get lots of emails afterwards from people who’ve tried out some of the recipes from home and would like to learn some more. When you’re travelling a lot, discovering the traditional local dishes is one of the most enjoyable ways to get a true flavour of the different places you go.
Your journey will start with one of our UK team – someone like Malcolm, who's travelled extensively in India. They’ll shape your ideas into the trip of a lifetime. But they won't do it alone. They'll draw on the expertise of our contacts on the ground, connecting you to the people who'll make your holiday one you'll always remember.
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