Format: Hands-On Culinary Masterclass

Experience Level: All Skill Levels Welcome (Great for Foodies & Enthusiasts)

Indian cuisine is celebrated for its deep complexity, but achieving those iconic restaurant flavors at home doesn’t require scorching heat or hours at the stove. This elegant, hands-on workshop is designed for adults looking to master the foundational mechanics of spice layering, meat tenderization, and dough fermentation.

We will strip away the intimidating elements of Indian cooking, replacing them with refined techniques—like high-impact yogurt marinades, pan-seared stove flatbreads, and aromatic fat infusions—to give you a stunning new menu perfect for upscale weeknight dining or your next dinner party.

What You’ll Learn & Cook:

• Rich & Silky Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
  • The Culinary Skill: Acid-based meat tenderization, spice tempering, and finishing a sauce with cold fat (monter au beurre).
  • The Menu Highlight: You will balance warm, fragrant aromatics using sweet paprika and ginger to build a rich base without aggressive heat. Learn how a quick purée technique eliminates texture issues, how to properly pan-sear marinated breast meat, and how finishing with cold butter creates a glossy, restaurant-grade velvet emulsion.
• Aromatic Coconut Jasmine Rice
  • The Culinary Skill: Grain washing (starch management), lipid-infused steaming, and the absorption method.
  • The Menu Highlight: Ditch plain white rice for a luxurious alternative. You’ll master the art of rinsing grains until the water runs clear to guarantee fluffy, non-gummy results, then steam the jasmine rice in light coconut milk to naturally infuse the grains with a rich texture and incredible aroma.
• Skillet Garlic Naan with Cilantro Butter
  • The Culinary Skill: Hydrating instant yeast, gluten development via hand-kneading, and high-heat flatbread blistering.
  • The Menu Highlight: No traditional clay tandoor oven required. You’ll learn how adding yogurt to the dough creates a perfectly pliable, soft crumb, and master the skillet-searing technique to achieve those signature charred bubbles before painting the hot flatbread with minced garlic and melted cilantro butter.
• Chai-Spiced Snickerdoodles with Rose Water Glaze
  • The Culinary Skill: Fat-and-sugar creaming mechanics, custom spice profiling (Masala Chai architecture), and floral glazing.
  • The Menu Highlight: A sophisticated fusion dessert. You will blend a custom warming spice coating—featuring cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and a pinch of black pepper to make the flavors pop. After baking the cookies to a perfect crinkly, chewy texture, you’ll finish them with a delicate drizzle of aromatic rose water glaze.

What’s Included: All premium ingredients, specialized equipment, a comprehensive digital recipe packet to take home, and a full sit-down dinner with your classmates at the end of the session to enjoy everything you’ve created!