Rupa is a seasoned home chef, who has been hosting friends, family and strangers (who soon become friends!) for over 2 decades. In this market visit and cooking class, learn how locals cook and eat, away from fancy restaurants catering to tourists’ palates. A fun way to learn about Indian food and experience the lives (and kitchens) of locals.
- Private Maharashtrian cooking class in Mumbai with a local family
- Learn to cook two regional Maharashtrian dishes in your Mumbai cooking class
- An unique dining experience that combines forgotten regional cuisine with the comfort and intimacy of a beautifully designed home
- Introduction to local ingredients, homemade spices, family recipes and culinary traditions
- Enjoy authentic flavors of niche regional cuisines like Pathare Prabhu, Maharashtrian, CKP (Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu) or Goan
- Rupa can accommodate a vegetarian diet, on request
- If you choose the market tour option, drive down to the Chembur fish market for a guided tour
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Homecooked meal
✔ If you choose the market tour option, enjoy a guided tour of the Chembur fish market
✔ All fees and/or taxes
✔ Private cooking class with your host Rupa
✖ Hotel pick up and drop off
What To Expect
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. In your Mumbai cooking class learn to make 2 regional Maharashtrian dishes. In your 1.5 hour hands-on class, learn to make a seasonal vegetable and fish or chicken dish. After cooking, a few dishes that you might try are piyush (drink made using thickened yogurt and buttermilk) or kokum sharbat (cooling and thirst-quenching drink), suran kaap (yam fry) or mutton keema che muthe (spiced minced mutton) or alu vadi (spiced colocasia or taro root leaves), fish or chicken or mutton or crab gravy, rice or roti and thecha (condiment made with green chillies, peanuts and garlic) or khamang kakdi (cucumber salad). End your meal with dessert such as bhoplyachi kheer (pumpkin pudding) or sago kheer (pudding) and paan (mouth freshener).
If you choose the market tour option, meet Rupa at her apartment and together you will drive down to the Chembur fish market for a guided tour. Here you will be introduced to the fresh catch of the day. Rupa will take you to her favorite vendors so that you pick up some fresh ingredients for your cooking class.
Sample Menu
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Please choose ONE menu from the below options
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Menu 1 (Authentic Pathare Prabhu)
Kokum Sharbat + Alu Vadi + Jawla Bhareli Vangi or Fish/Crabs + Rice or Roti + Thecha or Koshimbir + Paan or Sago Kheer
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Menu 2 (Authentic Maharashtrian)
Piyush/ Sol Kadhi + Suran Kaap/ Mutton Keema Che Muthe + Paplet Che Bhujane/ Chicken/Mutton gravy +Thecha/ Khamang Kakdi + Paan/ Bhoplyachi Kheer
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
• Menu may vary depending on the season
• Private, personalized experience
• Rupa can accommodate a vegetarian diet, on request. Please inform in advance if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.
• Please note this private Mumbai cooking class with Rupa is very close to NMACC Mumbai, 20 minutes by car/auto.
