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Indian cooking classes in Hertfordshire

All time favourite class today – The One day Indian cookery class here in Rickmansworth.  We’ll be covering the all important ‘Spice Trail’ which is a comprehensive guide of the herbs and spices used in Indian cookery. 

This is an ‘all senses’ experience, where the participants will be touching, feeling, smelling, tasting, each and every spice to familiarise themselves with the taste and aroma to be able to distinquish the flavours in food.  The delegates will then go on to create several spices blends.  This is alchemy at its best – where the science of food crosses over into taste and flavours and creates a food feast.

Our aim is to get the delegates involved in ‘real cooking’ to grasp the true essence authentic food; following a recipe is one thing but getting underneath it, is what we do in our classes here at The Academy.  This is the real deal getting down and dirty – sleeves rolled up.

To book your place on our next class contact us on 01923 77 8880 or email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Indian Cookery classes for beginners

If you’re beginning to dabble with spices and herbs to make your own ‘Indian’ then this course is for you. 

It is a very gentle but intense look at Authentic Indian cookery.  It dispels the myths surrounding Indian food and its so called complexities.  You’ll throw away any remaining  jars, you’ll restock your spice cupboard and you’ll look forward to coming home to ‘cook your fit’ with our beginners guide to real indian food! 

Not only that, most importantly this class will also change your mind set from the sloppy curry scene to real Indian dining – gourmet style just like the myriad of British Indian families eat every night. 

For more information contact Cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Real Indian food starts with The Cooking Academy

Indian Cookery class – Advanced – Authentic Indian Cookery classes

Today I’ve been taking students further along their journey into the delights of authentic Indian Cookery!  

This is their 2nd Indian Cookery class,  at least, with us here at The Cooking Academy, and tonight they will likely share the spoils of the day with their family and friends… if they’re not too exhausted from their experience.   It’s a very enjoyable class with no more than 5 delegates, giving it a certain intimacy of a dinner party, getting to know people better and sharing clips of their lives and their cooking.  It is a labour of love – I can truely say and I enjoy every class. 

I am glad to say so many students come back to after their first cookery class with us, to learn more.  That makes it a real honour for us here at the Academy.   Cookery classes are more than just a gift experience!  It is a journey and here at the Academy we work hard to ensure our customers enjoy every minute of it and are inspired to cook. 

To find out more about our cookery classes contact us on 01923 778880 or email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Indian Cookery classes At The Cooking Academy.

Today I was teaching an Indian cookery class here at The Academy in Rickmansworth.  With Amrit off with an injured ankle and Kristen back in New Zealand for the time being,  I’m racking up a number of classes.  Its all good because I have say its reminded me of why I started on the journey 4 years ago; I am glad I have the opportunity to do what I do as a  job, though its so much more than just a job.  To say I love meeting new people is a cliche but I do love meeting new people and making a small contibution to their life journey on the culinary front.  None more so than today with the group of people I had in my class. 

I’ve already had 2 emails from them this evening so far and i love it….  they’ve been shopping, and their putting into practise what they learn’t today, that’s great! 

I’m a happy bunny and I’m glad I do what I do for a living.   I enjoy seeing new faces and I love to see the people come back again and again for classes…  or new recipes  because that means my mission is working !

Kumud Gandhi – Founder of The Cooking Academy  

Asian Cookery Classes – Using all of your senses 

Today we’re running a one day Indian cookery class.  Our classes are run in small groups – we want to give each  of you as much attention as possible.  All our cookery classes are entirely hands on here at The Cooking Academy. 

We focus on not just the mechanics of how to cook but also why certain ingredients work well together and the chemistry required to create different flavours.   By using each of our senses we learn at a much deeper level, the composition of each ingredients,  so that our understanding of its’ uses are memorable and more likely to be repeated when you return to your own kitchen. 

Our classes will leave you invigorated and entirely motivated to do more home cooking.  Even if you’re not particularly confident in the kitchen, our classes will remedy that, we’ll give you lots of hints and tips to make cooking as easy and as uncomplicated as possible.  

You don’t need to be an experienced cook to attend… just love real food and we’ll teach you how to make the most authentic cuisine this side of Asia.

To book a class please contact Cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk or alternatively call us on 0845 0 68 58 48 and we will help to establish the right class for you and get you booked on!  

The celebrated flavours of Asia

My passion for Asian food is well documented.  I love tinkering in the kitchen, it really is a labour of love, matching flavours and textures to create new things.  My friends love what I do for a living because their my guinea pigs and get to try everything; they love the imprompto call to say come and try this new dish…  

Today I’m running a Masterclass to celebrate all the newest creations in our kitchen….  together, with  past devotee’s we’re gonna hot foot it accross the Asian sub continent and create ‘lites bites’ – my favourite selection of cocktail food, delicious snacks and gastronomic delights.   

They will undoubtedly appear in our cocktails & Canapes menu for The Saffron House at some time in the future, fully tried and tested, but for now they remain in the close circle of the selected few.  

Kumud Gandhi –  Writer, broadcaster and food devotee, Founder of The Cooking Academy – The Home of Asian Cookery Classes

This has to be one of my favourite classes to teach.  It is the perfect blend of teaching new and interesting recipes as well as challenging and fun ones.  Delegates leave on a high, having attempted to make somosa’s from scratch and usually succeed, we don’t let them get away with mastering the skill.  In making somosa’s and the filling they actually learn 3 different recipes which they bring together for one menu item…. now there’s value for money.     The other revelation is making my own recipes of Pakoda’s which are so different to shop bought ones, much healthier and 100 times more tasty… 

I also like to teach things other than sauce bases and curries because real Indian food is so much more!

For further information contact me directly on 01923 77 8880.

Kumud Gandhi – Founder of The Cooking Academy, writer & broadcaster.

Indian cookery class

So today we’ve got a half day Indian cookery class, a spice trail and six guys eager to learn how to make good use of the all great things in their spice cupboard. 

The first thing we knock on the head is that Indian food is all about sloppy curry!  It’s not,  and we show you how to cook great, original, authentic indian food as eaten by Indian families here and in India.  As you know real Indian food is very different to what you get in the restaurants, and though its getting better, what you learn to cook is still a world away.  

Further information please contact cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk.

If you want to learn to cook real Indian food, or how to make curries look no further.

Today, chef Amrit Panesar will be teaching the essence of authentic Indian cuisine.  In this class he will be teaching his student how to blend spices to create mouthwatering flavours and how to change one to two ingredients to get a completely different flavour.   This class is a one stop shop for Indian and Asian cookery classes, giving you the mechanics of cookery as well as the subtle art of discovering your palette and learning why to as well as how to.  

The classes are small, the tuition is direct and entirely hands on, you touch , your feel, you smell, you do and you learn. 

For an amazing day of cookery, book now for our cookery classes with a very big difference.  Tel 0845 0 68 58 48 or contact cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk

Indian cookery classes at The Cooking Academy

Today were running an Asian cookery class for the die hard spicy food lovers!  Not to be mistaken very blastingly hot I might add.  This Indian Cookery class is designed for people who love spicy and seasoned food with a delicate heat.  If you want to learn to cook Indian, or come to an Indian cookery class with in a difference join us here at The Cooking Academy.  Alternatively why not buy a loved one a cookery class gift voucher 

For further information please call us on 0845 0 68 58 48  or email cara@thecookingacademy.co.uk