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Creating spice blends at the Cooking Academy - Hertfordshire

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

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.