At-Home Authentic Indian Cooking Lesson in Brighton

Welcome a professional chef for this four-hour at-home Indian cooking lesson in Brighton, and learn to cook a delicious two-course meal of authentic Indian favourites.
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From £ 300 For 4 People

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Welcome a professional chef for this four-hour at-home Indian cooking lesson in Brighton, and learn to cook a delicious two-course meal of authentic Indian favourites.

Cooking Experience Days: This 4-hour at-home cooking lesson will introduce you to the authentic flavours and aromas of India. Receive tips from a professional chef in the comfort of your own home, as you learn to prepare a fragrant Indian supper using quality fresh ingredients and spices. 

Your tutor, Minesh, will begin the lesson by talking a bit about the dishes you’ll be preparing. These will vary from class to class but will usually include a starter, main course and sides. Don’t expect your typical takeaway fare though—Minesh’s dishes offer a true taste of India! Inspired by a truly uninspiring visit to a ‘traditional’ British curry house, he began teaching real Indian cooking over five years ago. His recipes are influenced by memories of childhood trips to Gujarat with his mother, as well as his many successful years in the restaurant business. They make use of the finest ingredients and spices, so you can look forward to big, bold, authentic flavours. Not only will you learn to prepare each dish, you’ll also practice essential techniques like roasting your own spices. Trust us, you’ll never look at Indian food the same way again!

The At-Home Authentic Indian Cooking Lesson in Brighton is a great way to learn more about the world’s greatest cuisine, and Experience Days vouchers make unique gifts for keen home cooks and foodies.

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Availability

This experience is available to book throughout the year, at a time that suits both you and the chef. 

You are welcome to check availability with our customer service team before booking. 

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Requirements

This at-home cooking lesson is available within a 10 mile radius of Brighton. 

We would recommend students being at least 13+, but if you have a keen young foodie in your house that can't wait to learn how to cook authentic Indian dishes, they are more than welcome. 

Vegans and vegetarians can be catered for with advance notice.

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Duration

Experience Duration: 4:00

Time Spent at Venue: 4:00

This At-Home Cooking Lesson in Brighton will last around 4 hours. 

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Group Size & Spectators

Participants: The At-Home Authentic Indian Cooking Lesson in Brighton is for 4 participants.

Max Group Size: 6

Spectators Allowed on Site: Yes

This At-Home Authentic Indian Cooking Lesson can accommodate 6+ participants depending on how big your home kitchen is! Please enquire with our customer service team if you are interested in booking for a group of more than 6 people.  

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Where is it Located

Brighton (East Sussex)

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What to Wear

Please wear whatever you feel comfortable in in your own home!

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Weather

This experience is held inside, and therefore will not be affected by the weather. 

Reviews
Alex - Brighton
  • 30/07/2019
Can’t recommend this class highly enough. Minesh is a wonderful host, and extremely knowledgeable. He started with a little introduction before we started preparing our ingredients. I was the token vegan of the group, but I was catered for...
Can’t recommend this class highly enough. Minesh is a wonderful host, and extremely knowledgeable. He started with a little introduction before we started preparing our ingredients. I was the token vegan of the group, but I was catered for with separate vegan dishes, as well as being able to join in with the preparation of the meat dish before the meat went in. As we cooked, Minesh explained each part of the process, and everyone had a go at everything. The highlight of the class for me has to be grilling an aubergine straight onto a gas hob! I learnt so much about Indian food during this class, and I feel more confident cooking it at home now. At the end of the lesson, we all sat down to eat dinner together as a group which was a lovely way to end the evening. I’d definitely recommend this for anyone even remotely interested in Indian food, you’ll learn so much!
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Jenni loyal - Brighton
  • 29/07/2019
I had an amazing time not only cooking the food but also learning about the Indian culture. I learnt so much about different seasoning that can be used, and how to actually make it myself! Minesh was really good at engaging the group, he ga...
I had an amazing time not only cooking the food but also learning about the Indian culture. I learnt so much about different seasoning that can be used, and how to actually make it myself! Minesh was really good at engaging the group, he gave really good tips that made such a big difference to the taste of the food. I now feel confident to cook my own chicken curry, i cant wait to show off my new cooking skills !
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Christine Kemp - Kent
  • 09/07/2019
This cooking class really opened my eyes to what real authentic Indian cooking is. Minesh, the chef, is just fantastic, his individual knowledge of the cuisine passed down from his family adds a lovely personal touch to the whole thing. The...
This cooking class really opened my eyes to what real authentic Indian cooking is. Minesh, the chef, is just fantastic, his individual knowledge of the cuisine passed down from his family adds a lovely personal touch to the whole thing. The class had a really relaxed environment, and brilliantly catered to my friends dietary requirements. My favourite part was making the chapatis, something I never knew required so much skill! What really is great is that at the end of it all you get to tuck into your creations, talking, drinking and eating with your classmates. I'm not usually a fan of aubergine, but the Baingan Bharta (an amazing smoked aubergine dish) was my absolute favourite, and I will be sure to recreate at home!
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Ayla - Hove
  • 27/06/2019
I’m a self-proclaimed foodie and I must admit I was in my element in this lesson! Not to mention a little star struck being around the co-founder and chef of Indian Summer. Although the shop is small, Minesh created a relaxed and friend...
I’m a self-proclaimed foodie and I must admit I was in my element in this lesson! Not to mention a little star struck being around the co-founder and chef of Indian Summer. Although the shop is small, Minesh created a relaxed and friendly environment for the whole class and his passion and knowledge of food was beyond impressive. I learnt things about Indian cuisine that I never knew before. He taught us how to cook a handful of delicious dishes, with some expert tips and tricks that I’ll definitely be using at home. It was really exciting to taste the Mamaji Chicken dish as it developed in flavour after each new addition (especially our own freshly ground spices!). I had a great evening, and I’m gonna buy a lesson for my mum this Christmas!
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Staff Review: Authentic Indian Cooking Class

When I started my internship at Experience Days last month, I said that a cooking class was at the top of my list. Call me lucky, but we certainly didn’t waste any time making that a reality! It’s safe to say I was over the moon when I learnt we were going to meet the lovely Minesh, learn all about Indian cuisine and take part in an authentic Indian Cooking Class. 

Professional chef Minesh Agnihotri, founded the Brighton restaurant ‘Indian Summer’ in 2001, and is the man behind the ‘The Kari Club’: - a cookery club that seeks to teach people there is more to Indian food than just plain old curry. Just a 5-minute walk from London Road Station in Brighton, sits Minesh’s authentic cookery club, an Aladdin’s cave full of wonderful aromas and spices! Upon arrival, we were met with a warm welcome from Minesh himself, who was ready and waiting with some welcome drinks he had prepared for us. After a few introductions, we were immediately introduced to the Indian cuisine with some delicious Mango Lassi. A popular and traditional Indian drink, it’s a blend of yoghurt, water and fruit – and it tasted amazing! With mango being one of my favourite fruits, this refreshing beverage was the perfect way to kick off our class and introduce us to some new flavours. As we settled ourselves in, Minesh outlined what we would be doing in the class, as well as explaining his background with authentic Indian food. On his childhood trips to Gujarat, Minesh was involved in the preparation of vibrant and fragrant food. He recalls that when visiting a “traditional” curry house in England, he was left dismayed by the poor representation of Indian food, and sought to bring real authentic flavours to everyone that had been missing out. And oh boy, have we been missing out!


On the agenda for our class was ‘Mamaji Chicken’ (a cashew chicken dish) and ‘Baingan Bharta’ (a vegan aubergine dish). Alongside these two dishes, we were to prepare basmati rice, homemade chapatis and a sweet potato thoran (a salad-like side). With Alex, our honorary vegan, in tow, we had the exciting opportunity to try out cooking a plant-based alternative alongside our meat dish. The class can easily cater to a range of dietary requirements, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the plant-based cooking – as we realised there’s many more vegan options than you may originally think! In exploring these alternatives, Minesh opened our eyes to just how clean authentic Indian food can be, contrary to popular belief. 

We began the Baingan Bharta by creating our aubergine mash, which would essentially be the base of our vegan ‘curry’. After piercing our aubergines, we placed them directly on to a gas stove, in order to barbecue them. This was by far the strangest way any of us had ever cooked an aubergine, but it turned out to be the tastiest! After smoking, we went on to peel the aubergine and mash it down into what ended up being a very un-auberginey consistency! Preparing and cooking the aubergine in this unique way created an incredible smoked flavour that carried right through the entire dish. I’m not usually a fan of aubergine, but this dish turned out to be one of my favourites. Cooking it in this way was delicious and I can’t wait to try it myself at home. 


One of the best things about the class is that Minesh involves you in the addition of each ingredient, tutoring you through the tastings of your creations throughout the process. The wealth of knowledge he has accumulated from years as a professional chef really shines through this cookery club, as his impeccable palette is able to educate you on the different levels of flavours and spices as your dish comes along. I didn’t realise just how much a dish can change with the simple addition of a few spices! Alongside cooking the Bharta dish, we prepared the Mamaji Chicken – an interpretation of a dish that Minesh’s mother used to cook for him when he was a child. This rich, nutty curry included making a cashew nut paste that was incorporated into a lovely mix of tomato, onion, ginger and spices.  Next was the sweet potato and carrot thoran, an amazingly refreshing salad that complimented the main dishes superbly. Whilst chopping, Minesh let us onto a few tricks of the trade by teaching us some essential chef’s knife skills. There really is a trick to handling a knife to chop finely and beautifully, and after some tutoring, we all had our go at mimicking Minesh’s uniformed chopping. This was Ayla’s time to shine, as she took to it like a duck to water! The rest of us, however, may need a few more lessons…


The final part of our meal to prepare was the chapatis, something no authentic Indian meal would be complete without. The base of a chapati is simple, so a few ingredients and a bit of kneading later, we had our dough and were ready roll it out onto the wooden board. With our surface dusted with flour, Minesh taught us how to roll out the dough into perfectly round discs. If we thought working with a knife took skill, the art of rolling a perfectly round chapati took even more! With a specialised rolling pin that is thin at both ends and thicker in the middle, we rolled the dough in a circular movement to create the thin base. Being extremely familiar with Indian food, Rina was by far the most skilled chapati maker of us all – even impressing Minesh himself in the process! Once rolled, each one was placed onto a hot chapati pan for around 30 seconds, until small air bubbles began to appear. They cook incredibly fast, and they can be prone to burning, so make sure you keep an eye on them!


With all our food prepared and ready to be eaten, Minesh set the table for our evening meal. All our work had paid off as we got to indulge in the new flavours and spices, cracking open a bottle of wine and sitting back to enjoyed our feast. The entire environment was welcoming and relaxing, and Minesh was very accommodating to us all. If you’re even remotely interested in Indian food, (or any food for that matter!) I recommend you check this course out for yourself, or as a gift to a loved one. This engaging and, most importantly delicious course is great for anyone wanting to learn more about the authentic cuisine or wanting to experiment with some new dishes at home.


If you fancy a night in and are located near the Brighton area, the Kari Club can even come to you! Minesh also offers private classes, where he can bring the true taste of India right to your door.

A huge thankyou to the wonderful Minesh for being a fantastic teacher and opening our eyes to the true tastes of India - we all cannot wait to try some out for ourselves at home!

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