Dine in a Local Home: A Taste of South India in Gurgaon

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 4 guests
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Language
English
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Experience South Indian flavors with Uma, a passionate home cook in Gurgaon. Enjoy authentic vegetarian meals, discover unique spices, and learn cultural secrets in her warm, inviting home.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a meal in a local home, cooked by a food blogger! Uma is passionate about cooking healthy and tasty food and loves to create fusion dishes. She is lovingly called Master Chef Mom at home and now runs a popular blog by the same name, where she shares food experiences and recipes. Uma will prepare an authentic South Indian vegetarian meal and tell you about her family's favorite dishes. She will introduce you to Indian spices and explain how she prepares her own spice mixes for use in her cooking. This is a unique opportunity to get to know a local family and learn about typical South Indian cooking in a local home.

Sample Menu

STARTER
mint pulao (Uma’s mother’s special dish)
served with achari tomato raita (yogurt)
MAIN
Coconut rice
MAIN
garlic and pepper rasam (a tangy tamarind soup)
MAIN
appalam (a savory pancake made with fermented rice batter)
DESSERT
curd rice, pickle and payasam (rice pudding)

What You Get

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Bottled water
Private experience
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Uma lives in a simple apartment in Gurgaon with her husband, Raghuraman, daughter, Gayatri, and son, Vishnu. She loves gardening and has a small terrace garden where she grows different herbs that she uses in her cooking. Enjoy a welcome drink panagam, made with jaggery, and snack on some mini idlis (savory cakes) with chutney as Uma tells you all about south Indian food. She will show you the spices and masalas that she uses in her cooking, most which she prefers to mix at home. Your meal will be served in the traditional way on banana leaves and might include dishes such as tamarind rice, coconut rice, mint pulao (Uma’s mother’s special dish) served with achari tomato raita (yogurt), garlic and pepper rasam (a tangy tamarind soup), appalam (a savory pancake made with fermented rice batter), or urulai roast (potato). End your meal with a traditional dessert of curd rice, pickle and payasam (rice pudding).

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Gurugram, Gurugram Gurgaon Division Haryana, India, IN

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Meet your host at her home in the South City 2 neighborhood of Gurgaon.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $28.50 
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Please note that the time is in India Standard Time.
Free cancellation (48 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: July 5, 2025
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