Indian Cooking Masterclass in London

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London

Duration

2 hours 30 minutes

Group size

Max 8 guests

Language

English

Location

London

Duration

2 hours 30 minutes

Group size

Max 8 guests

Language

English

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•85 reviews

US$125.07 per guest

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With the help of your cooking instructor Monisha Bharadwaj, an award winning author of 17 books, professional chef (Iron Chef America judge) and teacher (Recognised Culinary Educator 2025 and 2026, UK) you will discover the unique flavours of Indian cooking while learning about the history of how Indian food came to be so popular in the UK. As part of this class, you will visit a local Indian food shop to learn how to choose the best exotic ingredients and cook 4 typical dishes as part of a group, in our welcoming home kitchen. You will enjoy visiting a vibrant, multicultural neighbourhood of London that is not usually frequented by tourists. The class is also an ideal activity during a layover at Heathrow or if you are staying at a hotel near Heathrow and want to do something fun locally. We are just 3 stops from Heathrow airport on the tube. Vegetarians are welcome, please let us know of any dietary restrictions.

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Tea and coffee

Coffee and/or Tea

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Alcoholic Beverages

You will be met at Hounslow West Underground station and taken to the local Indian shop to learn how to buy the ingredients that we will use in the cooking class. We will then walk to the Cooking With Monisha kitchen, a 5 minute walk away (no steps) to begin the class. You will be offered Masala Chai as we talk through how to put together an Indian meal. We will then cook our meal to include Pulao Rice, a curry (chicken or chickpea), a smoked cumin raita (a dish made with salad vegetables and yoghurt) and a vegetable side dish. We will cook as a group but there will be lots of hands on activity as we want our guests to do the cooking! We will eat what we cook at the end. We will provide recipe sheets and ingredients. With the help of your cooking instructor Monisha Bharadwaj, an award winning author of 17 books including The Indian Cooking Course, Indian in 7 (winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards- Best Indian Cookbook in the Word UK) and Indian Cooking for Dummies, professional chef (Iron Chef America judge) and teacher (Recognised Culinary Educator 2025, UK) you will learn how to prepare a delicious Indian meal that can be recreated effortlessly in your own kitchen.

MAIN

Murgh Masala or Channa Masala- Home style chicken or chickpea curry

This dish is a north Indian curry that uses just a few spices but has a great depth of flavour due to the way the ingredients are layered and cooked.

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Pulao Rice

Perfectly cooked and lightly spiced basmati rice.

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Subzi

Family style every day Indian vegetable dish with spices to complement the curry of the day.

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Smoked cumin raita

Salad vegetables such as cucumber combined with yoghurt and finished with a sprinkle of smoked cumin

Meeting Point

Hounslow West Station (Stop A), Greater London England, United Kingdom, GB, TW3 3DH

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Exit through the ticket barrier at Hounslow West underground station (it has only one exit) and meet Monisha in the foyer of the station at the class start time- 10.30am. We will finish the class around 1pm.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Start Time / Opening Hours

06/01/2025 - 01/11/2027

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10:30 - 13:00

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For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 1 day before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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910spikegSeptember 2026 • TripAdvisor

A great 1-2-1 lesson on Indian food

I had a brilliant day with Monisha. She met me at the local tube station and was immediately warm and friendly, before taking me to a nearby vegetable shop where she talked me through some of the ingredients on offer - how to choose the freshest ones, what to look for, and different ways they could be used. We then headed back to her kitchen and made four wonderful plant-based dishes, using several ingredients I'd never cooked with before. Throughout the class Monisha shared her knowledge, expe...read more

melissaaU715RUSeptember 2026 • TripAdvisor

One to one research for a book

I booked a private session with Monisha as I am a historical fiction author developing a book which required insight into Bengali cooking and culture - Monisha devised a specific menu for us to cook and brought her extensive food history and cultural knowledge to our session, allowing me to ask a great many questions as well as having hands-on experience of cooking relevant dishes to my research. It was not only very interesting but a lot of fun and I really appreciated Monisha's time and attent...read more

216pattibAugust 2026 • TripAdvisor

Cooking Indian food made easy

If you want to learn how to cook delicious Indian food, then I recommend you join one of Monisha’s cooking courses. I have done two of her courses so far, and I am looking forward to joining her on her cultural food tour to South India in February 2027. You’re involved in both cooking and preparing the dishes, while also learning about the ingredients, along with useful tips and techniques. I would definitely recommend it!

cholleybAugust 2026 • TripAdvisor

Delicious food with a wonderful guide

What a lovely experience! I did the half-day vegetarian/vegan course with my 18yo son. Monisha was lovely from start to finish - incredibly knowledgeable, patient and good fun. Our group had people of all ages and interests and she made it accessible and informative for us all. I loved that she allowed us to make a few "mistakes" along the way - like when she raised a wry eyebrow at the pieces of potato that hadn't cooked evenly because they were different sizes. We learnt loads of top tips abou...read more

62batulmJuly 2026 • TripAdvisor

Cooking fish and seafood was fun, enriching and delicious

This was my second course cooking with Monisha - she has deep knowledge of ingredients and indian cookery and I continue to learn many new tricks and tips. We made a few really delicious Fish and seafood dishes. I highly recommend Monisha - the experience was fun, calm and enriching .