Private Market Visit Cooking Lesson and Meal in a Local Delhi Home

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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English, Hindi
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Discover the authentic flavors of North India with a visit to a local market and cooking class in Delhi. Join Shivani in her home to learn and enjoy a home-cooked meal together.

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

Experience Details

Visit a local market with an expert home cook and learn to make North Indian dishes in a home kitchen. Your host today is Shivani, who has been cooking since she was a teenager and inherited family recipes and cooking techniques from her mother. Her biggest passion is to cook for her family, and both her husband and daughter relish good food. After marrying, Shivani’s passion for cooking grew and she started to develop new recipes. She runs a catering company that provides wholesome and delicious home cooked food for parties, gatherings and office lunches.


Shivani will take you to her local market before you return to her home for an hour long cooking lesson. After learning to cook some of her favorite dishes you will enjoy the meal together at her table.

Sample Menu

MAIN
dal makhni, a slow cooked dish
using whole black lentils, kidney beans, butter and cream
MAIN
a dish with paneer (fresh Indian cheese) or rotis (flatbreads)

What You Get

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Bottled water
Private market tour and cooking class with your host Shivani
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • 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
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • 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. Shivani will welcome you into her beautiful bungalow. They have a small outdoor seating area where they like to barbeque meats and paneer (fresh cheese) in the winter. After you enjoy your welcome drink, Shivani will take you to the Kailash Colony Market where you will learn about the different kinds of seasonal produce available. You may pick up a few ingredients before returning home to the kitchen. Your host Shivani will teach you how to make 2-3 of the dishes during your cooking lesson. This may include dal makhni, a slow cooked dish using whole black lentils, kidney beans, butter and cream, a dish with paneer (fresh Indian cheese) or rotis (flatbreads). You can expect to be cooking for 1 hour before you share the meal you helped prepare over conversation with your host.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

New Delhi, Delhi, India, IN

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Please meet your host Shivani at her home that is just opposite of the Nehru Place in New Delhi. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
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  $160.78 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in India Standard Time.
Free cancellation (48 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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