Chennai Market Tour & Cooking Class in a Local Home with Meena

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Chennai Market Tour & Cooking Class in a Local Home with Meena

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 US$55.10  per guest
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10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
English
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Vegan, Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Private Experience
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

You can expect an authentic vegetarian South Indian cooking class and meal - cooked using family recipes, local spices and vegetables. Your meal will be served the traditional way on banana leaves. A few dishes that you might cook and eat together are kuzhambu (lentil curry), lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup), kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy) and rice. End your meal with an Indian dessert such as payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina) and filter coffee.


• Private South Indian cooking class in Chennai

• Learn to cook vegetarian South Indian dishes such as sambar, kootu, rasam or dosa

• Experience South Indian hospitality in a residential neighborhood of Alwarpet

• Vegetarian options available

• If you choose the market tour option, get a guided tour of the Mylapore vegetable and fruit market

Sample Menu

STARTER
Kuzhambu (lentil curry)
STARTER
Lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup)
MAIN
Kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy)
MAIN
Rice
DESSERT
Payasam or sakkara pongal or kesari
Payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina)
DESSERT
Filter coffee

What You Get

Homecooked meal
Private South Indian cooking class with your host Meena
If you select the market tour option, you will visit the Mylapore vegetable and fruit market
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • In case you would like to eat South Indian breakfast dishes like dosa, idli, upma or pongal, please let Meena in advance while booking
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Meena offers a vegetarian meal only.

What You’ll Experience

In your 2-hour hands-on South Indian cooking class in Chennai learn to make a curry, seasonal vegetable and desert. Start your experience with an introduction to spices used in South Indian cooking and then proceed to roast and grind fresh powders you will need to make the curry like sambar or rasam. Meena will share with you dishes and recipes she learned to cook from her grandmother, which has been passed down through generations. While you cook, she will also share stories, culinary traditions and tips and tricks to cook an authentic South Indian vegetarian meal. After cooking sit down to share the meal you helped prepare. If you select the optional market tour - Before your cooking class Meena will take you to the Mylapore vegetable and fruit market, by rickshaw or taxi. The market in Mylapore is 2kms away, where they sell vegetables, fruits, flowers, traditional items for pooja (religious ceremony) and decorative items for the house. Walk around this busy, bustling, local market and visit Meena’s favorite shops. You might buy a few ingredients for your cooking class, before returning home to cook and eat.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

The Raintree St Mary's Road, Saint Marys Road, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India, IN, 600018

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Meet Meena directly at her apartment in Alwarpet, close to Crowne Plaza and Raintree Hotel in Chennai. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighborhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your voucher.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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4.9
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A wonderful experience
August 10, 2026

Thank you so much for welcoming us into your beautiful home and preparing the dishes we wanted to try! ✨ You explained everything so clearly, and we had such a wonderful and enjoyable time. It was...read more

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Nice time.
August 09, 2026

They invited us to their lovely home and showed us what we asked for! They explained it in an easy way and it was a great fun and wonderful time ✨ Of course the food was delicious 😋

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The Highlight of Our Time in Chennai: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class
July 22, 2026

Booking a home cooking class with Meena through Traveling Spoon was a highlight of our time in Chennai. The entire experience was both deeply educational and thoroughly enjoyable from start to fini...read more

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The best cooking class in Chennai
July 19, 2026

I had such a wonderful time with Sundari! The traditional dishes she taught me were absolutely delicious, and I learned so much throughout the experience. Sundari is a warm, charming, and caring p...read more

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An Absolute Highlight of Our Trip!
July 14, 2026

This hands-on class with Meena completely exceeded our expectations! Meena made us feel incredibly comfortable, safe, and welcome in her beautiful apartment. She is so kind and absolutely hilarious...read more

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