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

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Duration
3 hours
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Max 8 guests
Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
Language
English
Location
Duration
3 hours
Group size
Max 8 guests
Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
Language
English

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48 reviews
 US$55.09  per guest
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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
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
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.
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Kuzhambu (lentil curry)
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Lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup)
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Kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy)
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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
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.

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No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.
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Traveler43267015867August 2026 • TripAdvisor
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A wonderful experience

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 such a special experience! 🥰 And of course, everything was absolutely delicious! 😋

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Traveler43267015867August 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Nice time.

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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ianrY9146KOJuly 2026 • TripAdvisor
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The Highlight of Our Time in Chennai: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class

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 finish. We were welcomed into Meena’s home for a hands-on session focusing on authentic South Indian cooking. She is an exceptional teacher—patient, knowledgeable, and clear in explaining traditional techniques, local spices, and flavor profiles step by step. Preparing the dishes hands-on gave great insigh...read more

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Passenger51185046842July 2026 • TripAdvisor
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The best cooking class in Chennai

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 person who went above and beyond to make sure I had a great time, even outside of the cooking lesson. If you’re looking for the best places to buy spices or other local products, just ask her—she’ll happily point you in the right direction. Having traveled to many countries, she brings a unique perspec...read more

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Response from ViatorJuly 20, 2026

Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We're delighted to hear you had such a wonderful time cooking with Sundari. It's wonderful that you enjoyed learning to prepare traditional dishes and that the experience was both delicious and enriching. Sundari has a genuine passion for sharing her culinary heritage, and we're so glad her warmth, generosity, and wealth of travel experiences made your time together even more meaningful. We're also happy to hear she was able to share her local recommendations and help you make the most of your visit to Chennai. Thank you for choosing Traveling Spoon. It means so much to hear that you'd travel all the way from Japan to cook with Sundari again! We hope to welcome you on another unforgettable culinary adventure in the future.

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camillac638July 2026 • TripAdvisor
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An Absolute Highlight of Our Trip!

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! Meena was incredibly accommodating and customized a fully vegan menu for us. She even went out of her way to teach us how to make two different types of dosas after I mentioned they were my favorite food I’ve tried on this trip so far. We loved learning about common ingredients in Indian cooking and ...read more

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