3 uur privé kookles en maaltijd in een huis in Bangalore

It was a true pleasure to meet Archana and was a highlight of my trip. Her knowledge about cooking was amazing. I learned so many variations on many different recipes. It was a unique experience to cook in an India home and learn about spices and so much more. I can wait to get home an create my own spice box & cook India food for my family and friends. I can’t thank Archana and her kind family for their generous hospitality.

My husband and I had a delightful evening with Archana and her family, who also pitched in. Thanks to their participation, this activity was not only delicious and educational, but also an enriching cultural experience. How much we learned about the Indian way of life! While we were doing food preparation in the dining area, Archana‘s mother was cooking in the kitchen and her mother-in-law was making rice upstairs. We even had a visit from her sister, who was celebrating her birthday, and she brought food as well. We enjoyed quite a feast!! We highly, highly recommend this activity. We felt we became part of the family for an evening, and it was a great first night in India for us. ❤️❤️❤️

My wife and I spent a wonderful day Archana and her family. What we expected to be a 3 hour quick activity turned into a great day about local food and culture. Firstly Archana insisted we had a dosa as we had missed breakfast (we didn't want to fill up before lunch), which was different and better than any dosa I had previously had with a lovely peanut chutney She then asked if there was anything we were specifically interested in, so we asked she showed us how to make a good dhal. We then harvested some vegetables and herbs from her rooftop garden which would be cooked later and then headed of to the local market Archana proceeded to shows us all the local produce and explain those that were foreign to us and explain all the health benefits of what we were going to cook and eat. Then it was back to her house to cook the food She explained step by step what was being cooked, letting us do some of the cooking ourselves. I lost count of how many curries,rice dishes,chutneys, salads and breads that were made, the attached picture shows only the first few items,more followed, all were great and with the exception of the dhal new dishes for us to try. Can't wait to get home and try and replicate to the best of my ability. Even better than this was the warm welcome we received from the whole family, after lunch Archana's mum taught us a traditional Indian game called Chauka Bara in which she helped me greatly in winning against my wife. By the end of the game it was 5pm, time had flown by and what we thought would last 3 hours had turned into 7. In summary I can't recommend this experience to highly, we have been lucky enough to enjoy food walks,city tours, attraction guides etc across many countries but I don't think I have enjoyed anything more than our time with Archna, so a great big thank you to her, her husband Rajesh, mother Nalini Sripathy, mother in law Leelavathi and domestic help Veeramma, you all made this a truely memorable day.