Toronto Cooking Class: Tiffin Treats from South India
Discover the South Indian tea tradition known as the tiffin in this informative cooking class from Chef Vinutha. She'll demonstrate the techniques for assembling this charming collection of tasty bites! You'll create a selection of chutneys in savory coconut and spicy peanut versions. Then, you'll prepare upma, a semolina pudding served with vegetables and cashews, and a sweet pudding filled with pineapple and raisings. You'll also fry up a batch of vadai, savory lentil donuts flavored with ginger and cumin.
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Upma
A savory semolina pudding with chilis, spices, vegetables and cashews
Kesari Bath
A sweet saffron pudding with cashews, pineapple, raisins and cardamom
Coconut Chutney
With coriander, green chilis, mustard seeds and curry leaves
Peanut Chutney
With dried red chilis, ginger, garlic, mustard seeds and curry leaves
Vadai
Savory fried lentil donuts with cumin, ginger, pepper and curry leaves
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 6
- Event Duration 2.5 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- Labels Couples, Vegetarian, Beginner, Indian, Asian, Gourmet, Valentine's
- This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Shakira
11 Jun 2025
We had an amazing time during our Classpop cooking experience for our 3rd wedding anniversary! It was our first time trying a class like this, and Chef Vinutha made it truly special. We learned to make delicious Japanese dishes, including sushi and a match mousse dessert with tofu & white chocolate!! Chef Vinutha was incredibly knowledgeable, sharing helpful tips about the ingredients and how we can customize the recipes at home in the future. Rolling sushi together was so much fun and a perfect hands-on activity for date night. Highly recommend this experience to anyone looking to try something new and memorable!
Riley
05 Jul 2026
Extremely friendly and knowledgeable! A wealth of history about the foods we were cooking brought an extra layer to her teaching. Everything we accessible and helped me understand how to cook the meals and experiment. The plan was well thought out and the meal was DELICIOUS!! I will definitely be back!
Susan
15 Feb 2026
Chef Vinutha was organized, prepared, informative and lovely. We had a great time and learned more than a few handy tips. Food was delicious and will now will trying to make pasta at home!
Event location: Toronto
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef
With roles as line chef, event sales specialist and service associate, Chef Vinutha has created an eclectic career in the culinary industry. She holds a special passion for pairing food and wine and loves creating Indian, Italian, Thai and Lebanese dishes for her friends and family to enjoy. When she isn't teaching, Chef Vinutha is busy creating her own catering company and broadcasting videos celebrating the cuisine of South India on her YouTube channel.
