Cooking Class: Vegan Indian Cuisine for Beginners
Explore the flavors of Indian cuisine in this immersive cooking class with Chef Parsati.
The class begins by making a chaat, mouth-watering hors d'oeuvres including crispy papad, chutneys and vegetables. Next, stir-fry potatoes with aromatic spices to make a tandoori aloo served with a cooling yogurt sauce. Next, make a vegan biryani with jasmine rice and saffron and a homemade yogurt raita. End the class on a sweet note with a mango barfi, a fudge-like dessert made with tropical mango, cardamon and toasted nuts. Discover how delicious plant-based Indian cuisine can be in this cooking class!
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Mouth-Watering Healthy Chaat
With crispy papad, fresh vegetables and chutneys
Tandoori Aloo With Yogurt Sauce
With spiced stir-fried potatoes and a cooling yogurt sauce
Vegan Biryani With Raita
With basmati rice, aromatic spices, saffron and yogurt raita
Mango Semolina Barfi
With tropical mango, cardamom and toasted nuts
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 15
- Event Duration 2 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsVegetarian, Vegan, Fun, Indian, Asian
- 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


Alina
14 Feb 2025
We had a lot of fun working with Chef Paru. We brought our daughter to the event, and Chef Paru was able to adjust the recipes so our kid could enjoy her food. Parsati is very warm and knowledgeable, having cooked her way through many countries. She has a caring and fun personality that makes you feel welcome. The setting is clean and welcoming, and the ingredients are all organic. Overall, we had a really good time!


Elgin
31 May 2024
Chef Parsati is sweet and kind welcoming us to her home. Her home is very clean and organized. Being an amateur in the kitchen, she was able to walk me through the steps for cooking without feeling too pressured. The food (Vegetarian Japanese) itself was amazing and less greasy than what we’ve had in restaurants. It was an awesome experience for our anniversary. Thank you Chef for the great food and hospitality.


Susan
20 May 2024
“Paru” gave my friend and I a fascinating short course on the cuisine of Northern India and then we sat down to a delicious meal we had helped prepare with her guidance. We learned so many things and are well on our way to a new culinary journey in our own kitchens! Every one of the 4 dishes is a “keeper!”
Event location: San Jose
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Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef
Chef Parsati has a true passion for cooking that includes researching new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen, and hosting events for clients with a focus on teaching techniques and keeping the class interactive. Previously, Chef Parsati has worked for Williams Sonoma in a culinary capacity, and was as an instructor for an international education program teaching kids match, science and geography through cooking.
