Why the Cookery School ?

The fact that the staple diet in India is essentially vegetarian and vegan is easily lost with a score of Indian restaurants serving meat-focused menus. Indian cuisine has a vast repository of vegetarian and vegan delicacies, and it is in fact easy to prepare a delicious meal using different kinds of grains, beans, lentils, and vegetables with a basic understanding of spices, preparation, and flavours. Cooking Indian food may seem intimidating, with the complex nature of flavor profiles and the wide variety of required spices and ingredients. At Namaste Cookery School our sole objective is to demystify this myth!

Our Classes

Join us for an engaging cookery demonstration that will teach you the secrets of Indian home-style cooking so that you are confidently able to prepare a delicious Indian meal in your own kitchen. Our classes are suitable for all levels of ability, whether you’re new to Indian cooking or you’d like to build on your skills, there’s lots to learn.

Classes are held on the fourth Sunday of every month, from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. After a warm introduction over some hot drinks with the chef, you’ll embark on a journey exploring the diverse cuisine of India. You will learn about the versatile ingredients (Did you know that with chickpeas alone you can make so many appetizers & curries?) and spices (Did you know that two different spices – Mace & Nutmeg, come from the same fruit). We make sure that all the ingredients we provide for the class are either seasonal and easily available or are available on Namaste Bazaar. Our recipe booklets will be provided for you to take home and practice the recipes to impress your loved ones with what you learned at Namaste Cookery School.

At the end of the class, you are free to enjoy the dishes you have prepared and explore Namaste Bazaar to buy any ingredients that you need. Using the freshest ingredients is the key to getting your Flavours just right! Your family and friends can join you at this point for free.

There’s a Bazaar section at each of our restaurants. Feel free to visit this when you are visiting us to dine or just pop in to shop really.
The good news is, Namaste Bazaar will soon be launched online and will deliver across the UK.