Cooking Class - Fresh Cooking With Indian Flavors

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$ 95 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, 4-course meal.

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What You’ll Do

Learn the art of pairing fresh food with full flavors to create exquisite culinary combinations.

Chef Taruna not only knows the importance of using fresh ingredients, but how to unlock their full potential. In this hands-on class, you will create a mosaic of flavorful dishes using fresh ingredients and pairing them with seasonings and spices that elevate them to the next level.

Each recipe, such as flavorful Indian-style chicken salad, shrimp with bell peppers and tomatoes and savory lentil stew, use hormone-free meats, seasonal vegetables and healthy legumes as main ingredients. This dinner party-style class allows you to take turns enjoying the cooking process as well as enjoying the food together with a family style dinner.

Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

Your Menu

Indian-Style Chicken Salad

With authentic spices, dates and a yogurt-mint mayonnaise

Kadai Shrimp

Salmon available as a substitute upon request

With bell peppers, onions and tomatoes

Oven-Roasted Spiced Vegetables

Ginger-Garlic Lentil Stew

Basmati Rice Pilaf

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.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 4
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Adult, Couples, Fun, Group, Holiday, Indian

Meet your chef

Chef Taruna

Food safety certified

49 reviews

Chefs Taruna is an outstanding host to many Indian-inspired cooking classes, which actually feel more like dinner parties with friends. Chef Taruna has extensive event planning experience and has worked in the kitchen of an iconic Austin restaurant for many years. With only fresh, high-quality ingredients on the menu, Chef Taruna creates recipes that are classic and modern, and teaches a focus on culinary technique in her exciting experiences.

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What You’ll Do

Learn the art of pairing fresh food with full flavors to create exquisite culinary combinations.

Your Menu

Indian-Style Chicken Salad

With authentic spices, dates and a yogurt-mint mayonnaise

Kadai Shrimp

Salmon available as a substitute upon request

With bell peppers, onions and tomatoes

Oven-Roasted Spiced Vegetables

Ginger-Garlic Lentil Stew

Basmati Rice Pilaf

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 4
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Adult, Couples, Fun, Group, Holiday, Indian

Reviews

Reviews guests left for this experience

Alex

16 Jul 2023

A wonderful experience with Chef Taruna. The food was amazing, the lesson was informative, and it felt like we were having dinner with a friend. It was everything we could want from this experience.

Gaby

26 Jun 2023

It's a great experience!! I recommend this class with Chef Taruna 100%, she guide you through all the process, you have an active role all the time and then you get to enjoy your creations. Everything was delicious, she even printed the recipes for us to make sure that we wont have any problems to do them again. Great for couples or for one person, I definitely will take more classes with her.

Victoria

05 Jun 2023

Chef Taruna was so great ! We had such a great time and we’re excited to cook the new meal we learned for our friends and family !

Gwen

25 Aug 2019

We had such a delightful time with Ash and Taruna! They were not only grateful hosts but so knowledgeable and inclusive on sharing the secrets of their cuisine. We are grateful for the experience and look forward to making these dishes for our family.

Susan

30 Apr 2019

The evening was beyond expectations. The uncomplicated recipes were healthy and doable using spices to make the foods interesting, different and delicious. I give Chefs Ash and Taruna my highest recommendation. Both are articulate instructors and bring their Indian culture alive. My friends and I felt like family friends not paying participants. Thank you. Susan Mc

Jill

01 Oct 2018

Taruna was absolutely amazing!! The food was delicious and the environment was outstanding. The first cozy meal my fiancé and I have ever done and won’t be our last!

Kevin

08 Apr 2018

Great couple, they made the whole experience fun! Great hands-on cooking experience. We were able to add in how to make Roti, a traditional flatbread. Step by step instructions and explanation made the prep and cooking unintimidating. We even went home with recipes and the names of all the spices and traditional ingredients. My wife and I highly recommend this class. Try something new, you won't regret it!

ronen

28 Feb 2018

Nice family. Good food. Pleasant experience.

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Colin

25 Apr 2025

Chef Taruna was fantastic. Attentive, kind, and taught us a lot. We appreciate her letting us into her home.

Gretel

06 Apr 2025

The class was informative. The food was amazing and Chef Taruna made us feel at home in her beautiful home.

Daniel

06 Apr 2025

Chef Taruna’s Curry 101 workshop was an experience of a lifetime. She was so welcoming and her place was beautiful. She shared lots of fun experiences and she also shared lots of useful information and cooking hacks! She made everything so easy to understand. The flavors and the aromas were all amazing. I would totally take another class from Chef Taruna and I would 100% recommend her class to anyone! Thank you, Chef, for an incredible experience!

Crystal

24 Mar 2025

Taruna was so talented and welcoming. I learned a lot of new techniques and really enjoyed our conversations. Highly recommend to anyone who loves Indian cuisine!

Emily

01 Sep 2024

We had a great time! We learned lots of new techniques and spices and tried some dishes we had never tasted before. I would recommend this experience!

Alex

13 Jul 2024

Taruna was a delight! She was so warm and welcoming and was a wonderful teacher. The food was delicious too! I would recommend her in a heartbeat

Cyndi

09 Jul 2024

Lovely intimate experience. Would highly recommend!

Norma

01 Jul 2024

Fantastic cooking class! I learned alot about Indian spices and how to use them.

Swaroop

24 Jun 2024

Taruna's cooking class was a fantastic introduction to Indian cuisine! Not only did I learn delicious recipes, but I also got to meet her family and experience a bit of Indian culture firsthand. Taruna's patient instruction made the class a breeze, and the final meal was absolutely mouthwatering. I would highly recommend this class to anyone interested in expanding their culinary horizons.

Jenny

21 Apr 2024

We had a wonderful time with Chef Taruna! We enjoyed learning new techniques and our meal was delicious!

Charles Walter

15 Apr 2024

Ann and I are 78 and were at first surprised when a couple in their 40's joined us with Chef Taruna and her daughter Tara. The evening couldn't have been better. The exchange of information and viewpoints was comfortable and flowing. Chef Taruna was able to open our eyes and ears with quips and tales of her growing up in India with a grandmother still much part of her family caste. Coincidentally, both of the male guests take cooking seriously. I couldn't resist showing my cohort the different method I used for preparing fresh garlic. The plate of appetizers we each prepared all included the boiled potato awaiting one of several sauces. Much of the preparation time was shared together around the stove. I was pleased to learn of the Indian grocery store in Austin which I was not aware despite living here 17 years. Sitting together sharing our family meal and company made the taste that much more memorable. Thanks Again, Charles Cresswell

Lini

14 Mar 2024

We enjoyed our time with Chef Taruna! She was very knowledgeable and shared her story with us. The meal was delicious and we can't wait to try it out at home ourselves!

Alexander

11 Mar 2024

We had a lovely time in Chef Taruna’s home and would recommend this experience to anyone who loves North Indian cuisine.

Claire

04 Feb 2024

I highly recommend Chef Taruna's class! Chef Taruna was welcoming and knowledgable and fun. We had a great time learning from her.

Ella

27 Jan 2024

This was such a wonderful experience! We learned so much and feel ready to try the recipes at home. Taruna was an excellent host!

Carolyn

10 Dec 2023

I had a wonderful time. The food was amazing. I plan to make a meal for friends and family!

Eugene

23 Sep 2023

Chef Taruna is amazing! My girlfriend and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary learning how to make Indian food with her. We had a great time and highly recommend chef Taruna!

Maria

27 Aug 2023

Taruna was great to work with. We had so much fun and learned a lot. All of the food was delicious. 10/10!

Ethan

26 Aug 2023

Maria and I had an excellent time with Taruna. The food was amazing, the experience was fun, and it was great learning about Indian Culture and cuisine!

Shelly

31 Jul 2023

We had a great evening and learned so much! Taruna is a very knowledgeable cook and wonderful host. We can wait to cook the recipes we learned again!

Lauren

18 Jul 2023

We had such a great time learning how to cook a wonderful meal. Chef Taruna taught us several approachable dishes and some really great tips for working with the ingredients.

John

09 Jul 2023

Chef Taruna was very nice and welcoming.

Douglas

08 Jul 2023

Great instruction and excellent meal!

Leah

02 Jul 2023

Such a fun class!

Adan

24 Jun 2023

Incredible, fun, delicious! Chef Taruna was such an incredible host for me and fiancé. She welcomed us and showed how she prepares an incredible dinner.

Ryan

29 Nov 2019

Jenni and I really had a fantastic time! Chefs Ash and Taruna were super hospitable and we really learned a lot about the cuisine of Delhi and cooking it simply. We did this as a date night.

James

07 Sep 2019

Absolutely incredible food and wonderful company

CHELSEA

29 Jul 2019

We had a wonderful time! Ash and Taruna are very welcoming and knowledgeable. The food was excellent too :)

Alexander

27 Jul 2019

Ash and Taruna were wonderful hosts! My fiance and I had such a great time and the food turned out amazing. I highly recommend. They were also very accommodating for food allergies and had great alternatives. Definitely one of the best date nights I've had in a long time. :)

Kelly

21 Jul 2019

This was an awesome experience! The chef hosts, Ash and Taruna were lovely and the other couple that were in the class with were also great! Of course the food was fantastic and I even picked up a few tips and suggestions for cooking with Indian ingredients. I can’t wait to try cooking my first Indian feast! I’ve never done a cooking class before and this was a perfect first experience. Thank you! Kelly C.

Paul

10 Apr 2019

Chef Ash and his wife Taruna hosted a fabulous night for my wife and me. The food was truly sensational, but we will also remember the night for their warm, delightful charm. We'd recommend this duo to anyone looking for great taste and conversation.

Thomas

26 Jan 2019

Great Hosts

Robert

21 Oct 2018

Awesome time!!!thank you for letting us into your lovely home!

Sue

09 Jun 2018

Wonderful experience! Fantastic food, family setting, and stimulating conversation. Feel like I have met new friends. Recommend highly.

Lauren

25 Feb 2018

Taruna and Ash were excellent hosts! They taught us in a way that made us feel at home and did a great job at relating the meals to our every day lives. This was a fantastic experience and I’ll definitely recommend them to more.

Norbert

20 Jan 2018

Many thanks to Taruna and Ash! That was an awesome evening. We had already experienced some other cooking classes, but that evening was unique, Not just the cooking was a great experience but with the fantatsic hosts Taruna and Ash it became special. Thanks again, Sabine & Norbert

Patrick

20 Dec 2017

We had a great time! Very personable and knowledgeable couple to spend an evening with. Their method really works well for all personalities; you can be as hands on as you want. Not to mention, the food was amazing!

Jennifer

19 Dec 2017

We loved our experience! We were so impressed with the time and attention that went into the experience! The food was so incredibly delicious and we love that we have 5 new recipies. Thank you!

Casey

13 Dec 2017

Ash and Taruna were fantastic. We had a wonderful time learning the recipes, as well as making new friends in the process. The food came out delicious and the company and conversation was even better. We'll be back!

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Jayne

30 Nov 2017