Shashi Cooking Classes

Udaipur, Indian vegetarian home cooking. This is the class to take if Indian food at home has never tasted like it does in India. Shashi teaches in her own small family kitchen in the old city, usually to groups of three or four, so you get real attention rather than a place at the back of a room. You cook from scratch: masala chai, potato and onion pakoras, a vegetable pulao and Shashi's own base for masala curries, which she calls her magic sauce and which is the most useful thing you will bring home. The session lasts about four hours, and at the end you sit down at Shashi's table to eat what you have cooked. Measurements are by pinch and handful, so take notes as you go.