Chef Vidya will teach delicious, authentic Indian dishes followed by a sit-down meal. Warm & easy, like being with family!

Nothing beats a home-cooked meal shared with family! And this is what inspires our Family Style Cookery Classes, a fun, laid-back homestyle cooking experience. Here, you will learn to prepare different dishes and then enjoy them with people who, like you, fuel our mission of supporting refugee and migrant chefs on their journey to integration. It’s a cookery class with a conscience, like they say!

Your class will be led by our wonderful Chef Vidya from India at the Migrateful Cookery School in Clerkenwell, London.

At our Family Style Cookery Classes, you will be grouped with other participants and prepare dishes together as a team. Think of Chef Vidya as the head of the family! She will take care of dividing the class into groups, and each group will be responsible for creating one of the dishes. Of course, you are welcome and encouraged to move around during the class to learn about the other dishes being prepared. Throughout the evening, Chef Vidya will share stories about their food and culture, and explain how to prepare each of the dishes so you come away with some new cooking tricks and inspiration from India. You will also be emailed the recipes after the class.

Menu, subject to change:

Semiya Upma (Vermicelli Noodles) | Vegetarian; Gluten, Mustard, Tree Nuts, Peanuts
Lemon Rice | Vegetarian; Milk, Mustard, Tree Nuts, Peanuts
Dal Tadka (Lentil Curry) | Vegetarian; Milk, Mustard
Choley (Chickpea Curry) | Vegetarian; Milk
Bhajiya (Vegetable Fritters) | Vegetarian; Gluten, Milk
Two Chutneys | Vegan; Mustard
Mango Pickle | Vegan; Mustard
Paneer Salad | Vegetarian; Milk

This menu is vegetarian. Allergens include: gluten, mustard, milk, tree nuts, peanuts.

Please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements so our team is aware ahead of the class

Kindly note that we will not be substituting any ingredients to accommodate dietary needs, so please only book into classes that suit your dietary requirements. Allergen information for this class will be updated closer to the class time. Please see our Food and Allergen Policy when booking into the class for more information.

A message from our Chef Vidya:

“Namaste! My name is Vidya, I am from India! A self taught Indian Home cook with a lifelong passion for sharing the bold and beautiful flavours of traditional Indian cuisine. Raised in a family where food brought everyone together. I learned to cook by watching and helping my mother prepare everything from everyday rotis to elaborate festival feasts.

Now based in London, I teach hands-on cooking that makes Indian cooking approachable, fun and deeply authentic. My focus is on vegetarian meals.

The cooking class is more than just a cooking session, it will be a joyful experience filled with personal stories, practical tips and delicious results you can recreate at home.

Over the years I have perfected the art of making authentic, flavourful Indian meals. My approach to cooking is all about balancing spices using fresh ingredients and making traditional recipes.

I can’t wait to welcome you into my class where every dish is a story and every bite brings us closer. Let’s cook connect and celebrate the spirit of India from my Kitchen to yours.”

We’re excited to have you in the class! Please take note of a few final reminders:

We will send you a reminder email 3 days before the class takes place.
We require a certain number of participants to run this class and reserve the right to cancel it due to insufficient enrolment. If this occurs, we will, at your convenience, transfer you to another class of your choice of the same value. If this option does not suit you, you will have the choice to receive either a gift voucher for the class or a full refund. In the case of insufficient enrolment, we will inform you at least 6 days before the class.
Payments made through Paypal can take up to 48 hours to have the order confirmed. To guarantee your spot in a cookery class we recommend using a debit or credit card.
We only process refunds and ticket transfers if we are notified 7 days before the class takes place. No changes are allowed if the class is missed. When you register for this event, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions. If you are not able to attend the class, you can pass on your tickets so someone else can attend on your behalf.
Ingredients used in our classes contain, may contain, or may have been manufactured/prepared on shared equipment with the 14 allergens listed above. We cannot guarantee that any food or drink prepared or consumed in any of the Migrateful Cookery Classes are free from any of the 14 allergens, or any other ingredient. Migrateful’s Cookery Classes are hosted in our busy cookery school or in external venues that handle allergens. Even in classes where allergens are not used, the ingredients for the class may have been stored in close proximity to allergens and other ingredients, and/or equipment and surfaces may have previously come into contact with allergens and other ingredients. Participants attend classes at their own risk.

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