North Indian Cooking Course

The North Indian cuisine is known for its rich, aromatic, and creamy dishes, heavily influenced by dairy products like ghee, yogurt, and paneer. Unlike South India, where rice dominates, North Indian meals often feature various breads such as naan, roti, and paratha. The cuisine includes thick, tomato-based curries like Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani, flavored with warm spices like garam masala, cumin, and cardamom. Tandoori dishes, cooked in clay ovens, are also popular, alongside fragrant rice dishes like Biryani. Sweet desserts such as Gulab Jamun and Kheer, as well as beverages like Lassi and Masala Chai, round out the diverse and flavorful culinary tradition.

The cooking course consists of 10 lessons conducted over 2 weeks. Each lesson lasts 3-4 hours, followed by one hour for dining. The course is taught in English in small groups of up to 6 participants. This short program has been specifically designed for our participants by a training institute that normally trains professional restaurant chefs over 2-4 years. The institute is equipped with state-of-the-art professional cooking and baking studios.

All ingredients are included, and you can eat the dishes you cook after class.

During the two weeks, there is a guided visit to a spice market and a vegetable market.

At the end of the cooking course, you will receive a certificate of participation.

Contents of the Cooking Lessons

● Lesson 1: 

Introduction to Indian Cuisine

Introduction to Indian Spices

Art of combining spices: Masala Making

● Lesson 2: 

Vegetable + Lentil Preparation

Onion Tomato Gravy: Dal Tadka and Veg Jhalfragy

Rice Preparation

● Lesson 3: 

Green Gravy: Palak Paneer

White Gravy: Shahi Paneer

Rice Preparation

● Lesson 4: 

Makhani Gravy: Dal Makhani, Butter masala Chap, Butter chicken

Indian Bread: Chapati and Laccha Paratha

● Lesson 5: 

Biryani & Pulav Preparation

Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani

Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Pulav

● Lesson 6: 

Indian Snacks:

Pao Bhaji, Dholka, Samosa

● Lesson 7: 

Tandoori & BBQ

Tandoori Marination

Tandoori Preparations

Tandoori Breads

● Lesson 8: 

Chaats

Papdi Chaat, Palak Patta Chaat, Dhai Vade, Aloo tikki

● Lesson 9: 

Speciality Mutton Preparation

Lal Maans

Mutton Roghan Josh

● Lesson 10: 

Indian Sweets:

Rabdi, Kulfi, Jalebi

Gulab Jamun

Ksheer Khurma

Internship in an Indian Restaurant

If you want to immerse yourself further in Indian cuisine, we recommend adding a 4- to 8-week restaurant internship after your cooking lessons.

Your total 6- to 10-week stay in Jaipur could be structured as follows:

1. Cooking Course: You will first take part in the 2-week cooking course described above (10 lessons).
2. Culinary Hindi Language Classes: Simultaneously with the cooking course, you will have language lessons—Monday to Friday for one hour per day, totaling 10 hours. The goal of the language course is to prepare you for your internship in an Indian restaurant kitchen. In the first week, you will learn general Hindi basics such as greetings. In the second week, you will learn kitchen-related vocabulary, including cooking methods and the names of dishes and ingredients.
3. Restaurant Internship: After the two weeks of cooking and language lessons, you can complete a 4- to 8-week internship in an Indian restaurant in Jaipur. These are high-standard restaurants specializing in North Indian cuisine. Some restaurants also offer fusion cuisine with traditional South Indian dishes, other Asian specialties, and Western dishes. You will be involved in the kitchen for 30-35 hours per week and will learn a lot about Indian cuisine at a professional level.

At the end of the program, you will receive a certificate of participation.

Affordable shared apartment accommodation can be booked for the entire duration.