Overview
Zinnia lives with her husband and their 14 year old daughter in Kolkata. For Zinnia being in the kitchen is truly a stress buster! Zinnia taught herself to cook after she got married from recipe books and long phone conversations with her mother!
Zinnia will welcome you to their apartment in New Town with a warm smile. While you sip on your welcome drink, Zinnia will share all about her love for cooking. She cooks not only traditional Bengali food but can also fix up a few delectable North Indian dishes.
The menu is thoughtfully chosen to feature 3-4 Bengali specialties and the distinctive use of mustard oil and mustard seed paste which is unique to Bengali cuisine. Join Zinnia in her small kitchen for a one hour hands-on cooking class and then sit down at the dinning table to enjoy the meal you helped prepare.
Zinnia can offer vegetarian meals on request. Any dietary preferences may be available.
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What's included
Bottled water
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Private cooking class with your host Zinnia
Lunch
Dinner
Local alcohol (1-2 glasses of local beer)
Gratuities
Tea and coffee
Home cooked meal (lunch or dinner)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and pickup
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the meeting point.
Good to know
Local supplier telephone number: +918006844499
Local contact information: If you need assistance, please contact your host Zinnia at +918006844499, or by email at zsengupta@hotmail.com
Address: B-706, Jal Vayu Towers, DJ/06, New Town, Kolkata, India - 700160
Meeting Instructions: Meet Zinnia at her home. Here is a Google maps link to her location: https://goo.gl/maps/LBiXyZBYEaQ2 (Google coordinates: 22.5678,88.4723). It is about a 25 minutes drive from the airport, via City Center 2, Eco Park and Tata Medical Center.
Notes: If you have any specific dietary requirements and have not provided this information upon checkout, please contact and inform your Traveling Spoon host at least 48 hours in advance via their email or phone listed above in your voucher.
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What to expect
Join Zinnia in her small kitchen for a one hour hands-on cooking class. The cooking class will begin with an introduction to Indian spices and Zinnia will show you the ingredients of panch phoran, a spice blend of cumin, brown mustard, fenugreek, nigella and fennel which is commonly used in Eastern India.
She will also explain why mustard oil is used in Bengali cuisine and will show you how mustard seeds are ground into a paste. After which you will learn to roll out the dough and fry luchis (a deep-fried flatbread), prepare the shorshe chingri (prawns in mustard gravy) and tomato and dates chutney from scratch.
You will then join Zinnia and her family (when at home) at their dining table for a home cooked Bengali meal that might include a few dishes such as shorshe maach (fish cooked in mustard sauce) or kosha maangsho (mutton curry), aaloo posto (potatoes with poppy seeds) or begun bhaaja (eggplant/aubergine fry) and cholar dal (lentils) served with rice or flat bread and a tomato and dates chutney.
Your meal will end with some paayesh (rice pudding), the most favored dessert in Bengali homes for any occasion.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel at least 2 full days before the start time: 100% refund.
Cancel within 2 days of the start time: 0% refund.
Times are local to the experience (Asia/Kolkata).
Additional Information
- Notes: Zinnia can offer vegetarian meals on request.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Up to 4 travelers per booking
- Each booking must include at least one adult.
FAQs about Cooking class and home cooked Bengali meal in New Town, Kolkata
Is pickup offered?
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the meeting point.
What's included?
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Private cooking class with your host Zinnia
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Local alcohol (1-2 glasses of local beer)
- Gratuities
- Tea and coffee
What's not included?
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in English.
Is it suitable for children?
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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