Week 2 of the Indian Cookery for the beginners was really productive and enjoyable with 12 Learners in the Kitchen, everyone really did well to finish on time.

We created paneer (Indian Cheese) from full fat milk, then we cooked this with number of spices peas and cashew nuts, as our side dish see photo below:

The second dish was very simple producing Kidney or Chickpeas beans curry, by creating a sauce with onions, spices and tomatoes, very easy to make and at a fraction of a cost, see photo of chickpeas curry below:

It was a busy evening with 11 learners in the Fabulous Kitchen at City College Peterborough, Week 1 was all about  preparing Onion Bhajis, the lesson plan really went well and everyone were able to cook and take home this delicious starter. see example below:

This is a 5 weeks course

Ideal for people who wish to learn how to make Indian dishes , the students will learn how to create a range of tasty dishes from starters to main dishes and Indian bread and rice.

some examples from previous courses:

This is an introductary course to learn about indian cooking all cramped in half day, it will cover understanding of spices and why we use them in a particular way for Indian cooking, will make vegetarian and starters Onion Bhajis (pakoras) and Jeera Chicken and chutneys..

Saturdays course fully subscribed and  was a huge success , there were 11 Learners who really enjoyed producing Onion Bajis,  Jeera Chicken and Kebabs and learning about various spices and their benefits in Indian cooking.  -great group pleasure to teach..

I was asked to provide home made Indian 3 course meal  for 150 guests at  a local Ball, I am please to announce that the whole event was a great success,  we met some wonderful and lovely people

Guests enjoying their evening!

Overview of the course

This is an exciting and fun introductory course to learn about the basics of  Indian cooking, all rolled into one day.

The course will begin with explaining about different spices and why we use them in a particular way for Indian cooking. You will then make a variety of vegetarian and meat starters which includes

• Alloo tikki
•  Bajis
• Shammi kebabs
• Jeera chicken
• Chutneys.

This is specially designed course that will provide you with hands on experience of cooking an Indian meal in day – look out for the details, running at City College Peterborough

Try out my new dish under the  heading Recipes/vegetarian

Let me know how you get on!!! Posted on 08/04/2014

It was great to see all, had a great cooking session,  There  were two dishes, we produced a Lamb chop curry  and Prawn special. Every one did so well and also managed to finish on time. I also managed to make Methi Paranthas and had a tasting session ..

Lovely Kitchen facilities at the City College Peterborough

Lamb Chops

yummy Prawns

On the second week, we had to cover load of cooking in just two hours, the people were great, every one completed the dishes well within the time period- well done guys..

See kitchen facilities at Peterborough City College

Samosas made during the lesson

Butter Chicken made during the lesson