Join Vanie Padayachee, The Spice Guru, on a journey of tempering and blending of spices as well as discovering her family recipes. Born and raised in Durban, her insatiable interest in food started whilst watching her parents, both great cooks, preparing exotic Indian dishes for family gatherings. Her cuisine is strongly influenced by the rich diversity of cultures found in SA.

Using local and seasonal produce you and Vanie will be grinding, blending, chopping and cutting spices to stir up a colourful and fragrant Durban Chicken Curry, Indian Fried Bread (Roti), light and fluffy Basmati Rice, Fresh Tomato Sambals and Cucumber Raita.

Ingredients:

• Apron and recipe book
• Basic knife skills
• Introduction to spices
• Making of Garam Masala
• The origins of the most used spices in curries and their Ayurvedic properties
• Lunch with accompanying wines
  
  

R760 per person/Spouse may join the lunch at R430 per person

Confirmed Classes:

• Saturday          2 Mar        2013
• Saturday        16  Mar       2013
• Wednesday   13 Mar       2013
• Wednesday   27 Mar       2013 
• Friday              29 Mar       2013 - class commences at 11h00