Indian Feast Nights – A Menu for Entertaining
Join us for Indian Feast Nights, a vibrant and flavour-packed cookery class designed to help you create the ultimate vegetarian Indian dinner party. Whether you’re hosting friends, celebrating a special occasion, or simply want to elevate your home cooking, this class will teach you how to prepare a stunning, crowd-pleasing Indian menu.
In this hands-on class, you’ll learn to cook a selection of authentic Indian dishes perfect for entertaining, including:
- Fragrant starters and street food-style snacks
- Rich, spiced curries made with seasonal vegetables and legumes
- Fluffy basmati rice and homemade flatbreads
- Fresh chutneys and cooling raita
- A delicious Indian dessert to finish
Our expert instructor, Lajina, will guide you through essential techniques like spice blending, tempering, and layering flavours, all while keeping the focus on wholesome, seasonal ingredients.
All recipes are subject to availability of ingredients.
You’ll be able to make the recipes you learn on this class at home, time and time again. After your cookery experience, you will be emailed a pack for you to keep containing all of the recipes you learned on the day.
Recipes you are likely to make include:
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Aloo Chana Chaat
- Potato cakes, spiced chickpeas, salad, chutney, drizzles and crunchies – the ultimate street food explosion in your mouth
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Subji Miloni
- A selection of beautifully cooked seasonal vegetables in a spinach and garlic curry
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Simply Steamed Vegetable Rice
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Potato Stuffed Paratha
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Gajar Ka Halva
- A sticky, sweet, cardamom spiced bowl of carrot fudge, served with clotted cream
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Meet your tutor
An enthusiastic and passionate chef; Lajina loves to cook authentic, home-style Indian food. Her dishes are full of flavour, with a focus on health, so her recipes have a reduction of fat, sugar and salt.
Lajina’s love of cooking stemmed from wanting to cook nutritious meals for her son. She drew inspiration from TV shows and cookery books before deciding to set up her own company ‘Lajina Masala’.
Lajina believes that the key to delicious Indian food is in the spices. During her class, you will learn some perfect spice blends to bring your own curries to life!
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What is included?
- Expert tuition from a friendly COOK! tutor
- All ingredients, recipes and equipment
- A COOK! apron to wear in the class
- Digital copies of all recipes
- On full day courses you will be having what you cook for lunch
- Complimentary refreshments on arrival (further refreshments will be available to purchase throughout the class)
Do I need any prior experience?
Not at all. Please don’t worry if you are a beginner as this class is completely suitable for all levels. All you need is a willingness to learn and give things a go!
What if I have a food allergy?
If you have any food allergies or intolerances, please contact our friendly team before booking to check whether the course is suitable for you.
Email: cook@vegsoc.org
Call: 0161 925 2000
What to expect on the day
Tutors will guide you through the preparation of various dishes, teaching you essential cooking skills and techniques while introducing you to key ingredients.
You’ll work mainly individually, allowing you to gain hands-on experience.
You’ll enjoy a relaxed and interactive learning environment with plenty of tastings, and you can take everything you make home with you.
What do I need to bring?
Please bring containers for taking food away with you
There will be the opportunity to purchase additional refreshments and merchandise such as aprons.
Please note that we are a cashless establishment and only accept card payments.
Accessibility info
There is a platform lift to the 1st floor where COOK! is located and step-free access to the building
We have lower work stations available for seated use
Blue badge/accessible parking is available on site, please contact us to book cook@vegsoc.org
How to find us
COOK! is based in the heart of Ancoats and is extremely easy to get to:
COOK! with the Vegetarian Society
15 Jersey Street
Ancoats
Manchester
M4 6EZ
If you are driving there are several nearby carparks:
- SIP Car Parks Limited, 27 Gun Street (3 min walk)
- NCP Jersey Street (6 min walk)
If you are attending a class on a Sunday, there is free street parking on surrounding streets (Jersey St, Redhill St, Blossom St)
Nearest Metrolink: Shudehill (12 min walk)
Nearest Train station: Manchester Piccadilly (15 min walk)
Contact COOK!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our friendly team:
Tel: 0161 925 2000
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