Margaret S
20 gennaio 2025
We were staying in a nearby hotel but visited for an interactive cookery demonstration, and more. We were warmly welcomed by the host, Durga Singh, who is a well known personality throughout India and beyond, having been invited to speak in many other countries. He has a beautiful home in which we would have been delighted to stay. From the rooftop terrace there are views of the old city wall and where we watched the sunset. Mr Singh, has a wealth of knowledge and is a skilled cooked. The purpose of our visit was to learn more about authentic Indian cooking, dabble a bit ourselves and enjoy what had been cooked and be able deepen our understanding of some Indian traditions. We arrived in the afternoon and our experience included getting dressed in a sari for me and a turban for my husband, having the opportunity to have a henna design on my hands, having traditional Indian afternoon tea, learning about, and having a go) at, kite flying which is extremely popular in India. This was all great fun and really entertaining, made even more so because it was the annual kite festival that day, so we joined thousands of others flying kites from their rooftops and when it started to get dark, we watched hundreds of Chinese lanterns across the sky. The main event was the cooking part - four of us shared some of the cooking - making different kinds of paratha and chapatis and preparing some of the dishes. Mr Singh made it all seem so easy, shared the recipes with us and then we sat down with him to a delicious meal, with drinks of our choice. It was a really relaxed experience. Mr Singh is a wonderful host and everyone chatted easily. We had expected to be finished by about 8.30pm but we all chatted on until about 9.30pm. His staff were delightful and helped to make the day. Overall this was a fantastic, memorable experience, we would thoroughly recommend.
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