Four experts on how cooking classes empower students

Life skillsHome chef and small business owner Devika Gowrirsquos move to Manipal a student town was planned She wanted to teach a life skill to youngsters Noting that the kitchen and home are gendered spaces where food knowledge is usually passed down to women Gowri shares that approaching the act as a necessary skill for all to survive and starting young can be a way to come away from a cycle perpetuated by patriarchal notionsHer classes offer easy and quick global recipes using local seasonal ingredients such as ash gourd in Chinese dishes She even incorporates miso with pumpkin Learn to make Koreaninspired stew bulgogi pickled veggies namul and kimchi in her next online classOn September 11 1030 am to 12 pmLog on to curlyfrieddumplingCall 9746041748Cost Rs 350Accessible for allTikoo at one of her online classesIn Delhibased Anita Tikoorsquos next online cooking class shersquoll be teaching how to make fresh pasta With a view to making cooking accessible to all Tikoo reveals that inhibitions about making dishes such as bread and pasta come from these items being unfamiliar and not complicated She feels that by outsourcing cooking to a large extent we are losing touch with the art of cooking and deepdiving into our culinary cultureOn September 17 230 pm to 415 pm part 1 and 430 pm to 6 pmLog on to a_madteapartyCost Rs 3000 and Rs 2000Easy bakeryEkta Sarafrsquos students and clients mainly include homemakers mdash all women mdash from her residential society and a community of over 300 women built through friends and word of mouth ldquoThere is a preconceived notion that some dishes are difficult to createBut that is not the case I teach falafel baked vada pav pizza rolls donuts cannelloni granola among other dishesrdquo Saraf tells us Catering to her audience she alters recipes to suit the cook She is also available for phone calls after online classes to clear doubts Sarafrsquos next class will demonstrate coffee walnut cake and donutsOn September 20 4 pm to 5 pmAt PrabhadeviLog on to ekta _saraf Ektarsquos DelightsCall 9372441427Cost Rs 2000Being a guideChocolate briwatGhatkoparbased Madhavi Modha founder of Annapurna Bakery Classes empowers women looking to earn an income by selling baked goods After completing a bakery course she was left with many questions and the task of sourcing expensive ingredients like mascarpone and cream cheese ldquoMy students and clients have families like mine that donrsquot consume eggs or canrsquot find certain ingredients in their kitchensThey also need guided practice to help develop confidence in making new dishes like macarons baklava breads and cakes So I started to develop techniques and alternatives that I know are more suited for us and our kitchens I even make ingredients such as cream cheese phyllo pastry and khari myselfrdquo Modha tells us Shersquoll be teaching her signature dish chocolate briwat baklava and other Middle Eastern delicacies at her next class where all the ingredients will be providedOn Last week of September 12 pm to 6 pmAt Ghatkopar EastLog on to annapurna_bakery_cookery_classCall 9594428703Cost Rs 3000