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The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop
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The Perfect Gift Experience for Birthdays, Anniversaries,Christmas, special experience days, and any special occasion!
Treat your loved ones, or yourself, to a special day with us, learning how to make traditional North Indian home-style cookery, hands-on, in small groups of 8 people maximum. This is the Indian cookery of the mother as she teaches her daughter, and taught with love, care and attention.
We do not accept caterers or the hospitality industry. Please contact us for commercial arrangements.
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‘Future dates’ are valid at current pricing, for the 18 months of the gift voucher. For couples/2 places pricing, please request a date in notes at checkout, or via email.
Otherwise, call 07763823699 Monday-Saturday, between 9am-6pm for assistance, any queries, or prefer to speak with us to book your workshop.
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We are Punjabi mother and daughter team, Surinder and Safia. Led by us you will be taught how to make a home-style 3-course meal from scratch, using the traditional Punjabi cookery methods and ingredients, as taught to Surinder by our late mother/grandmother.
Our cookery is the real, healthy food, cooked daily in the conventional North Indian home, as cooked by the first generation of immigrants who arrived in the 50’s and 60’s, and is NOT British-Indian restaurant food.
There is a space and a place for all food, but our mission is to keep alive the cookery of our mother/grandmothers generation.
Workshop attendees! You can extend your culinary adventure and immerse yourself in the experience at our home and Pure Punjabi HQ with a relaxing staycation at our award-winning rural country inn, offering bed and breakfast exclusively to our workshop customers. We are conveniently located in South Somerset, (BA22 8PZ), near the West Dorset border and easily accessible from all major towns and cities via the A303.
As 2023 winners on Channel 4’s ‘Four in a Bed’ TV programme, we aim to provide a comfortable, relaxing and enjoyable stay.
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The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop is for domestic use only. We reserve the right to refuse any application. We do not accept caterers or chefs on this course. Please contact us for any commercial arrangement if you work in hospitality.
The deluxe gift pack contains a workshop Masala Dabba (spice tin), and the trio of jars.
Reviews, testimonials & comments
Thinking of buying our cookery class workshop for a birthday, anniversary or special gift? Check and see what our previous attendees say.
(All original handwritten reviews are held on file in paper form, dating back to 2013).
The photo album of our 'Indian Experience' cookery workshop is on our Pure Punjabi Facebook Business Page
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop reviews - 05.09.2025
"I thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt so much, especially the different herbs and spices... Excellent...Difficult to pinpoint as I enjoyed it all. Thank you for a wonderful day Surinder and Safia. A long day but it went too fast!! Learnt a lot – I enjoyed the historical talks ,the different spices and the health benefits, the different ingredients that can make up the perfect and how this can be easily adapted to suit needs. I am definitely going to look up any future courses, thanks again X" Eloise C.
"More than exceeded expectations. Excellent. The context behind the content, the reasons for techniques and that what we learned is transferable to more Punjabi meals. An excellent workshop provided by a family run business, from the start you could tell that there was a real passion behind the instruction. Techniques were explained patiently and with context both cultural and culinary...Would strongly recommend to others ,organisation was very good, everything well prepared and ready. You worked so well together. No fuss. They rolled along beautifully. Very impressive". Andrew W."Excellent. All of the content was interesting and well presented/instructed.From start to finish I felt at ease and able to ask questions. The style of instruction was easy to follow and most enjoyable. Hearing some of the history of Punjab added to the course and my understanding of the culture and cuisine. Thank you" Mike R."It was exactly what I hoped for. Excellent.Sharing of skills more understanding of history of Punjab. My third course and I enjoy each one as much as the one before. Already looking forward to coming back. Thank you, Surinder and Safia". Jan J.-------------------------------------
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop reviews - 22.06.2025
"Excellent. Everything. I have learnt lots eating together. New flavours. A wonderful day. Thank you. Cooking together plus eating together was wonderful". Siân T.
"Excellent – all of it equally. Great day didn’t look at my watch once. Very informative Punjabi food and region highly recommended. Thank you". Liam W"Excellent overall experience" Simon H
"Surpassed expectations! I had no idea really but you are both so lovely and it’s gorgeous here too. Learning about the culture and the sensory experience with learning to detect by smell and site. Excellent. Will definitely be coming back. Was met with patience and kindness... being so interesting and instructive. Have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and I’m very grateful. Thank you for such a lovely time and for passing your wisdom and heritage". Josie H
"Exceeded it. Excellent. The little tips i.e. keeping spice away from heat. Excellent course delivered by consummate professionals who are both extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their subject. I would highly recommend recommend this course to anyone". Fiona K
"Expectations more than me. Excellent. Being taught the grade 6 skills by experienced personable teachers. I would definitely recommend this day. A relaxed day full of information that bring the skill learning live brackets if that makes sense). Thank you for looking after us so well! Tracy M
"Exceeded expectations. Excellent learning new skills and the history. Both Surinder are knowledgeable and attentive really kind and helpful and made sure everyone understood what we needed to complete was needed to complete, and corrected when error is made. Would thoroughly recommend anyone". Glenda S
"Above and beyond expectations excellent number one surrender and Sophia‘s knowledge of method of teaching number two relaxed and fun number three that I learned the proper way and lots of tips. I am not sure you could improve on this tick tick tick face. Great day. Great people". Robert R-------------------------------------
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop reviews - 05.04.2025
"Awesome. Highly recommended. I cook a lot of Indian food and I learnt an awful lot of new things. Friendly people who did not tire of my constant questions. Thank you. I will be back" Steve S
"Excellent...Had no expectation, but loved it! Highly recommended. Great hosts, great advice in a friendly & beautiful location". Dave G.
"Excellent...Fascinating. Inspirational". Neil P
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop reviews - 01.03.2025.
"A really informative and enjoyable day. Our hosts are clearly highly experienced and hugely knowledgeable - would highly recommend" Heather B.
"Exceeded my expectation. Thoroughly enjoyable, excellent tuition well explained". Jane F.
"Even better than expected...If you like Indian food you will love this. Thank you" George F.
"Excellent...Good atmosphere and presentation". Graham W
"Surpassed expectations... Instructors opened my eyes to world of authentic North Indian cuisine delvering a fun and interactive class" Martyn A.
"Fantastic family run business. Instructors mother + daughter have fantastic and enthusiastic teaching method" Charlie A.
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop reviews - 31.01.2025.
“Great 11/10…understanding that the base will allow development towards numerous dishes.” Rob W.
“Great day thanks! Great day with excellent chefs imparting their local knowledge of Punjabi cooking. Great opportunity to switch off and do something different”. Jim P.
“It surpassed all expectations!This is the best cookery course I have ever been on. The aim is to teach you to confidently make a broad range of Punjabi dishes. This is done with professionalism, enouragement, humour and enough time to enjoy the day. Authentic family cooking from a passionate mother & daughter team”. Sundeep D.“Very good, relaxed, Great company learning the background of the food!” – Jason P.
“Top notch.. Great fun day…Relaxed atmosphere, informative day. Learnt loads and ate loads. What more can you ask for ! Thank you very much”. Mark.
“We learnt a lot, starting from the raw ingredients, cutting to shape & size & how to cook. Also the background information about Punjabi food was very interesting. Both Surinder & Safia were very attentive to all of us, very patient in explaining & altogether very cordial. This Indian Experience cookery workshop was run very professionally by our hosts Surinder & Safia. both were very attentive & took time to explain methods & ingredients to us in detail. On the whole, a great way to spend the best part of a day! Thank you both!”. Kate & Greg T.
“I felt it exceeded my expectations…I enjoyed the relaxed atmsophere. I was very impressed with the relaxed atmosphere and how approachable the ladies were”. Joshua B.
The Indian Experience Cookery Workshop reviews - 26.01.2025
"Excellent...Warmth of the hosts...The detail, knowledge and enthusiasm...Everyone was helped and encouraged, and I would pass this on to others". Martin S.
"Excellent...very friendly, well-explained ways of preparing the dishes. Showing + helping you carry them out" Steve C.
"Excellent...Friendly, informative - great fun". Steve G.
"The workshop was absolutely fantastic...today was fantatstic, I really enjoyed myself. The food was great, the atmosphere lovely. Everyone was very good to me, had no issues with a trans woman. A++". Freya H
"Excellent...I learnt basic foundations and information on expanding and prgressing those recipes..." Amy & Ian F
See HERE for reviews and comments over the last 12 years, from previous attendees from 2024, back to 2012 .
