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Host: Usha and Durga

Jaipur, India

USD
$50-$130 per person

Rajasthani Culinary Experience in a Heritage Jaipur Home

Host offerings
  • Cooking studio
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Usha and Durga

Durga and Usha live in a home that has been in their family for more than a century and has been recently converted into a beautiful heritage guest house surrounded by delightful gardens full of melodic songbirds.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-20 guests) You will be greeted with a welcome drink served in Usha's beautiful courtyard in their Jaipur guesthouse. You will then Join Usha (and her husband Durga when he is in town) at the dining table to enjoy a typical Rajasthani meal. Dishes might include soolas (charcoal grilled meal – a battlefield specialty) or ker sangri (a Rajasthani desert specialty of beans cooked in yoghurt), sukha aloo (potatoes cooked in cumin and spices) or baingan bhartha (a roasted and smashed eggplant dish), dal bati and churma (unleavened bread made from millet), and a homemade Indian dessert.

Cooking experience: (2-20 guests) Learn to cook a traditional Rajasthani meal in Jaipur at an outdoor cooking station in Usha's home, with assistance from her staff. The traditional Rajasthani meal you will enjoy features foods that are not typically found in restaurants. The tastes might be different from the Indian dishes with which you are familiar - these are drier foods made from desert vegetables and grains. For example, breads are made from grains that grow in the arid desert, like millet and sorghum, instead of the typical wheat flour. This is some of the most authentic Rajasthani food we've tried.

Market visit: (2-20 guests) For your guided Jaipur market tour, walk to Chandpole to get a glimpse of the spice bazaar, a chaotic riot of sights and sounds before returning to learn to cook a Rajasthani meal with Usha.

Notes:
1.On days that Durga is not available, Usha will host you on her own.
2. Alcohol is included in the cost of your experience.

Languages spoken: English, Hindi

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Soolas (charcoal grilled meal – a battlefield specialty) or Ker sangri (a Rajasthani desert specialty of beans cooked in yoghurt)
  • Sukha aloo (potatoes cooked in cumin and spices) or or baingan bhartha (a roasted and smashed eggplant dish)
  • Dal bati and churma (unleavened bread made from millet)
  • Homemade Indian dessert

Traveler reviews

5.0 (2)
Great experience!!!! An amazing way to interact with the people and culture of india. The Singh’s are a delightful and well known family in Jaipur and make you feel right at home. Highly recommend this enriching experience!!!
- Patty G March 09, 2019
Wonderful experience. Food was delicious and hosts and ambience were delightful. A Traveling Spoon experience on each vacation is an absolute must!! Thank you.
- October 27, 2014

Usha and Durga

$50-$130 USD

per person
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  • Credit card is not charged until the host confirms your booking
  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 $50
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $100 $90
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $130 $130
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 $50
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $100 $90
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $130 $130
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:30pm-2:30pm 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 10:00am-3:00pm 5:00pm-10:00pm

Meet Usha and Durga

Durga and Usha live in a home that has been in their family for more than a century and has been recently converted into a beautiful heritage guest house surrounded by delightful gardens full of melodic songbirds.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-20 guests) You will be greeted with a welcome drink served in Usha's beautiful courtyard in their Jaipur guesthouse. You will then Join Usha (and her husband Durga when he is in town) at the dining table to enjoy a typical Rajasthani meal. Dishes might include soolas (charcoal grilled meal – a battlefield specialty) or ker sangri (a Rajasthani desert specialty of beans cooked in yoghurt), sukha aloo (potatoes cooked in cumin and spices) or baingan bhartha (a roasted and smashed eggplant dish), dal bati and churma (unleavened bread made from millet), and a homemade Indian dessert.

Cooking experience: (2-20 guests) Learn to cook a traditional Rajasthani meal in Jaipur at an outdoor cooking station in Usha's home, with assistance from her staff. The traditional Rajasthani meal you will enjoy features foods that are not typically found in restaurants. The tastes might be different from the Indian dishes with which you are familiar - these are drier foods made from desert vegetables and grains. For example, breads are made from grains that grow in the arid desert, like millet and sorghum, instead of the typical wheat flour. This is some of the most authentic Rajasthani food we've tried.

Market visit: (2-20 guests) For your guided Jaipur market tour, walk to Chandpole to get a glimpse of the spice bazaar, a chaotic riot of sights and sounds before returning to learn to cook a Rajasthani meal with Usha.

Notes:
1.On days that Durga is not available, Usha will host you on her own.
2. Alcohol is included in the cost of your experience.

Languages spoken: English, Hindi

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Soolas (charcoal grilled meal – a battlefield specialty) or Ker sangri (a Rajasthani desert specialty of beans cooked in yoghurt)
  • Sukha aloo (potatoes cooked in cumin and spices) or or baingan bhartha (a roasted and smashed eggplant dish)
  • Dal bati and churma (unleavened bread made from millet)
  • Homemade Indian dessert

Traveler reviews

5.0 (2)
Great experience!!!! An amazing way to interact with the people and culture of india. The Singh’s are a delightful and well known family in Jaipur and make you feel right at home. Highly recommend this enriching experience!!!
- Patty G March 09, 2019
Wonderful experience. Food was delicious and hosts and ambience were delightful. A Traveling Spoon experience on each vacation is an absolute must!! Thank you.
- October 27, 2014
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 $50
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $100 $90
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $130 $130
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 $50
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $100 $90
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $130 $130
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:30pm-2:30pm 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 10:00am-3:00pm 5:00pm-10:00pm
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