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Host: Shilpa

Mumbai (Bombay), India

USD
$18-$58 per person

Flavors of Punjab

Host offerings
  • Apartment
  • Home cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Shilpa

Shilpa is a food consultant and runs a takeaway service from home called Gourmet Greens and Beans. She lives in Wadala, in the heart of Mumbai city, with her husband Deepak, son Sharang and daughter Diya, who already dreams of becoming a pastry chef just like her mother. Shilpa is originally from Ludhiana in the north of India and calls herself a hard-core Punjabi who loves to eat and make merry. She is excited to tell you all about the food, culture and lifestyle of the people living in different parts of Punjab.

Shilpa loves the food from her home region so much that she returns just to eat her favorite dishes and to source special regional ingredients like hing (a spice called asafoetida), kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves), makki atta (corn flour) and mustard oil from Punjab.

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: (1-20 guests) Shilpa will give you the lowdown on Punjabi food and culture while you sip on your welcome drink. Later when you sit down to share a meal she will explain to you how each dish is paired to bring out its unique taste and flavor. For example the laccha paratha (layered flatbread) should be eaten with the mint chana pindi (mint-flavored chickpeas). Some other dishes that you might enjoy include bharwa tinda (apple gourd masala), malai kofta (soft cheese balls in a creamy gravy), kaali dal (slow cooked black lentils), and for dessert, kheer (sweet rice pudding).

Cooking experience: (1-20 guests) You can expect to learn from your host Shilpa how to make roti/paratha (flatbread), the traditional way. She will also demonstrate two to three other dishes such as paneer makhni (fresh cheese in tomato gravy) and rajma (kidney beans gravy) that you will eat along with other prepared dishes together with rice and Indian breads.

Market visit: (1-10 guests) Enjoy a welcome drink and chat with Shilpa before you leave for Wadala Church Market, where you will get a chance to see a traditional open market that sells fruits, vegetables, spices and grains.

Notes: Shilpa offers only vegetarian food and can also do a complete vegan meal. In addition to a traditional Punjabi meal, she can also whip up other cuisines from North India. Please be sure to tell her your preference at the time of booking.

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.
  • Yellow dal tadka / dal fry /chana masala / rajma
  • Achari aloo / aloo gobi
  • Paneer makhani / palak paneer
  • Roti / lachha paratha

Traveler reviews

4.88 (8)
Thank you very much for our cooking experience today. I enjoyed learning from you and Andrew and Federico certainly now appreciate real Indian cuisine. I’ll let the rest of the team who are coming back know about your wonderful hospitality and culinary skills.
- Sam May 19, 2023
Shilpa was so welcoming made you feel like part of her family The food was beautiful so tasty the trip to the market was great would highly recommend this for anyone one wanting traditional Indian family experience
- Deborah October 12, 2022
We had a fantastic time with Shilpa on our vegan cooking class. Shilpa was extremely genuine, enthusiastic and patient as she showed us around her kitchen and local neighbourhood market. She showed us the best ingredients and helped us identify spices and produce. For our meal, we made a delicious dahl, aloo sabji, tofu/paneer sabji and rotis as well as paratha. Shilpa ensured we understood every step of the process before moving on, and also gave us print outs of the recipes to annotate as we went. We learnt a lot about cooking in general as well as short cuts for busy households, like ours. We very much enjoyed our time with Shilpa and will definitely enroll in another cooking class with her when we are next in Mumbai
- N2765 January 03, 2022
My partner and I loved our experience cooking with Shilpa in her home, it truly was a great way to experience authentic India and meet locals, through a trip to the market where she explained many types of foods and then, we cooked a fabulous Vegan feast in her kitchen. It was so delicious and fun. We stayed well beyond the class taking and enjoying some of her friend’s fresh Kombucha after dinner. We left feeling like we had some new friends in Mumbai. I would recommend this experience to anyone. Even if you’re not vegan/vegetarian- it was so rich and flavorful you’ll be extremely satisfied.
- mkriebel January 01, 2019
Overall my experience was really great. Shilpa and her husband were really welcoming and we had some great interactions. The food was really amazing and Shilpa seemed really dedicated at showing off Indian Punjabi food
- Yulboy October 09, 2017
Fantastic experience!
- Sally April 20, 2017
Great experience. Host was very friendly hospital and capable. The food course was very instructive and we'll surely continue the experience at home.
- April 17, 2017
Overall my experience was really great. Shilpa and her husband were really welcoming and we had some great interactions. The food was really amazing and Shilpa seemed really dedicated at showing off Indian Punjabi food.
- Jonathan January 28, 2016
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Shilpa

$18-$58 USD

per person
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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
$28 $22 $18
Cooking Experience + Meal
$46 $38 $30
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
$58 $48 $38
Alcohol
$2 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
$28 $22 $18
Cooking Experience + Meal
$46 $38 $30
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
$58 $48 $38
Alcohol
$2 per person
*Does not include 3% 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 5:00pm-8:00pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
10:00am-2:00pm 4:00pm-8:00pm

Meet Shilpa

Shilpa is a food consultant and runs a takeaway service from home called Gourmet Greens and Beans. She lives in Wadala, in the heart of Mumbai city, with her husband Deepak, son Sharang and daughter Diya, who already dreams of becoming a pastry chef just like her mother. Shilpa is originally from Ludhiana in the north of India and calls herself a hard-core Punjabi who loves to eat and make merry. She is excited to tell you all about the food, culture and lifestyle of the people living in different parts of Punjab.

Shilpa loves the food from her home region so much that she returns just to eat her favorite dishes and to source special regional ingredients like hing (a spice called asafoetida), kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves), makki atta (corn flour) and mustard oil from Punjab.

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: (1-20 guests) Shilpa will give you the lowdown on Punjabi food and culture while you sip on your welcome drink. Later when you sit down to share a meal she will explain to you how each dish is paired to bring out its unique taste and flavor. For example the laccha paratha (layered flatbread) should be eaten with the mint chana pindi (mint-flavored chickpeas). Some other dishes that you might enjoy include bharwa tinda (apple gourd masala), malai kofta (soft cheese balls in a creamy gravy), kaali dal (slow cooked black lentils), and for dessert, kheer (sweet rice pudding).

Cooking experience: (1-20 guests) You can expect to learn from your host Shilpa how to make roti/paratha (flatbread), the traditional way. She will also demonstrate two to three other dishes such as paneer makhni (fresh cheese in tomato gravy) and rajma (kidney beans gravy) that you will eat along with other prepared dishes together with rice and Indian breads.

Market visit: (1-10 guests) Enjoy a welcome drink and chat with Shilpa before you leave for Wadala Church Market, where you will get a chance to see a traditional open market that sells fruits, vegetables, spices and grains.

Notes: Shilpa offers only vegetarian food and can also do a complete vegan meal. In addition to a traditional Punjabi meal, she can also whip up other cuisines from North India. Please be sure to tell her your preference at the time of booking.

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.
  • Yellow dal tadka / dal fry /chana masala / rajma
  • Achari aloo / aloo gobi
  • Paneer makhani / palak paneer
  • Roti / lachha paratha

Traveler reviews

4.88 (8)
Thank you very much for our cooking experience today. I enjoyed learning from you and Andrew and Federico certainly now appreciate real Indian cuisine. I’ll let the rest of the team who are coming back know about your wonderful hospitality and culinary skills.
- Sam May 19, 2023
Shilpa was so welcoming made you feel like part of her family The food was beautiful so tasty the trip to the market was great would highly recommend this for anyone one wanting traditional Indian family experience
- Deborah October 12, 2022
We had a fantastic time with Shilpa on our vegan cooking class. Shilpa was extremely genuine, enthusiastic and patient as she showed us around her kitchen and local neighbourhood market. She showed us the best ingredients and helped us identify spices and produce. For our meal, we made a delicious dahl, aloo sabji, tofu/paneer sabji and rotis as well as paratha. Shilpa ensured we understood every step of the process before moving on, and also gave us print outs of the recipes to annotate as we went. We learnt a lot about cooking in general as well as short cuts for busy households, like ours. We very much enjoyed our time with Shilpa and will definitely enroll in another cooking class with her when we are next in Mumbai
- N2765 January 03, 2022
My partner and I loved our experience cooking with Shilpa in her home, it truly was a great way to experience authentic India and meet locals, through a trip to the market where she explained many types of foods and then, we cooked a fabulous Vegan feast in her kitchen. It was so delicious and fun. We stayed well beyond the class taking and enjoying some of her friend’s fresh Kombucha after dinner. We left feeling like we had some new friends in Mumbai. I would recommend this experience to anyone. Even if you’re not vegan/vegetarian- it was so rich and flavorful you’ll be extremely satisfied.
- mkriebel January 01, 2019
Overall my experience was really great. Shilpa and her husband were really welcoming and we had some great interactions. The food was really amazing and Shilpa seemed really dedicated at showing off Indian Punjabi food
- Yulboy October 09, 2017
Fantastic experience!
- Sally April 20, 2017
Great experience. Host was very friendly hospital and capable. The food course was very instructive and we'll surely continue the experience at home.
- April 17, 2017
Overall my experience was really great. Shilpa and her husband were really welcoming and we had some great interactions. The food was really amazing and Shilpa seemed really dedicated at showing off Indian Punjabi food.
- Jonathan January 28, 2016
Read More
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
$28 $22 $18
Cooking Experience + Meal
$46 $38 $30
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
$58 $48 $38
Alcohol
$2 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
$28 $22 $18
Cooking Experience + Meal
$46 $38 $30
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
$58 $48 $38
Alcohol
$2 per person
*Does not include 3% 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 5:00pm-8:00pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
10:00am-2:00pm 4:00pm-8:00pm
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