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Host: Payal

Jaipur, India

USD
$46-$66 per person

Market tour and seasonal North Indian vegetarian cooking class

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

Meet Payal

Payal was first inspired in the kitchen by her grandmother and later by her mother, who taught her the secrets of North Indian vegetarian cooking. Her passion took her to research and self learn more about Indian cuisine. Her travels to different parts of the world and India inspired her to open a cooking school in 2015 to celebrate & share her passion and knowledge about Indian food with the whole world. Now after acquiring a diploma in professional cooking she is all set to share newer recipes and more complex Indian cooking methods with her guests.

Along with the restaurant style food and home specialties, Chef Payal loves to rediscover long lost recipes, ingredients and cooking styles. l

With the Ethos of LOCAL REGIONAL AND SEASONAL expect the most authentic Hands-On cooking experience showcasing the simplicity of ingredients with complexity of Indian spices.

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.

Cooking experience: (2-6 guests) Meet at Chef Payal's cooking studio for your cooking experience. Her kitchen is a spacious, professional space, where you will have plenty of room for a hands-on cooking lesson. Chef Payal will teach you to prepare regional North Indian or Rajasthani dishes. You can expect the cooking lesson to last about 1-1.5 hours. After your cooking class, sit down at the dining table to share the fruits of your labor. Your menu might include dishes such as rice (mix vegetable pulav or peas pulav or masala rice), seasonal vegetable (aloo gobhi or bhindi bharwa or methi aloo), bread (chapati or missi roti or parantha) and lentils (dal tadka or dal makhni or channa masala). If you have a dishe requests or need a gluten free, nut free, lactose free menu, feel free to communicate with the Chef Payal while booking your experience online.

Market visit: (2-8 guests) Meet Payal at her cooking studio and discuss the menu for the day, before driving together to the local market to shop for ingredients. At the local market, you will get a tour of spice shops and learn more about the variety of spices used in Indian cooking. You will also learn about local and seasonal fruits and vegetables. As you explore the market together, you will buy a ingredients for your cooking class. After your market tour drive back to the cooking studio for your cooking experience.

Notes: Only Vegetarian food is cooked during your cooking class. You are advised to inform about food allergies and medical issues (if food related) while booking your experience, so that your experience is curated accordingly. Payal does not serve alcohol or other beverages, except bottled water.

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.
  • Kofta curry in a onion tomato gravy
  • Slow cooked stewed local vegetables
  • Rice pilaf/ biryani/ mix veg pulav
  • Chapati/ naan/roti/ parantha/ puri
  • Seasonal desserts like carrot halwa or shahi tukda or sweet vermicilli

Traveler reviews

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Payal

$46-$66 USD

per person
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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $56 $46
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $66 $56
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $56 $46
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $66 $56
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
12:00pm-2:00pm 6:00pm-8:00pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
4:30pm-8:30pm

Meet Payal

Payal was first inspired in the kitchen by her grandmother and later by her mother, who taught her the secrets of North Indian vegetarian cooking. Her passion took her to research and self learn more about Indian cuisine. Her travels to different parts of the world and India inspired her to open a cooking school in 2015 to celebrate & share her passion and knowledge about Indian food with the whole world. Now after acquiring a diploma in professional cooking she is all set to share newer recipes and more complex Indian cooking methods with her guests.

Along with the restaurant style food and home specialties, Chef Payal loves to rediscover long lost recipes, ingredients and cooking styles. l

With the Ethos of LOCAL REGIONAL AND SEASONAL expect the most authentic Hands-On cooking experience showcasing the simplicity of ingredients with complexity of Indian spices.

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.

Cooking experience: (2-6 guests) Meet at Chef Payal's cooking studio for your cooking experience. Her kitchen is a spacious, professional space, where you will have plenty of room for a hands-on cooking lesson. Chef Payal will teach you to prepare regional North Indian or Rajasthani dishes. You can expect the cooking lesson to last about 1-1.5 hours. After your cooking class, sit down at the dining table to share the fruits of your labor. Your menu might include dishes such as rice (mix vegetable pulav or peas pulav or masala rice), seasonal vegetable (aloo gobhi or bhindi bharwa or methi aloo), bread (chapati or missi roti or parantha) and lentils (dal tadka or dal makhni or channa masala). If you have a dishe requests or need a gluten free, nut free, lactose free menu, feel free to communicate with the Chef Payal while booking your experience online.

Market visit: (2-8 guests) Meet Payal at her cooking studio and discuss the menu for the day, before driving together to the local market to shop for ingredients. At the local market, you will get a tour of spice shops and learn more about the variety of spices used in Indian cooking. You will also learn about local and seasonal fruits and vegetables. As you explore the market together, you will buy a ingredients for your cooking class. After your market tour drive back to the cooking studio for your cooking experience.

Notes: Only Vegetarian food is cooked during your cooking class. You are advised to inform about food allergies and medical issues (if food related) while booking your experience, so that your experience is curated accordingly. Payal does not serve alcohol or other beverages, except bottled water.

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.
  • Kofta curry in a onion tomato gravy
  • Slow cooked stewed local vegetables
  • Rice pilaf/ biryani/ mix veg pulav
  • Chapati/ naan/roti/ parantha/ puri
  • Seasonal desserts like carrot halwa or shahi tukda or sweet vermicilli

Traveler reviews

This is a new host who does not yet have any reviews. You can see reviews of our other Jaipur Traveling Spoon experiences on TripAdvisor:
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $56 $46
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $66 $56
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $56 $46
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
Not offered $66 $56
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
12:00pm-2:00pm 6:00pm-8:00pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
4:30pm-8:30pm
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