The Top 9 Cooking Classes in Chennai

1.Traditional Cooking Class in Chennai in a Local Home with Sundari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $78Our pick

Cook Tamil Brahmin vegetarian dishes in Sundari’s Chennai home, then enjoy a banana-leaf meal in this warm, private experience.

“I had a spectacular experience. Sundari is a great host: when there was an issue with the booking, she went above and beyond to make sure I did not get overcharged. Her teaching style is very approachable, and she is an excellent conversRead more”

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2.Private South Indian Tamil Cooking Class in Chennai with Srividya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $46Best value

Learn Tamil home cooking with Srividya in Chennai, prepare South Indian dishes, and share a family meal in a private three-hour class.

“Amazing experience to learn Indian vegan home cooking and dine at a home setting. The host, Sricidya lives in a pleasant quiet neighbourhood, and she was very nice and patient in attending to my queries ( though may have soundeRead more”

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3.South Indian Vegetarian Cooking Class in Chennai with Meena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $54

Cook family recipes with Meena in Chennai, shop Mylapore market, and enjoy a vegetarian South Indian meal on a banana leaf.

“We had a lovely time in this cooking class - with great conversations and amazing food! Meena asked us beforehand what we like and created a menu accordingly. We highly recommend!”

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4.Traditional Vegetarian Cooking Class in Chennai with Gayathri

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $48

Learn Tamil vegetarian cooking in Gayathri’s Chennai home, using banana leaves, traditional vessels, medicinal herbs, and family recipes.

“This class was a wonderful dive into traditional South Indian home cooking. The step-by-step guidance for preparing kootu, sambar, and poriyal was incredibly helpful, and the emphasis on using simple ingredients to build deep, comfortinRead more”

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5.Traditional Chettinad Cooking Class in a Local Home near Chennai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $74

Learn Chettinad cooking in Kamala’s home near Chennai with hotel transfers, hands-on recipes, banana-leaf lunch, and local insight.

“I had a lovely experience in Kamala’s kitchen cooking. Kamala made me feel very welcome and taught me everything I wanted to know about her local food. She even gave me recipes to take away. Kamala spoke fluent English so our conversation flowed and was very enjoyable.”

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6.Chennai Super Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Fun Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $89

Cook South Indian dishes with Sundari, shop a Chennai neighborhood supermarket, and share a home meal for an intimate local experience.

“Sundari is the sweetest woman you’ll ever meet! She warmly welcomed me to her home and provided the perfect cooking experience. She taught me several dishes and we enjoyed a wonderful meal together. I felt as though I’d known Read more”

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7.Chennai Dosa Making Class & Home-Dining Experience with Jyashree

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $122

Learn dosa, chutney, and Tamil family recipes in Jyashree’s Chennai home, then enjoy a vegetarian banana-leaf meal you helped prepare.

“It was awesome experience with Mrs Jyashree. I learned basic southern indian dishes (making dosa was so fun), and enjoyed her amazing meals. Also she gave me the recipes and mixed spices for first time, so my family could enjoy the dishes which I made after back from India.”

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8.Neighborhood Market Tour & South Indian Cooking Class in Chennai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $152

Shop a Chennai neighborhood market, cook South Indian dishes with Jyashree, then share a banana-leaf meal in her home.

“Jayshree was a wonderful teacher. Her husband showed us around a local vegetable market with explanations of all the regional fruits and veggies. Upon arrival to the beautiful home, we were given a welcoming tea. The hosts shared many aRead more”

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9.Private tour to learn Traditional Indian Art, craft & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $80

Learn Chennai’s traditional arts, games, clothing, crafts, and cooking in a welcoming family home during this hands-on five-hour tour.

“What I loved most about this activity was being actively involved in the art, food, games, and traditions of Southern India.”

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