Cooking Class - Healthy Indian Vegetarian

33 reviews

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What You’ll Do

Embark on a culinary journey to India with a healthier take on some traditional recipes.

In this hands-on class, you will work under the instruction of Chef Mel to create three authentic vegetarian Indian dishes with a healthy twist.

Chef Mel shows you how to mimic the rich consistency of these Indian classics, while cutting out unnecessary calories by substituting coconut milk for the traditionally used heavy cream. You will also make your own masala sauce from scratch, and have fun putting together your own samosas with a cashew-coconut filling and a mint chutney that you'll be using on a daily basis at home!

Guests are welcome to provide wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

Your Menu

Samosas With Sweet and Spicy Mint Chutney

Wrapped in rice paper and stuffed with cashews, coconut and vegetables

Vegetable Navratan Korma

With cashew-based korma, golden raisins, coconut cream and cilantro

Red Lentil Masala

With spinach and basmati rice

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 5
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Couples, Healthy, Indian, Singles, Vegetarian

Meet your chef

Chef Mel

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33 reviews

Chef Mel, a former personal chef and caterer, specializes in creating healthy, natural and organic meals. She is passionate about educating others on how to cook and eat well, and has shared her zest for culinary instruction by teaching children's cooking classes and volunteering for cooking programs. Her culinary education arsenal boasts completion from the Natural Food Chef Program at the Nutrition Therapy Institute. Join Chef Mel for a fun and informative experience!

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Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.

Chef Mel will travel to guests within Denver for this experience.

What You’ll Do

Embark on a culinary journey to India with a healthier take on some traditional recipes.

Your Menu

Samosas With Sweet and Spicy Mint Chutney

Wrapped in rice paper and stuffed with cashews, coconut and vegetables

Vegetable Navratan Korma

With cashew-based korma, golden raisins, coconut cream and cilantro

Red Lentil Masala

With spinach and basmati rice

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 5
Meal Courses 3
Event Duration 3 hours
Labels Couples, Healthy, Indian, Singles, Vegetarian

Reviews

Reviews guests left for this experience

Tracy

22 Nov 2019

Mel was super nice and we learned some great new recipes!

Emily

21 Jun 2019

We had a great time learning from Mel! She is a friendly and clear teacher, the food was delicious, and we learned techniques and recipes we can use at home. Highly recommend the experience!

Nick

05 Mar 2019

Very welcoming, some great insights and some utterly delicious food. Strongly recommend Chef Mel!

Karen

13 Jan 2019

Mel was really awesome and helpful, the food was delicious, and we'll definitely be using those recipes again!

Bobbi

23 Nov 2018

What a fun way to spend the evening. We have expanded our Indian cooking skills and met a great chef.

Rachel

20 Nov 2018

Mel was a great teacher! Her recipes were accessible, she emphasized good knife technique and we geeked out about all things food the whole class. I’d highly recommend her for any class she teaches.

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Mel

Kerstin

06 Jan 2021

The class was great, both chef Mel and the tacos-salsa-sauce and the margaritas!

Mary

05 Jan 2021

Chef Mel was excellent, however it was my first time using mangos, so I lost some time during the class. In future, I will ask for more info when using ingredients that I am not familiar with. The fish tacos, salsa and avocado cilantro sauce were delicious

Debbie

31 Dec 2020

We had the best time with Chef Mel. We learned how to properly use our knives and made the most delicious tacos and margaritas.

Merle

19 Dec 2020

Informative. Fun time.

12 Dec 2020

The dishes were delicious and it was fun learning the cooking techniques Chef Mel used. One critique would be that she went very fast and it was hard to keep up. Overall a wonderful experience! I will definitely be using these recipes again.

Emma

04 Dec 2020

Great instructions and delicious! Perfect covid friendly gift, thanks chef Mel !

Amalia

21 Oct 2020

Mel was an amazing host, can't wait to do this again soon!

Jenni

19 Oct 2020

Chef Mel was great! Not only did she walk us through a recipe, but I learned things I never knew before. Like how to cut a mango, how to cut an onion, and what ingredients to leave out if I am marinating over night. I really appreciated her knowledge in the kitchen!

Tammy

19 Oct 2020

I loved the class. Very easy to follow. And the food was beautiful and delicious!!!

Nina

19 Oct 2020

Thank you - it was good time. I don't typically cook (my husband does), so it was nice to have a step-by-step cooking lesson with some tips.

Meghan

19 Oct 2020

Great meal and great direction. Thanks Chef Mel!

Stephen

17 Oct 2020

Chef Mel did a great job! She explained things super clearly, which made it easy to follow along. A the same time, she paused and explained things further when asked. This was a great experience!

Sam

06 Aug 2020

The meal was great and Mel made it easy and fun. Really enjoyed the experience.

Alex

05 Aug 2020

Great class! We had a large group and Chef Mel did a terrific job.

Kim

09 Jul 2020

I really enjoyed the class. Instructions were simple and easy to follow.

Becki

22 Jun 2020

Chef Mel is an excellent teacher. My friends and I loved our lunch!

Jill Bowlus

22 Jun 2020

Fun time cooking with Chef Mel! Fish tacos. mango salsa , avocado cream with lime cilantro rice was devious! Learned some new food prep-skills and enjoyed the zoom with college friends I would defiantly recommend this virtual cooking class

Julia

11 Jun 2020

We did this as a team for a fun work activity and it was great! Chef Mel is friendly, knowledgeable and her recipes are delicious. Definitely recommend this!

Shelly

30 May 2020

So fun! My friend and I did this for our birthdays. Chef Mel does a great job explaining techniques and asking if everyone is in track. Good pace and these recipes were delicious! Will do this again and make the recipes again.

Judy

15 Sep 2019

Entertaining & well prepared food was delicious Already made 2 of the recipes at home!! Very enjoyable. Tip is in the mail Thanks Mel

Veronica

03 Feb 2019

Mel is the best! We had so much fun and the paella is delish!

Rebecca

31 May 2018

I had such an amazing time with Chef Mel! I had never been to a private cooking class before, but I felt so at home in Chef Mel's house. I love learning new recipes, and the rice paper samosas were so much fun to make! The small samosas were packed with flavor. Mel explained the whole process so I will be able to make them again at home. I definitely will be taking another Cozymeal class with her!

Reviews Chef Mel received outside of Cozymeal

Alexa

23 Feb 2018

Catherine

12 Jan 2018

I needed to cater a corporate lunch for some health conscious, hard driving colleagues. Through word of mouth recommendation, I decided to use Mel. The lunch was a huge success. The presentation was beautiful, everyone raved about the food, the luncheon went off without a hitch and Mel was a joy to work with.

Lindsey

06 Dec 2017

Meals are wonderful and full of nutrition. Mel is flexible with menus and really knows how to balance flavors. She did an event for 15 people, dinner and lunch, and everything was outstanding! Everyone raved about her!

Ashley

08 Sep 2017

Shannon

16 Jun 2017

I have an autoimmune disease, and I eat a clean, vegetarian and gluten-free diet. However, I was having trouble getting all the good meals I need during busy work weeks. I found Mel on thumbtack, and I have really loved her delicious and healthy meals that I can quickly heat up during the week! She is very responsive to my needs/requests and brings a variety of types of food from Thai, Indian, Greek and Italian (to name a few!). I don't get bored from eating the same thing and it is all so well seasoned and so tasty! So glad to have found Mel to help me with great meals to improve my health. I'm on my second month and no complaints!