Authentic Culinary
Experiences
Indian Culinary Basics
Discover the essentials of Indian cooking through focused, hands-on workshops exploring the techniques, ingredients and principles behind dishes such as dosa, biryani, chutneys and tadka. Each one-day experience combines practical learning with culinary insights, giving you skills and understanding that you can take back to your own kitchen.
Biryani Basics
This one-day experience introduces the ideas that define biryani: rice selection, layering, aromatic architecture and dum cooking, through cooking, observation, discussion and a shared meal.
Tadka Basics
Discover tadka—the Indian technique of tempering spices—and how sound, aroma, timing, heat and regional traditions shape flavour.
We encourage you to explore the workshop that interests you most, continuing ACE's commitment to culinary learning-through-cooking and the preservation of living traditions.
Dosa Basics
Explore fermentation, batter, heat and regional diversity through dosa traditions, with cooking, observation, discussion and a shared meal.
Chutney Basics
Explore how chutneys express ingredients, geography and regional identity through grinding, roasting, tempering, fermentation and balance.