Anil and Sandhya have a small kitchen which is part of the drawing room, so you may use the dining table for most of the preparation before going into the to the kitchen for the final cooking process. Please note that this is a cooking demonstration, not a hands-on cooking class. You will watch them prepare 2-3 authentic dishes that you will eat along with other prepared dishes eaten with rice and Indian breads.

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It was very expensive for what it was. We booked the market visit and cooking class. I thought we would be cooking but we watched Monica cook. The food was fresh and very well prepared and Monica explained everything very well. We paid for transport to and from the spice market and our driver was asked to drive there and back. It wasn't a spice market it was a chemist and newsagents selling spices at the back of the shop. Monica bought some spices she didn't use and said she was a spice merchant so it was just for show. Monica bought some vegetables at a vegetable cart on the side of the road and then we returned home. Not quite a vegetable and spice market experience. The cooking class lasted the correct time and there was plenty of food. I bought alcohol with the experience but was not aware that this was one drink per person. We were only made aware of this at the end when she gave us a bill. I paid $20 for the alcohol and we were charged 350 Rupees per drink when I believed I had already paid. $220 plus 2,000 Rupees is far too expensive for this trip!!!!

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Nagma lives with her husband, Wasi Haider, and their sons Shiron and Shibab, in a beautiful 3-story bungalow located a 10-minute drive from the Taj Mahal. Step out onto their terrace to view of one of the domes of the Taj Mahal! The family lives on the ground floor of the house and the top two floors are used as a homestay. <br><br>Please note that this is a cooking demonstration, not a hands-on cooking class. Join Nagma in her kitchen to watch her prepare 2-3 dishes such as shammi kebabs (mincemeat kebabs) and aloo gobi (North Indian potato and cauliflower) or paneer (fresh Indian cheese), that you will eat along with other prepared dishes eaten with rice and Indian breads.

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Geeta lives with her husband in a bungalow in Kamla Nagar. Her home is very simple but tastefully decorated by her sons who are designers. They have also designed a menu for their mother when she completed 25 years of conducting cooking classes; to showcase all her food pictures and the different cuisines she prepares. Your meal will be Rajasthani which is cooked in ghee (clarified butter) and may include dishes such as mangochi (a family recipe of lentil dumplings in mildly spiced tomato and yogurt sauce), dahi vada (split black gram beans in a yogurt sauce) served with sweet tamarind chutney, gatte ki sabzi with missi roti (gram flour dumplings in a yogurt-based curry served with flatbread), her grandmother's pickles, chutney and salad.

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Had no idea what to expect but we had been previously asked about allergies and likes and dislikes so we would not be confronted with food we really disliked. We were give a drink on arrival and shown to the kitchen were our host made chapatis and then we had a go. Geat fun. We also made 2 other dishes before we sat down and had a delicious meal with lots of dishes made previously. Great experience. We arranged our own taxi there and back.

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Market Tour