Chennai Market Tour & Cooking Class in a Local Home with Meena

You can expect an authentic vegetarian South Indian cooking class and meal - cooked using family recipes, local spices and vegetables. Your meal will be served the traditional way on banana leaves. A few dishes that you might cook and eat together are kuzhambu (lentil curry), lemon or ginger or garlic rasam (spiced soup), kootu or avial or olan (vegetables cooked in a coconut gravy) and rice. End your meal with an Indian dessert such as payasam (milk pudding) or sakkara pongal (sweet made with jaggery and lentils) or kesari (South Indian dessert made with semolina) and filter coffee.

The most recent 5-bubble reviews, displayed for experiences rated as very good or higher. See all reviews below for more information.Some reviews may have been automatically translated. 5.0 5 of 5 bubbles (37 reviews) - [](https://www.tripadvisor.in/Profile/Trip45945116916) Solo Trip45945116916Apr 2026 • 5 contributions 5 of 5 bubbles The hospitality was absolutely wonderful! The delicious food and delightful conversation have become one of my very best me Read more - [](https://www.tripadvisor.in/Profile/Trip45945116916) Solo Trip45945116916Apr 2026 • 5 contributions 5 of 5 bubbles A home-cooked South Indian dish cooked in the kitchen of the lovely Meena's house with a pleasant chat. It was fun, delicious and the happiest time ever! I hope you all will have this experience! Read more - [](https://www.tripadvisor.in/Profile/davidgI941KG) Top 1% reviewer Couples David GApr 2026 • 22 contributions 5 of 5 bubbles A great afternoon and evening learning how to cook with Meena. An expert cook and teacher who made it all look so easy. And then we got to enjoy it all and make a new friend in the process of doing so. Highly recommended the visit. Read more - [](https://www.tripadvisor.in/Profile/Coastal39891333062) Solo JapanMar 2026 • 3 contributions 5 of 5 bubbles Meena welcomed me warmly and explained everything clearly, even though my English is not very good. I learned South Indian dishes like sambar, chutney, dosa, kootu, and poriyal. They were so nice. After cooking I enjoyed our conversations during the meal. I want to cook the dishes again at home. I’ll never forget the "kootu" Read more - [](https://www.tripadvisor.in/Profile/Navigator42512990998) Families Navigator42512990998Feb 2026 • 2 contributions 5 of 5 bubbles Meena doesn’t just create wonderful food, but a fantastic all-round cultural experience. She shows genuine interest in her guests and is quick to identify their interests. The food preparation was great fun and very educational and the trip to purchase ingredients was a constant source of information about food and culture. Meena readily shares her experience and expertise and was happy to answer all questions about local lifestyles. And the food she prepared was simply amazing. Flavour just bursting everywhere and she was so generous we could barely first the front door! If you are nervous about Indian food being too spicy, don’t miss this opportunity. Meena curates her flavours well to match the requirements of her guests. We couldn’t recommend this experience more highly and encourage anyone interested to make the most of the opportunity to meet Meena! Read more