Sri Lankan cooking class in Kandy: Learn to make curry at home
Cook a real Sri Lankan meal, then eat what you made
A four-hour cooking class in a village kitchen near Kandy where you learn to make Sri Lankan curry, dhal, seasonal vegetables and a traditional pudding from a live guide. You handle the spices and techniques yourself, then sit down to eat the dishes you've cooked. Pickup from your hotel is included, and the class runs in English.
What’s included
- Lunch (the meal you cook).
- air-conditioned vehicle pickup and drop-off.
- live guide instruction in English.
Times
- Every day 09:00 16:00
Before you book
Operated by Sri Lanka with Janaka
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The experience
If you've landed in Kandy with a free afternoon or a morning to spare, this class fills it with something you'll use again. You work in a traditional Sri Lankan home kitchen in a village outside the city, learning how to build the flavors that define the cuisine: how to work with coconut milk, turmeric and local spices to make a red chicken curry, rice cooked with aromatics, curried seasonal vegetables, and watalappan, the traditional pudding made from palm sugar, eggs and coconut milk. The guide, Nilu, walks you through the basics and the techniques, but you're the one handling the ingredients and doing the cooking.
The class runs four hours, which leaves you time to get back to your hotel or move on to your next stop in the city. An air-conditioned vehicle picks you up and brings you back, so you don't navigate transport on your own. Lunch is the meal you've made: no separate restaurant stop, no food you didn't cook yourself.
Is this one for you?Four hours is long enough to learn and cook a full meal, but short enough to fit into a morning or afternoon without blocking the rest of your day in Kandy. The minimum age is 16.
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Top questions
What exactly do I learn to cook in this class?
You make Sri Lankan rice and curry cooked with coconut milk infused with turmeric and local aromatics, red chicken curry with coconut milk, curried seasonal vegetables, and watalappan, a traditional pudding made from palm sugar, eggs and coconut milk. The guide teaches you the techniques so you can recreate these dishes at home with ingredients you can find easily.
Do I need cooking experience to join this class?
No. The class is built around learning the basics and techniques of Sri Lankan cooking from scratch. Nilu teaches you how to handle local spices and ingredients so you can make a simple Sri Lankan curry when you're back home.
How long is the class, and what happens after?
The class runs four hours total. After you finish cooking, you sit down and eat the meal you've made. An air-conditioned vehicle brings you back to your hotel or wherever you need to go next.
Is pickup from my hotel included?
Yes. Pickup and drop-off are included in the class price. Public transportation options are also available nearby if you prefer to make your own way.
Sri Lankan cooking class in Kandy: Learn to make curry at home
4h · EN · at your hotel
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