Mauritian, Chinese, and Indian Online Cooking Course

Chef Sandy, author of two bestsellers “A Feast of Mauritius“ and “Un Chef a la Maison" invites you to discover these authentic Mauritian, Chinese, and Indian Cuisine Course live from Mauritius. As working from home is your new norm, Chef Sandy has created three express cooking classes for you to enjoy a great time with your family and friends. These fun and informative cooking classes are also interactive, you’ll get hands-on experience and learn step by step with Chef Sandy on how to prepare and cook a full meal of 3 dishes at each session, exotic Mauritian, Chinese, and Indian dishes, a real explosion of aromas, colors, and taste at each bite.

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Highlights

3 live express sessions (1 hour each)
Learn to cook Mauritian, Chinese, and Indian dishes
Live cooking classes to be held via Skype
Live sessions' time zone: Mauritius Standard Time (GMT +4)
Classes held in English start every Monday, and in French every Thursday
Recipes with actual photos provided before class starts, which you can use for future uses as well
Learn to prepare 3 unique quick and easy dishes per class
Use Skype to ask Chef Sandy any questions real time or after class
Vegetarian options available
Menu can be customized if you have allergies or restrictions
BONUS: link to Chef Sandy's ebook "A Feast of Mauritius" for English class or "Un Chef a la Maison" for French class

Styles

3 days with instruction in English

The organizer also speaks: French

Program

Tools required

PC/tablet/mobile, internet connection
Skype

How the course works

Chef Sandy will send you, in advance, the list of ingredients and equipment in order to facilitate your preparations and cook these delicious feasts. Just follow her easy instructions, ask questions, stop, ask more questions just like you would if you were in her kitchen.

Timing of sessions (GMT+4)

Classes will start from 5 p.m. and end at 6p.m. Mauritius time (GMT+4). Participants may attend one class per week or all classes one after another.

Course information

Day 1: Mauritian Cuisine (Monday for English, Thursday for French)

Amalgam of many cultures, French, English, Creole, and Indian, Mauritius' local cuisine reflects a fusion of all these flavors in an incredible, an explosion of senses, colors, and flavors, and yet offers a very distinctive taste of its own.

Starters - Beignets: Learn to prepare, a light a fluffy batter for your starters and snacks.
Main dish - World famous Rougaille: A must for all Mauritian housewives is also at the heart of all creoles cooking "Sausages Rougaille”.
Dessert - Bananas Flambee: Just three ingredients, learn to flambee bananas properly and not burn your hair or eyebrow.

Day 2: Chinese Cuisine (Tuesday for English, Friday for French)

Chinese cooking is famous around the world, dishes foods are light and tasty. You will find numerous restaurants and take away in every town and every country around the world. With Chef Sandy, you can now cook an express Chinese meal at home and enjoy light, healthy and delicious foods, faster than ordering from take out.

Day 3: Indian Cuisine (Wednesday for English, Saturday for French)

India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, a mosaic of multicultural experiences. With a rich heritage and myriad of diversified attractions, food is a vibrant assortment of uncountable dishes, distinctly characterized by the subtle and sophisticated use of spices, grains, fruits, vegetables, and meats.

Chef Sandy has mastered the use of these spices and invites you to join her express online cooking class to discover the numerous spices and learn how to cook step by step this wonderful meal, from the comfort of your home and enjoy it with Flaky Layered Parathas, a delightful Indian bread, with your family and friends.

Chicken Curry: A “must-try" dish, if you travel to India, now you can learn to cook this fabulous curry at home, to enjoy again and again.
Potato Chutney: A nice and healthy dish, even kids will love it.
Crispy Flaky Layered Parathas: Best Indian bread to enjoy your curry, make a wrap of potatoes chutney to enjoy on a picnic.

Note:

Each class will have a menu of 3 dishes.
Vegetarian options available.
If you have allergies or restrictions, please advise and Chef Sandy will re-arrange the menu and make sure that everything is perfect.

Instructors

Sandy Daswani

Sandy Daswani, mother of two, cook, chef, author, recipes presenter, have turned her love of cooking, into a passion, and her passion into an art. By opening her own guest house in Mauritius, she aims to serve Mauritian/Creole cuisine. It is an amalgam of French, English, Creole, Indian, Chinese, and Malay cultures. The cuisine is a fusion of all these cultures, and yet present a very distinctive character of its own, a real explosion of colors, senses and flavors. In her book, she reveals the secrets of Mauritian and Creole cuisines for you to enjoy!

What's included

3 online live cooking classes (1 hour each)
Connection in real-time by Skype
Recipes with actual photos provided before the class starts that you may download or print and save for future use
BONUS: link to Chef Sandy's ebook "A Feast of Mauritius" for English class or "Un Chef a la Maison" for French class

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