We attended an Indian cooking class at the Sita Cultural Centre in Pondicherry, and it was a fantastic experience. Our group of four had a private session where we began by planning the menu: chicken biryani, dal fry, and carrot halwa. Our wonderful guide, Manisha, then took us to the local market, where she introduced us to the vendors, selected the vegetables, and explained the various lentils and spices as we gathered our ingredients. After returning to the cultural centre by auto (tuk tuk), we began preparing the vegetables and cooking. It wasn't a formal training session, but rather an incredible, hands-on introduction to Indian cuisine and flavors. Manisha walked us through the spices and showed us how to recreate the dishes at home. The three hours flew by, and the meal was absolutely delicious. We highly recommend this class for anyone looking for a fun, authentic cooking experience in India!

We had a great morning with Manisha on the Indian Cookery course. Trip to the market to start with and then cooking and eating. I recommend doing the fish curry. It was delicious. Interesting, right pace, lovely food and Manisha was a great host.

Nice easy bike ride through the quarters of Pondicherry. The guide was enthusiastic and friendly. We learned a lot, and enjoyed the quite time of the day

It was not engaging or interesting. It was less than an hour and a half in terrible bicycles with little brakes or any adjustments to suit your height. It is memorable to me for cycling past people using the streets to go to toilet or lumps of feaces aswell cycled by.

The tour was an eye opener. Tour guide Manisha has an in-depth knowledge about Pondy. Wonderfully done. Even for regular visitors (like weekenders) I would suggest this tour

This was a great way to be introduced to the city. Our guide was great. Very knowledgeable and super personable. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.

A lovely way of spending a couple of hours. Great cooking and chat with Manisha, such a lovely lady. Never thought a salad with such basic ingredients could look and taste so good, and as for the prawns in coconut as the main……….

We had an absolutely delightful experience here. We attended a Creole Cooking class with Manisha - who was warm and friendly and a skilled, experienced cook! First we prepared the food, then we cooked the food, then Manisha served us the food on traditional banana leaf ‘plates’. Everything was fresh & delicious. Manisha was very respectful of our western palates and didn’t push us into anything too hot or spicy for our taste. Thoroughly enjoyed this experience and absolutely recommend it without hesitation!

I hate to do this but I need to contact you and it seems this is the only way to get your attention. I booked the morning bike tour for Feb 3 and nobody was there. I'm asking for refund via email but no respose. Please check your inbox!

Wonderful morning and afternoon spent going around the market with the wonderful abd knowledgable Maneesha. I’ve been cooking Indian food for many years and know that Indian home cooked food beats restaurant food hands down and Maneeshas food that we cooked was delicious and very healthy. Highly recommended.

Excellent! Great value and great hostess!! A trip to the market to buy the ingredients and then a leisurely lunch preparation. A great first lesson in how to prepare and use so many spices and flavours.

It was a very nice tour. Our guide took us to interesting places. Also the tour was very safe. Many thanks for this nice tour.

Couldn't recommend the cooking class more highly. Manisha was extremely informative and a joy to work with. The class is well suited for a wide range of cooking experience/confidence. The menu is very customisable and can be vegetarian. Also brought us to the fish, produce, and spice market that we would have been sorry to miss otherwise.

Outstanding! The multitalented Manisha was brilliant she clearly loves her role. Her enthusiasm for teaching was exceptional. She took us first to the local market to buy vegetables which is an experience itself! We cooked the meal under her guidance and so far the best simple meal in India. I’d come back any day. Give her 6 out of 5 stars.

It's like a household unit. Not a professional teaching centre. No proper equipment. Old worn out ovens and gas stove. Everything looks like a stopgap arrangement. No chef's knife. No proper planning or methodology of teaching established. The poor kind lady was struggling herself to find the things. She was trying her best to teach us how to make eclairs and tarts but kind of like lac of training for the job. But she was very kind and polite.