Harvinder Cooking Classes

Harvinder Cooking Classes is run by me right from my home at A8/17 in the Ganga Village Housing Society. This is on Handewadi Road, over in the Hadapsar area. I’ve been living here and teaching for a good while now. It’s a residential society, so it’s much quieter than being on a main commercial street. My kitchen is where all the action happens. It isn't a professional studio or anything; it’s just a normal kitchen like you’d have in your own house. I think that makes the students feel more comfortable because they see they can cook good food anywhere. Sometimes when we are frying things or baking, the smell drifts out into the hallway and the neighbors always comment on it. Finding building A8 can be a bit of a puzzle for newcomers since Ganga Village is quite large, but once you’re here, it’s easy to find flat 17. I usually have the tea ready for when the students arrive. We use regular grocery store ingredients because I want people to be able to recreate the recipes easily. The classes are small and informal, usually just a few people gathered around the stove. It’s a lot of fun and we end up talking about all sorts of things while we work. Handewadi Road can get very congested in the evenings, so I always suggest that my students leave a bit early to make it on time. It’s a simple life, teaching what I love in my own home.