Overview
Enjoy a meal in a local home, cooked by a food blogger! Uma is passionate about cooking healthy and tasty food and loves to create fusion dishes. She is lovingly called Master Chef Mom at home and now runs a popular blog by the same name, where she shares food experiences and recipes.
Uma will prepare an authentic South Indian vegetarian meal and tell you about her family's favorite dishes. She will introduce you to Indian spices and explain how she prepares her own spice mixes for use in her cooking. This is a unique opportunity to get to know a local family and learn about typical South Indian cooking in a local home.
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- Free cancellation up to 2 days before
- Mobile ticket
What's included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Bottled water
Private experience
Gratuities
Local Host
Private meal with your host Uma
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and pickup
Travelers meet at the meeting point.
Meeting point
Meet your host at her home in the South City 2 neighborhood of Gurgaon.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Good to know
We hope you are looking forward to your in-home meal with Uma in Gurgaon!
Meeting location: Please meet your host Uma at her home in the South City 2 area of Gurgaon. Her address is Flat 1102, Tower-1, Unitech Harmony, Nirvana Country, Sector 50, Gurgaon. As maps can be confusing in India please email or call Uma for exact directions to her home.The home is opposite the St. Xavier School in Nirvana Country, Sector 50. Please contact your host for exact directions to her home.
Local contact information: If you need assistance, please contact Uma at +91 98996 86976 or masterchefmomcooks@gmail.com
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Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food.
Contact us at reservations@travelingspoon.com if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above.
We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
What to expect
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Uma lives in a simple apartment in Gurgaon with her husband, Raghuraman, daughter, Gayatri, and son, Vishnu. She loves gardening and has a small terrace garden where she grows different herbs that she uses in her cooking.
Enjoy a welcome drink panagam, made with jaggery, and snack on some mini idlis (savory cakes) with chutney as Uma tells you all about south Indian food. She will show you the spices and masalas that she uses in her cooking, most which she prefers to mix at home.
Your meal will be served in the traditional way on banana leaves and might include dishes such as tamarind rice, coconut rice, mint pulao (Uma’s mother’s special dish) served with achari tomato raita (yogurt), garlic and pepper rasam (a tangy tamarind soup), appalam (a savory pancake made with fermented rice batter), or urulai roast (potato). End your meal with a traditional dessert of curd rice, pickle and payasam (rice pudding).
Cancellation Policy
Cancel at least 2 full days before the start time: 100% refund.
Cancel within 2 days of the start time: 0% refund.
Times are local to the experience (Asia/Kolkata).
Additional Information
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Up to 4 travelers per booking
- Each booking must include at least one adult.
FAQs about Dine in a Local Home: A Taste of South India in Gurgaon
How long does Dine in a Local Home take?
It takes about 2 hours.
Where does it start?
Meet your host at her home in the South City 2 neighborhood of Gurgaon.
What's included?
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Bottled water
- Private experience
- Gratuities
- Local Host
- Private meal with your host Uma
What's not included?
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in English.
Is it suitable for children?
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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