Nepali Cooking Immersion Workshop

Learn how to make five Nepali dishes in this hands-on cooking class in Hillsdale!



4.5 hours

Class size 1 to 6 (public classes), 6 to 70
$220


New Jersey
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Food and Drink
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Cooking
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Kid Friendly
Join a unique cooking class in New Jersey where you'll learn to create flavorful dishes from Nepal!
Rachana’s bright and open home is a peaceful respite in the lovely neighborhood of Hillsdale, New Jersey. The wafting aroma of toasted spices and the colorful Nepali accents throughout Rachana’s apartment will immediately envelop you in a warmth that will only become more pronounced as you get to know her.
Rachana is sweet and patient, but don’t let her quiet demeanor fool you--she’s sharp, sassy, and tells it like it is, making you a better cook in the process. Rachana will welcome you into her home with tea, cardamom lemonade, and a welcome lunch that may include Pani Roti (Roti Soup), Chura Ka Pulao (Beaten Rice), Aloo Sadeko (Sauteed Potato), and other dishes that blend Indian, Chinese, and Tibetan influences to make a cuisine all its own.
This Immersion Workshop includes a light lunch and beverage, 3 hours of hands-on cooking instruction, a full dinner, a recipe packet, and a shopping guide. This class is perfect for beginners, where you can learn essential cooking techniques and enjoy a delicious homemade meal.
Please Note
For large groups, we offer private bookings for both a cooking demo class and a hands-on cooking party.
Menu
  • Maas Ko Dal (Split Black Lentils): split black lentils simmered in an iron pot with fresh ginger, and finished with special spices and jimbu cooked quickly in hot ghee.
  • Basmati Bhuja (Rice): aromatic long grain rice gently steamed and simply flavored with ghee.
  • Rayo Ko Saag (Stir-Fried Mustard Greens): mustard greens stir-fried in mustard oil, seasoned with ajwain seeds and pounded ginger.
  • Cauli Manchurian (Manchurian Cauliflower): an Indo-Chinese dish of cauliflower florets dipped in a spiced batter, fried until deep brown, and finished in a sweet-spicy-sour tomato sauce.
  • Poleko Tomato Achar (Tomato Pickle): a pickle of charred grape tomatoes and dried chiles, blended with garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, mustard oil, and lime juice.
Food allergies: This menu contains dairy, soy and wheat.
Accessibility: There are five stairs to get into Rachana's house.
Please Note
For large groups, we offer private bookings for both a cooking demo class and a hands-on cooking party.
Knowledge required
Beginner friendly!
 
What you'll get
  • Light lunch and beverage
  • Hands-on cooking instruction
  • Full dinner
  • Recipe packet
  • Shopping guide
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity or bachelorette party.

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 11 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mom or gift for couples.

Location

Hillsdale, NJ

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Nepali Cooking Immersion Workshop location
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Your teacher

Rachana

Rachana


From Nepal. Lives in Hillsdale, NJ.

Rachana was born in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, a country that shares borders and culinary traditions with China, Tibet, and India. Rachana’s grandfather worked as an administrator for the king, and when Rachana was just sixteen, she married the grandson of the king’s physician. (He was seventeen, and they’re still married.)
Throughout Rachana’s years in Nepal, her father oversaw the farming of a family-owned property many miles from Kathmandu. He would send fresh food home from the farm, which her mother and sisters-in-law would cook for her, her six siblings, and thirty to forty-five members of their extended family.
Rachana loved to cook even at a young age and spent many hours watching her mother in the kitchen—she especially enjoyed learning the recipes that had been passed down to her mother over many generations.
Rachana came to the US in 2006. In addition to working with the League of Kitchens, she does her own private catering. In 2018 she cooked the first-ever Nepalese dinner at the James Beard House, a huge honor for both Rachana and the League of Kitchens. She has two grown daughters, a grown son, and two grandchildren, and lives with her husband and mother-in-law in New Jersey.
Rachana has been featured by The New York Times, The Tiffin Club, Pineapple, Nautilus, Little India, and more.




Your host


The League of Kitchens is a culinary dream-team of women from around the world who will welcome you into their homes, teach you their family recipes, and inspire you with their personal stories.
Each experience offers opportunities for meaningful connection and social interaction, cultural engagement and exchange, culinary learning and discovery, and exceptional eating and drinking. Through this experience, the League of Kitchens seeks to build cross-cultural connection and understanding, to increase access to traditional cooking knowledge, and to provide meaningful, well-paid employment and training for immigrants.

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