Cookery Experiences

Do you love Indian food and want to learn more about the spices and techniques? Or do you simply lack the confidence to cook for the family? Mama Dor offers a range of cookery experiences, to suit your needs. You can choose from one to one cookery lessons through to social curry supper clubs.

Home Based Cookery Lessons

Book for two or three hours and make the perfect Indian meal, completely tailored to suit the needs of you and your family. You decide what you’d like to cook and have control over the menu.

Cookery lessons are best one to one, but are also great fun with friends (no more than six people). They are undertaken at your house so it’s an environment that you are happy and comfortable in.

As above, you decide on the menu, and Mama Dor will provide the spice blends (up to three blends, per two hours booked) plus a shopping list of ingredients you’ll need on the day.

It’s £50 per hour (regardless of how many people are cooking), which includes £25 worth of spice blends for a two hour lesson, and over £30 worth of blends for a three hour lesson

Limited to Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area only. Gift vouchers available on request.

Curry Clubs

Venue: Kingston Blount Village Lane, 10 Baker’s Piece, Chinnor, OX39 4SW

Timings: 6pm to 8.30pm / 9pm

Curry clubs are a wonderful opportunity to learn to cook and eat a variety of traditional Indian dishes in a group environment. The dishes you’ll create will be found in proper Indian households, rather than in your local takeaway, giving you authentic flavours and delicious meals!

There’ll be a different theme & menu each curry club.

These are welcoming & relaxed events, where you’re welcome to come along with friends or on your own to meet local fellow foodies, and learn some new skills. And of course to eat delicious, authentic Indian food! 

You’ll you’ll learn how to cook a variety of traditional dishes, with small groups taking it in turns to cook a dish or two each. And together, you’ll create a selection of authentic Indian dishes.

At a Thursday curry club, you’ll cook enough to feed two people each. The delicious food you’ve created will then be taken home, ready for you to enjoy at home (whether you share or not is your choice!). Food storage containers will be provided, although you’re welcome to bring your own.

At a Friday curry club, the dishes you have created will be dished up in authentic thali plates, giving you an opportunity to enjoy the food you’ve made on the night, alongside your fellow chefs.

The cost for curry club is based on a per person attending basis, and includes the cookery experience (all recipes are shared), all the ingredients and access to all equipment. Drinks not included! The cost per person will vary depending on the theme, and will be in the range of £40 - £50 per person.

The schedule for 2024 is follows

• 28th June

• 26th July

• 20th September

• 24th October

• 29th November

• 19th December

Tickets are only available to purchase through Mama Dor’s online shop.

Samosa Making Masterclass

Samosas are a staple in every Indian household; the perfect snack or starter that’s really simple to cook once prepped. Samosa making is a skill that’s taught from a young age in Indian families, and is so rewarding and quick, once the skill has been mastered.

Mama Dor’s Samosa Making Masterclasses will teach attendees how to fold the perfect traditional samosa using special samosa pastry. Attendees will learn to make sweet & savoury samosas that can be enjoyed on the night, plus some extras including my famous green chutney!

These are great fun to do with friends (minimum of four people, with a maximum of seven), and are undertaken at your house so it’s an environment that you are happy and comfortable in.

Mama Dor will provide the spice blend to make the savoury samosas plus a shopping list of ingredients you’ll need on the day. Each attendee will also take away a jar & recipe card for the samosas to recreate the dishes at home.

It’s £30 per head, which includes the spice blends. Typically, each samosa making masterclass will last 2 hours.

Limited to Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area only. Gift vouchers available on request.

Chapati Making Masterclass

There’s nothing quite like a freshly made chapati; not only are they incredibly healthy, they are also simple to make. Once you’ve mastered the skill of making the dough and rolling the perfect chapati!

Mama Dor’s Chapati Making Masterclasses will teach attendees how to make the dough for chapatis, how to roll them and how to cook them on a traditional chapati (tawa) pan. During the masterclass, attendees will also learn to make one dish so that there is a delicious fresh curry available to dip your chapatis in!

These are great fun to do with friends (minimum of two people, with a maximum of four), and are undertaken at your house so it’s an environment that you are happy and comfortable in.

Mama Dor will provide the ingredients and equipment to cook the chapatis on the day, plus one spice blend for the curry to be cooked. Each attendee will also take away a recipe card plus a bag of chapati flour to recreate the chapatis at home.

It’s £20 per head, which includes the chapati flour. Typically, each chapati making masterclass will last 1 to 1.5 hours.

Limited to Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area only. Gift vouchers available on request.