Authentic vegetarian north Indian meal close to the Taj Mahal

Anil and Sandhya have a small kitchen which is part of the drawing room, so you may use the dining table for most of the preparation before going into the to the kitchen for the final cooking process. Please note that this is a cooking demonstration, not a hands-on cooking class. You will watch them prepare 2-3 authentic dishes that you will eat along with other prepared dishes eaten with rice and Indian breads.

Sandhya and Anil will welcome you into their modest home with a warm smile. You might notice Sandhya’s mini aloe vera garden right at the entrance; aloe vera is said to have many medicinal values and is part of their daily diet. Sandhya and Anil cook and eat north Indian food at home and would love to share it with you. Your meal might include dishes such as navratan korma (a Mughlai recipe whose name means ‘nine jewels’ after the nine vegetables featured), stuffed paratha (flatbread stuffed with vegetables and paneer), sarson ka saag (a mash made with mustard leaves), palak paneer (spinach and fresh cheese) and end with a sweet such as gajar ka halwa (carrot pudding) or petha (white pumpkin cooked in sugar syrup, a specialty of Agra).