Southern Indian Special Cooking Class

Delve into new delicious flavours in this Southern Indian cooking class in Manchester!



4 hours

Class size 1 to 20 (public classes), 10 to 30
  £100

Explore the distinctive flavours of Southern India in this hands-on cooking class featuring dishes inspired by Kerala and Tamil Nadu. You'll cook alongside Zouk’s chefs while discovering how ingredients such as coconut, mustard seeds, black pepper, fresh chilli and aromatic spices are used across the region.
No cooking experience is needed! For the starters, you'll prepare juicy Spiced Prawns sautéed with mustard seeds and green chillies, along with Chicken Pepper Fry made with tender chicken, crushed black pepper, onions and tomatoes.
The main courses include Chicken Chettinad, a richly spiced Tamil Nadu curry with plenty of depth and heat, and Keralan Lamb Curry, cooked with coconut milk, coriander, Kashmiri chilli and black pepper.
You'll learn techniques including sautéing, tempering spices, balancing heat and creating curry masalas from scratch on the hob.
At the end of the class, the dishes are served together as a banquet for everyone to enjoy! Students also take home an easy-to-follow recipe pack.

Upcoming dates for Southern Indian Special Cooking Class

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 14 Oct 2026, 3:59am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 7 Nov 2026 and 7 Nov 2026.

  • Sat 7 Nov 2026, 10am-2pm
What you'll get
  • All ingredients, equipment and cooking utensils are provided.
  • Hands-on tuition from Zouk chefs in Manchester city centre.
  • Cook several starters, curries and sides during the session.
  • Enjoy the food you have made at the end of the class!
  • Take home recipes so you can recreate the dishes again.
Knowledge required
Beginner to Intermediate. No previous cooking experience is required.
What to bring
Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes are recommended.
Suitable for

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

This experience would also be a creative gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Zouk Tea Bar & Grill, Unit 5 The Quadrangle, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5QS

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Zouk Cookery School
Zouk Cookery School


Zouk is a family-run halal Indian and Pakistani restaurant and food brand in Manchester, shaped by roots in Lahore and Punjab, Pakistan and nearly five decades of family experience in the British restaurant business.
Our grandfather came to the UK in the 1950s, and our father arrived in the 1960s as an eight-year-old boy. In 1979, our family opened its first restaurant in Bradford. In 2006, two brothers working alongside their father opened the first Zouk in Bradford, followed by Zouk Manchester in 2009. The Bradford Zouk no longer operates; Manchester is the home of Zouk today.
Zouk cooking classes are designed to be practical, social and hands-on. Rather than simply watching a demonstration, guests work through dishes with guidance from experienced Zouk chefs and learn techniques they can use again at home.
Cook at your own station, learn restaurant techniques you can recreate at home, then sit down and enjoy the dishes you have made together as a banquet. Zouk cooking classes are ideal for food lovers, couples, friends, birthdays and experience gifts.

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