CHEFS

As a professionally trained chef, Monisha understands the needs of a commercial kitchen and the demands of being a working chef.

Here, at Cooking with Monisha, we have been training chefs in Indian cooking for several years. We run a 4 day intensive course especially designed chefs and we can also offer this course condensed into 3 longer days if you can’t take a week off. We also run shorter courses- 2 days for this who wish to learn specific dishes or techniques. Some of the chefs we have trained include-

Private Chefs and Butlers

If you looking to upskill and add Indian dishes to your repertoire, we can create a personalised menu for your one to one class. Monisha has personally trained private chefs who work for HNW clients, a private chef for the ruling Royal Family of one of the kingdoms of the Middle East and chefs who work for clients with special dietary needs such as halal or kosher. We have trained butlers who wished to learn a few Indian breakfast dishes for their HNW clients or those that wished to learn the cultural etiquette around serving Indian food to their employers.

 Yacht Chefs

Each year we train several private superyacht chefs who come to our cooking school in London from places such as South Africa, Mallorca and Florida. We train them in how to build a repertoire of Indian dishes that will please their discerning owners. 

We are located in west London near Heathrow airport and we are also easily accessible from Central London. There are many hotels within walking distance of our school and we’ll be happy to guide you.

Our course will give you the confidence to cook 5 star classics such as Butter Chicken, Lamb Roganjosh, Biryani and Chicken Tikka as well as vegetarian and vegan dishes from India’s vast repertoire. We will teach you to plan and prepare meals using the best ingredients and freshest spices. Our chef courses are one to one to suit your time availability. 

Our 4 Day Intensive Indian Cooking Course is perfect for end of season yacht chefs, rotational chefs and all private chefs. Please get in touch with your available dates and we will try our best to create the perfect course for you!

Restaurant Chefs

You may be looking to upskill your brigade, add new dishes to your menu or start a new food business. We have trained chefs who have gone on to start Indian food businesses in Mexico, Brazil, Slovakia, Iceland and many countries in Europe. We not only train you in how to use spices and create dishes which have depth and flavour, but we can help you with advice on upscaling, batch cooking, plating and creating recipes that work in your environment. The Icelandic chef we worked with needed to swap certain ingredients with what was available in Iceland so we helped achieve the same authentic Indian flavour using those ingredients. 

Chalet Chefs

As a chalet chef you constantly need to offer new and exciting dishes your clients. We provide you with inspiration and the confidence to experiment with Indian flavours so that you can create your own menus from the extensive repertoire you learn with us.  

‘Best Indian Course in London

We did a five day advanced Indian course with Monisha last week. It was a specialised bespoke course and was one of the best I’ve ever done. Nicole and I are both trained chefs and wanted to learn more about traditional Indian cuisine. We spend the days learning in depth about the techniques used in Indian cookery. Monisha is a fountain of knowledge, she taught us history and culture from each region and how it was relevant to each dish, she allowed us to ask her questions constantly and answered them in as much detail as possible. The classes flew by so quickly and when we left, it was with full bellies, happy hearts and a new friend. Thank you, Monisha for such a lovely week of learning, we will forever treasure the memories and knowledge we gained in our time with you.’

Prices upon request.

Please contact monisha@cookingwithmonisha.com for more information or to make a booking.