Saturday September 1, 10.00am - 2.00pm Cost: $99.00 Hands On

MODERN INDIAN VEGETARIAN with Charmaine O’Brien

Renowned author and cook, Charmaine O’Brien has spent many years in India, and more than a decade researching Indian food and cooking Indian food. She has written several books on Indian food history, culture and practice and has just completed The Penguin Food Guide to India - a book about the richly diverse culinary regions within India - and written for Indians by an Australian. Impressive, we think you'll agree! Charmaine also contributes to the Melbourne Cheap Eats guide and Epicure in The Age.

We are delighted to welcome Charmaine back to the Cleanskin classroom. At her last class participants were thrilled and inspired by the scope of Charmaine's knowledge, and her unique approach to Indian food. Her classes will delight & surprise you. Unlike the generally expected (and accepted) Indian ‘restaurant food’, Charmaine’s dishes are fresh and full of flavour, rather than chilli. They are a revelation for the palate! This class will take you beyond ‘curry’ to a fresh interpretation of Indian food that you will most definitely want to share with your friends.

The food of India is one of the world’s great cuisines, and arguably the most diverse. The everyday food of the subcontinent is light and healthful; zinging with wonderful flavours derived from masterful combinations of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pulses, nuts, fresh herbs and spices. This workshop will focus on understanding how to use spices — which science tells us are rich in antioxidants — to create dishes such as Master dal, crisp and tangy Puffed Rice Salad, Chickpea Kofte with Apple salad, Sweet Potato Curry, Curd/Lemon Rice, Sweet and Sour Eggplant, Tandoori Style Cauliflower with Cashew Chutney, Fish or Paneer Pakoras with Pear and Sesame Salad and Shrikand (sweet yoghurt dessert).

Book early to avoid disappointment - places are limited.