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The Art of Indian Cooking with Bhavna Shivalkar – Sydney
Join us for a flavour-packed cooking class where you’ll explore the art of Indian home cooking using fresh, seasonal vegetables.
The Art of Indian Cooking with Bhavna Shivalkar
Date & Time: Saturday 13th of September 2025 from 10:30am until 12:30pm
Location: SIMON JOHNSON 24A Ralph Street, Alexandria NSW 2015
Price: $140.00pp
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Join us for a flavour-packed cooking class where you’ll explore the art of Indian home cooking using fresh, seasonal vegetables. This class is perfect for food lovers keen to deepen their understanding of Indian cuisine, build confidence with spices, and take home tips for cooking vibrant, satisfying meals. Attendees will enjoy a demonstration-based class with interactive, hands-on elements, so you can get involved while still having time to sit back and absorb the process. What you’ll experience:
A short history of the featured dishes
“Spices 1,2,3” – an essential guide to Indian spices and where to source them
How to confidently recreate these dishes at home
Time-saving kitchen tips for midweek meals
On the Menu:
Dal Fry
Mushroom Korma
Chicken Kadhai
Lemon & Peanut fried rice
Cucumber Raita
Mangalore Buns (Deep fried banana breads)
Tasting plates of each dish will be served, carefully paired with fine wines from our SIMON JOHNSON Wine Store to enhance every flavour. The class is suitable for vegetarians, vegans, and those who are gluten-intolerant. Come along and discover how easy and enjoyable Indian cooking can be—packed with flavour, fun, and inspiration.
ABOUT
Bhavna Kalra Shivalkar is a Mumbai-born, Sydney-based entrepreneur with 12 years of experience in the food industry, focusing on Indian cuisine and cultural immersion. Bhavna is the founder and CEO of The Modern Desi Co, an Indian food venture in Australia that merges traditional culinary techniques with modern business strategies.
Bhavna is known for designing distinctive Indian cooking classes and food tours that provide cultural insights and challenge misconceptions about Indian food. Bhavna’s focus is to break stereotypes about Indian cooking, by conducting ‘Cooking Classes’, ‘Food Tours of Little India’ and is an Indian Cultural Collaborator for ’Powerhouse Museum’.
Shivalkar is on a mission to teach people that there is more to Indian food than Butter chicken and Rogan Josh. Her cooking classes showcase her love for food and are infused with storytelling and memories so you can understand and appreciate where the ingredients came from and how easy it is to whip up an Indian meal any day of the week.
We aim to deliver your order within 7 business days of receipt. Times differ based on postal and courier services and location of your address.
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