Home Cooking Class - Culinary Experience in Kohima

From INR ₹1,700.00
  • Duration: 3 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Kohima, Nagaland

From fresh organic Naga Basil leaves to Naga Spring Onions, enjoy cooking authentic Naga food infused

with local spices that will tingle your taste buds. Meat lovers will not be disappointed as you try the all-

time favorites such as the Smoked Pork with Bamboo Shoot , Pork with Raja Chilly and the Naga Ginger

Chicken.

Don’t worry if you are a vegetarian and have few options in Nagaland, you will have an endless range of

organic vegetables to choose from that will leave you wanting more. Let’s get Cookin’!


You will arrive at the hosts home where we will warmly greeted with a hot cuppa Phika Cha (Traditional black tea).


To warm up, we will start by explaining and introducing the various types of ingredients

to be used for the day. Naga food is simple but delicious as we use a lot of local organic

herbs and spices that has natural flavor enhancing properties. You will learn how to cook three dishes from scratch in a hands-on cooking class, that will last for 1-2 hours. The cooking area is simple, modest and very traditional. A wood-fired cooking stove is used to prepare all the meals, just like how it is traditionally done in the village. You will leave learning a great deal about Naga cuisine, ingredients, cooking styles and traditional culinary secrets!


We love our chilly so make sure you don’t forget to tell us to tone it down as Naga local

chilly is extremely potent!


Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of a typical Naga meal. Your menu will vary

according to seasonal availability.


Rice :

  • Local Red Rice/ Sticky Rice


Main Dish (Choice of 2 ):

  • Ginger Chicken

  • Pork with dried bamboo shoot

  • Smoked Pork with Axone ( Fermented Soyabean)

  • Pork with Anishi( Dried YamLeaves)

  • Pork with Raja Chilly


Boiled Vegetable or Stir Fried:

  • Fresh Veggies as per season


Gravy( Choice of one)

  • Dal

  • Dry Fish, basil and tomato gravy


Chutney /Pickle( choice of 1):

  • Dry Fish

  • Naga Spring Onion


Dessert (choice of 1)

  • Local Millet topped with organic raw honey

  • Sticky Rice Pudding