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Paachaka Prathimik

Beginners Course in Indian Vegetarian Cuisine

In 2010, SMV/Annalakshmi will run 3 cycles, in Indian Vegetarian Cooking for Beginners – titled Paachaka Prathimik. Each cycle runs for a period of 10 weeks. All sessions run for 3 hours on a Monday night, from 6pm to 9pm. In the event of a Monday being a public holiday – participants are offered the option of attending on a public holiday or attending alternative classes on a Friday evening.

Course Dates:

Paachaka Prathimik 1
15th of February 2010 to 26th April 2010

Registration: 4th January 2010 - 29th Jan 2010 Please note:

There are 3 public holidays in this period, 1st March- Labour Day; 5th April- Easter Monday; and 26th April- Anzac Day.

5th April - Easter Monday is no contact for cooking course.

1st March and 26th April - negotiation with participants for classes to be run on the holiday or on the succeeding Friday.

Paachaka Prathimik 2
3rd May 2010 to 12th July 2010

Registration: 22nd March 2010 - 19th April 2010 Please note:

7th June- Foundation Day- negotiation with participants for classes to be run on the holiday or on the succeeding Friday.

Paachaka Prathimik 3
9th August 2010 to 11th October 2010

Registration: 21st June 2010 - 19th July 2010 Please note:

27th September- Queen’s birthday- negotiation with participants for classes to be run on the holiday or on the succeeding Friday.

Course Details:

Course Content:

Lessons 1 - 2: cooking with rice and wheat. Recipes concentrate on the fundamentals of understanding spice combination.
Lessons 3 - 5: rice/bread varieties with appropriate side dishes from both the North and South of India.
Lesson 6 - 7: snacks and sweets.
Lessons 8 - 9: recipes for a basic, North Indian and South Indian thali meal.
Lesson 10: assessment of participant’s ability to integrate the above lessons, and prepare and present a thali meal.

Target group:

No pre- requisites. A keen interest is essential.
Age group: 18 years and above.

Aim:

To teach the science and art of Indian Vegetarian cuisine, for a healthy life style.
Teach participants to recognise, identify and use Indian spices and lentils, common to North and South Indian cooking.
To use these ingredients in the preparation of a balanced meal that will also demonstrate an understanding of regional variation.

Objectives:

Participants will learn to cook Indian snacks and a basic Indian meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Participants will become familiar with terminology used in Indian vegetarian cooking.
Participants will be able to recognise commonly used spices, lentils and pulses.
Participants will be able to recognise commonly used grains and flours.
Participants will cover very basic concepts, about digestive principals, according to ayurveda.
Participants will learn to recognise the health effects and benefits, of ingredients used in Indian cooking.
Participants will cover basic menu planning, North- Indian and South- Indian.

Course Outline:

1 session each week running for 3 hours, every Monday from 6pm to 9pm, over 10 weeks.
The major part of each session is devoted to practicum – food preparation, cooking and cleaning up.
Each session, will cover information about spices, food value and touch on aspects of digestion and how to substitute ingredients.
Participants are required to attend all sessions.

Number of Participants:

Maximum of 9 participants only
Minimum number: 5 participants

Teaching Format:

Participants have individual stoves.
Recipes are demonstrated, and participants are required to cook under guidance and supervision.
Participants will cook a quantity of food, sufficient for 2 persons.

Venue:

Saraswati Mahavidyalaya [SMV] Campus, 16 Mint Street, Victoria Park.

Cost:

$500 for 10 weeks, inclusive of GST.
All ingredients including spices, cooking utensils and recipes are provided.
Participants are requested to bring their own aprons, hand towels, pot holder and take away containers.

Registration:

Fill in relevant form in Annalakshmi web site.
Confirmation of enrolment is on full payment of course fee.
Participants who withdraw 2 weeks prior to course commencement date, will incur a 30% administration fee.

Orientation:

All participants are required to attend a 1.5 hour orientation session, on the Sunday, prior to course commencement date.

Graduation:

Participants who have attended all 10 sessions, will graduate with a Certificate of Completion at a formal ceremony.
Graduands who are unable to attend will have their Certificates posted out to them.