Videsha Paachaka

Beginners Course in Asian Vegetarian Cuisine

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A gluten free cooking experience, that samples vegetarian cuisine from, East Asia -Japan, China and Korea and South East Asia- Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. This course will be run on 3 consecutive Friday nights, each session lasts for 3 hours. In 2010, SMV/Annalakshmi will be running one cycle of this course.

Course Dates:

Three Consecutive Sessions:

• Friday May 7^th 2010
• Friday May 14^th 2010
• Friday May 21^st 2010

Registration: 15th March 2010 - 19th April 2010

Course Details:

Target Group:

• No pre-requisites required.
• Age: 18 years and over.
• Essential requirements:
  
• a keen interest in all vegetarian cooking
• a love for flavours
• willingness to explore and challenge the taste buds.

Aim:

• To teach the Science and Art of preparing vegetarian dishes, from the Asian regions.
• To teach food preparation, for a healthy life style.
  

Objectives:

• Participants will learn to produce the flavours of Chinese, Japanese, Korean vegetarian cuisine.
• Participants will learn to discern the flavours and cooking styles of Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian vegetarian cuisine.
• Participants will learn to recognise and cook, varieties of soybean products, bean curd and bean curd products, mushrooms and seaweed products.
• Participants will learn to recognise and cook, varieties of noodles.
• Participants will learn to cook a gluten free range of foods.
• Participants will learn to produce simple snacks and sweets, particular to these regions.

Course Outline:

• 1 session each week running for 3 hours, over 3 consecutive Friday evenings from 6pm to 9pm.
• 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 strongly advised 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:

• $240 for 3 sessions, 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:

Registration period: 15th March 2010 - 19th April 2010


• 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 11/2 hour orientation session, on the Sunday, prior to course commencement date.

Graduation:

• Participants who have attended all 3 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.

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