>"The way to a persons heart is through his/her stomach!" This is a very old and the most heard belief. I am sure there is no person, who has not heard this or who does not agree to it.
But, this belief, does not mean that you cook anything and you get a space in someone’s heart. Noooo, its not that easy! You need to earn it. YOU NEED TO COOK TASTY FOOD! And, trust me, again that’s not something easy!
This is where you need help of a good cook, it may be your mom or sis or someone else. But for me it was Mrs. Shaheen Patrawala. A lady conducting the best(at least for me its the best) cooking classes in south Bombay!
About the class-
Patrawala cooking classes was first conducted by Shaheen Patrawala’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Farida Patrawala. She began to conduct this class in the year 1980. Its after her that Mrs. Shaheen Patrawala took up the responsibility, since 2001.
She took this class to a new level. By introducing many new courses which were not being taught in the time of her mother-in-law.
Where is the class conducted?
She conducts the class at her home.
Address- 11-A YMCA Road, Haji Moosa Apartment, 3rd Flr, Flat No-8, Mumbai Central. Mumbai-08.
Students are very comfortable and are able to watch each and every step easily and clearly.
About their courses-
They put up an array of savoury dishes under many courses. Their courses include Desserts, Snacks, Bengali sweets, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Thai, Lebanese, sandwich making, salad making, Gravies, Moughlai.and so on. Almost 30+ courses are available.
Apart from this there are special courses conducted for Ramzan Eid and Bakri Eid.
How is the class conducted?
A few courses like Bengali sweets, Thai, Italian, etc have around 4-5 dishes under them. Thus these courses are completed in a single turn.
Other courses like Chinese, Mexican, Moughlai, etc have around 12-25 dishes under them. These courses are conducted in 3-6 turns, depending on the number of dishes, with each turn having a minimum of 4 recipes.
Cost of each course-
The cost of each course is very reasonable. The cost depends upon the number of turns and the number of dishes under each course.
Strength of the class-
Number of students attending the class is not fixed. It depends on the course how new or old it is? As soon as there is a group formed for a particular course that course is conducted.
Taste of the dishes-
Each and every dish, is made with a perfect blend of spices. The combination of the pastes, sauces, spices etc used in the dishes, make it taste delicious!
Each and every ingredient that she uses to cook her dishes, during the class, is easily available in the market or we can buy them from her as well.
So there is no chance of complaining that the food tastes different when she cooks at class and when we cook at home.
Conclusion->
A perfect class for people who like to cook and want to learn more varieties and new variations. A perfect class for people who do not know anything about cooking and who want to start it. A perfect class which can help you earn a huge space in someone’s heart via their stomachs.
I have been going to this class since a long time and have completed most of the courses that are available. I was never disappointed by any course that I have learnt till date. And I am sure its not going to happen even in the future.
Afer reading this review here, Shaheen Mam, I wish I am getting 50% off on all the next courses that I am doing at class!;)
Thanks for reading!