Private Cooking Class - Personalized menu with glutenfree & vegan

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It is fun to enjoy food prepared by your own — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Learning about different combination of spices — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

The Ella Tasting Experience Master the art of Sri Lankan cuisine with a private, curated cooking class focused on Authentic Vegan and Gluten-Free flavors.

From a hand-picked tasting menu to one-on-one guidance, we provide a bespoke culinary journey tailored to your palate, ensuring your favorite island memories stay with you long after you’ve returned home.

Upon booking our experience, we craft your tailor made menu

Each experience is filled with unique content matching your tastes

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–5
Guide: English
Operated by: Traditional Sri Lankan Home cooking by Sweetvalley - Ella

Ages: Adults (10–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Itinerary

Experience authentic Sri Lankan cooking in a private local home, just a few miles from busy Ella. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, making your experience comfortable and hassle-free. Join us for a personal, hands-on class where you’ll learn to prepare classic Sri Lankan dishes using fresh local ingredients and traditional cooking techniques. Your menu is personalised to your tastes and dietary preferences while introducing the fundamentals of Sri Lankan cuisine, so you can recreate the dishes at home. Within 2–2½ hours, prepare 10–12 authentic dishes including flatbreads, rice, hoppers, curries (vegetarian, vegan & non-vegetarian) and traditional snacks. The menu and duration can be customised. Recipes are provided after the class, so you can take a taste of Sri Lanka home with you.

Stop 1

Starter, Tradirional snack, Herbal drink — the session starts with preparing a traditional snack or starter that makes you feel comfortable during the class. · Milk Rice (Kiribath) — Milk rice is a traditional specialty food made for breakfast. A blend of rice & coconut milk makes this delicious dish. often taken with chilly paste · String hoppers, Hoppers, Rotti, Pittu — String hoppers (Idiyappam) , Hoppers (Aappe) Rotti and Pittu are most popular options for breakfast/dinner in Sri Lanka. well accompanied with curries · Traditional snacks and sweets — Preparation of authentic Sri Lankan snacks/sweets are offered in our class.The easy and quick desserts such as sago pudding to be made · Kottu — Even though Kottu is not a Sri Lankan traditional dish, we prepare Kottu on request due to its large popularity. · Black Curries — Chicken, Fish or Jack fruit black curry (Jack fruit curry for Vegan lovers) · White Curry variations — Lentils, Potato, Tomato white curries made with Coconut Milk · Salads — Coconut Sambol is the signature salad of Sri Lanka.You will learn how to make it. · Sri Lankan Tempered curry — Tempered potato in Sri Lankan Traditional way