Topic: Curry Lessons from Chef Jai - Brisbane

[Masala Mark]

Hi,

For anyone that is looking to learn from an Indian Chef here in Brisbane, please click on the link below to have a look at a new promotion.

http://www.ourdeal.com.au/deal/cooking-with-jj-learn-to-prepare-a-variety-of-indian-dishes-coorparoo

My first curry experience was from a restaurant at Newmarket called Raaga, we would travel 30 mins to get takeaway from there it was that good. A couple of years ago I advertised on a site here in Brisbane that I was looking to learn restaurant style cooking and I had 3 chefs respond. One of these was Chef JJ who I later found out was the Raaga chef, I still remember when he took me into the kitchen at the restaurant he was now working at and let me try the butter gravy, and I couldn't believe it.

I can vouch for JJ, he will teach you how to make at home what you have in the restaurant, I've learnt from him myself. Whenever we go to an Indian restaurant we always gauge how good it is against the food that we have had from Chef JJ. We still haven't found one that bests his cooking.

Anyway, enough of the raving, he's a great guy and love's teaching and doesn't BS any part of the cooking process.

Here's a link to his site if anyone is interested.

http://indiancookingwithjj.weebly.com

Regards,
Mark

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[George]

For anyone that is looking to learn from an Indian Chef here in Brisbane, please click on the link below to have a look at a new promotion.

This looks good for anyone living near Brisbane. At approx GBP33 it's almost half the price of some other lessons but, on the other hand, they say there may be 20-25 people in a "class" so it seems unlikely you'd get the same kind of personal tuition, as when there's only 4 people. Do you know anyone who's actually attended one of these classes?

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[Masala Mark]

Hi George,

The way it works is that the class members are broken into groups of 5, each group has their own cooking station with the chef at his own as well.

He demonstrates, they do, and he goes around from group to group while things are progressing, as some things take time, ie onions cooking etc.

Yes, I know some people that have done the course, and I also go along and assist as well.

Cheers,
Mark

[beachbum]

Sounds great and I'd love to go, but I don't trust those "group sales" websites that take your money and don't deliver, or say "oops sorry, not enough people booked so here's a credit voucher which you'll probably never be able to redeem" . Is there some way of directly booking and paying for the course with the guy or with the club? Sorry to sound cynical but there's been a lot of bad press about these sales sites recently.

[Masala Mark]

Hi BB,

He's in the middle of organizing the class details/dates at the moment and will have that finalized hopefully by the end of the week.

I'll send the details through to you and you can contact JJ directly to let him know what class you'd like to attend. The only thing that he will ask for I believe is a 50% deposit, which is used for expenses, and to ensure that you turn up.

Cheers,
Mark

[beachbum]

Thanks Mark, Thursday evenings sounds the go as I work weekends and probably couldn't make the Sunday. So many questions I want to ask 

[Masala Mark]

Hi BB,

Unfortunately there weren't enough takers for Thursday evening classes, only 1, so he is just doing two Sunday classes in April an with extended menu.

Sunday 22nd April 2012

• Butter Chicken
• Spinach Dal
• Beef Vindaloo
• Onion Pakora/Bhaji
• Eggplant Pakora
• Paneer Naan
• Peshwari Naan
• Saffron Rice
• Raita
• Tamarind Chutney

Sunday 29nd April 2012

• Chicken Tikka Masala
• Malai Kofta
• Beef Madras
• Veg Samosa
• Potato Bonda
• Paneer Naan
• Cheese Naan
• Saffron Rice
• Raita
• Tamarind Chutney

For anyone that is interested in attending the classes, please PM me and I shall forward you on Chef JJ's contact details.