Learn the basics of Indian cooking and enjoy a sample tasting of the chef’s favourites, including pantry channa masala, indian spiced black tea, and chai dipping shortbread cookies!

Signed copies of New Indian Basics and Arvinda’s Indian Spice Blends will be available for purchase.

*This program is for Adults. Priority will be given to confirmed RHPL cardholders.

Program date: May 16 / 7-8:30 p.m.

Program location: Central Library

Cost: $10

If this fee creates a barrier for participation please contact programmingservices@rhpl.ca 

Preena Chauhan is the co-founder of Arvinda’s Indian spice blends along with her brother Paresh, and has taught Indian cooking classes since the 1990s. Through working with spices at Arvinda’s, she’s mastered the art of mixing, blending and tasting spices from not only India, but also from other regions of the world. She earned her Master in Environmental Studies degree with a focus on business and sustainability at York University, and a Specialist in Environmental Management from the University of Toronto. Preena is an Indian food expert who has conducted in-depth cooking classes, and talks and seminars for different audiences on many Indian cooking subjects and also works as a consultant.

Preena aspires to get as many people to cook, create and learn about India’s fascinating and storied food culture and wants to inspire people to discover the amazing and healing powers of spices which she talks about in the mother-and-daughter’s new cookbook, New Indian Basics.

Learn more about Preena and Arvinda’s Indian Speice Blends here: www.arvindas.com