Tellicherry, Northern Kerala, India

I was in search of Indian cooking classes and found what I was looking for in Tellicherry.

View of Arabian Sea from homestay, Ayisha Manzil. Swimming pool on property with views of the Arabian. Where I'd come each night during a break from cooking class to view the sunset Breakfast with other guests and owner, Moosa Hibiscus flower, I believe Hosts Moosa and Faiza One of 6 rooms in the 150 year old colonial style heritage house Masala Dosai for breakfast - rice crepe filled with veggies Sunset on the Malabar Coast Boy, this lady sure can cook! Mis en place for the nightly cooking class was placed in crystal bowls Coriander, mint, garlic and ginger Ghee is butter. They use lots of it. Fat is where the flavor's at! Homemade chappati - Indian comfort food. Just like the Mexican tortilla. In The Kitchen With Lisa Fried onions to garnish the fish biryani Dessert of banana, grated coconut, cardomon, egg, cashew nuts and raisins Stirring rice a whole new way - every grain gets coated with ghee Flipping grains and coating with ghee. Takes years of practice to get technique Marinating fish with chili powder, tumeric powder and salt Tamarind pods off their tree in the backyard - how lucky for them! Onions, green chillis, tomatoes simmering for Fish Molee Thought we'd have mint chip for dessert but it was ghee. No 31 flavors in India Environmentally friendly bags holding rice - made of recycled newspaper It's all about the spices in this Fish Molee - grated coconut, onions, ginger... Side dish called Cabbage Thoran Final Fish Molee - everything tastes better with first press coconut milk Feast for the senses Everything looked so beautiful in the antique china and tasted even better The food was sublime and the best I had in all of Southern India! Faiza and her dutiful students Everyone was pleased and satisfied with my Indian culinary skills