Indian cooking class

Last night, we took an Indian cooking class. Jane has gotten enough of a taste of Indian cooking that she decided she would like to learn how to prepare a few dishes. And so after searching on line for a while, I found a one night cooking class that was very highly rated and we signed up. With the help of the teacher, we would do all the cooking and then get to eat what we had prepared. Jane is especially fond of the Indian bread known as nan and so asked that this be included as well. In addition was asked if we could have lamb, which we both love. The evening began with an introduction to the various Indian spices. Then we started on the lamb, which had been previously marinated, and would be browned and then cooked in a tomato sauce. Next we did an potato dish and an Indian vegetable rice known as briyani. This was followed by a classic Indian dish, paneer, which is essentially Indian cottage cheese that can be mixed with a variety of vegetables. The final step involved the breads.We first prepared the basic Indian bread which is known as roti and which just involves wheat flour and water and is cooked atop the stove. Nan it turns out, is much more difficult, not only involving yogurt, yeast, and sugar, among other ingredients. It also turns out home ovens and pans cannot get hot enough to make good pan, so you have to actually turn the pan over on the heat to even begin to get a decent nan. The bottom line is not to make nan at home. At last we were ready to eat!

If you are really interested, here is a link to a short youtube videa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJ_6HcjQ7c