21 Spices: Essential Indian Home Cooking with Nik Sharma

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Indian cooking is all about spices. Join Nik Sharma to learn about his favorites—his 21 favorites.

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NOTE: iphone and ipad users,<a href="https://eventbrite.oldmanhustle.net/checkout-external?eid=999838141797" title="https://eventbrite.oldmanhustle.net/checkout-external?eid=999838141797" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> CLICK HERE </a>to register for class.What’s on the Menu:<ul><li>Achari Chicken</li><li>Aloo Gobi</li><li>Shahi Tukda Bread Pudding From fenugreek to cardamom and cumin to saffron, great Indian cooking never skimps on spices. Join guest teacher Nik Sharma for a class where you’ll learn how to choose, blend, infuse and bloom spices in dishes that range from sweet to savory. Packed with potatoes, cauliflowers and tomatoes, plus plenty of garam masala, cumin and turmeric, aloo gobi just may be the quintessential home-cooked Indian food. But home-cooked doesn’t mean simple. In addition to providing an advanced course in spices, aloo gobi is also a practicum in knife skills and a 201-level seminar in braising. As it braises, we’ll make a batch of Achari Chicken, a North Indian delicacy that is made with the same spices used in a traditional Indian pickle. Packed with mustard, fenugreek, fennel and nigella—which you can blend yourself or purchase—this chicken dish calls on a surprising ingredient for tenderness and an unexpected order of operations to extract the maximum flavor from its many aromatics. To satisfy your sweet tooth after a satisfying meal of aloo gobi and achari chicken, we’ll prepare a bread pudding inspired by a royal morsel from the kitchens of the Moghul Empire. You’ll be introduced to the four members of what Nik calls the “fragrance club” in this carefully spiced dessert and its four easy-to-memorize steps, meaning that soon you’ll be whipping up customized batches without consulting a recipe. You’ll come away from this class confident working with spices the way great Indian home cooks do. About Nik: Nik Sharma is a recipe developer, photographer, molecular biologist, and the author of “Season” and “The Flavor Equation”—a James Beard and IACP award finalist. He is the author of “Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food,” “The Flavor Equation” and “Veg-table.” He lives in Los Angeles, California. This class is generously sponsored by <a href="https://www.diasporaco.com/discount/MILKSTREETSPICE" title="https://www.diasporaco.com/discount/MILKSTREETSPICE" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Diaspora Co. Spices.</a> Diaspora Co. Spices is a queer, woman of color-owned business dedicated to putting money, equity and power into the hands of small, organic spice farmers across South Asia who are leading the way in sustainable, regenerative agriculture and truly delicious spices. Their mission is to get freshly harvested heirloom spices that were grown for their flavor and aroma into your hands as quickly and ethically as possible. As of 2024, they work with roughly 200 farm partners and over 1500 farm workers across 10 states in India and Sri Lanka. Milk Street Students can use code MILKSTREETSPICE for 10% off <a href="https://www.diasporaco.com/discount/MILKSTREETSPICE" title="https://www.diasporaco.com/discount/MILKSTREETSPICE" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">their orders</a>! Want to give this class as a gift? You can purchase gift cards <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/school/gift-cards" title="https://www.177milkstreet.com/school/gift-cards" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</li></ul>If you have any questions about this class, please don't hesitate to get in touch via cookingschool@177milkstreet.com.This event has limited spots and you must register in advance via Eventbrite in order to attend. One sign-up covers one device. Payments for Milk Street livestream events are non-refundable. If you find yourself unable to attend, you may transfer the ticket to someone else, but we are unable to refund fees and all payments are final.Closed Captioning is available for all Milk Street virtual events.Immediately after registering, you will get a confirmation email that contains the Zoom meeting log-in information. One week prior to the class (or within 48 hours, if you register less than one week in advance), you will receive instructions on how to prepare ingredients and equipment in order to cook along, if you choose.After class, you will receive a recording of the event, as links to any additional recipes and resources that may come up. NOTE:The recording link is only available online for one month following each event. If you’d like to have access to the recording for longer than that, you'll need to save the recording locally by clicking on “download” on the top right corner of the recording page.Proceeds from livestream cooking classes and workshops support Milk Street's non-profit work with The Big Sisters Association of Great Boston, The Boys &amp; Girls Club of Dorchester, FoodCorps and other partners.Bonus: All attendees of this class will receive a one-time 20% off coupon to the <a href="https://store.177milkstreet.com/" title="https://store.177milkstreet.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Milk Street Store</a> after class.

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