A 5-week immersive Indian cultural experience in Melbourne exploring chai, spices, cooking, stories, traditions & hands-on learning. Next series beginning Sunday 27 September 2026. GET SPICY 🌶️ A 5 Week Journey Into Indian Spices, Chai, Culture & Cooking What if you could learn about Indian food and spices from someone who didn't learn it from a cookbook? Welcome to Get Spicy, an intimate five week cultural experience at Chai Walli Studios in Kilsyth, Melbourne, exploring Indian spices, chai, food, language, customs, stories and traditions. This isn't your traditional cooking class. It's an immersive experience built around knowledge shared person to person. Stories passed down through generations. Customs that live in kitchens. Spice knowledge rooted in lived experience. As the granddaughter of an Ayurvedic doctor, Uppma Virdi grew up surrounded by a deep understanding of spices, food and their place in everyday Indian life. Get Spicy is an invitation into that world. We'll sit around the table, drink chai, talk, taste, cook, listen and learn. We'll share stories, explore traditions and get hands on with the food and spices itself. We also weave in breathwork into our weekly classes. It's an immersive cultural experience. 🌶️ FIVE WEEKS. FIVE WINDOWS INTO INDIAN CULTURE. ☕️ WEEK 1: MASALA CHAI Sunday 27 Sep | 10:30am–12:30pm The history, culture and rituals of Indian chai Tea, spices, technique and the language of chai Make, share and experience chai together 🔥 WEEK 2: MASALA BOX & TADKA Sunday 4 Oct | 10:30am–12:30pm Explore the iconic Indian masala dabba Discover the stories and traditions behind Indian spices Learn the art of tadka and building flavour 🫓 WEEK 3: ROTI Sunday 11 Oct | 10:30am–12:30pm Explore the role of roti in Indian food and family life Learn the art of dough, kneading, rolling and cooking Get hands on and make your own roti 🫘 WEEK 4: DAL & SABJI Sunday 18 Oct | 10:30am–12:30pm Explore the foundations of an everyday Indian meal Learn about lentils, vegetables, spices and balance Move beyond recipes and learn to trust your palate 🫓 WEEK 5: ALOO PARATHA Sunday 25 Oct | 10:30am–12:30pm Make spiced potato filling and traditional dough Learn the art of stuffing, rolling and cooking paratha Finish around the table with food, stories and a final feast 🪷 MORE THAN A COOKING CLASS Get Spicy is for anyone who wants to understand the culture behind Indian food, not just learn a few recipes. We'll explore stories, customs, language, traditions, spice knowledge, Ayurveda, food rituals and grounding breathwork alongside hands on cooking. This is knowledge that has travelled through generations. From grandparent to grandchild. From one generation to the next. We're creating space for some of those stories to be shared again. 🫶 AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE There are just 4 places per cohort. That's intentional. We want this to feel like being welcomed into someone's kitchen, not sitting in a crowded cooking class. There is time to ask questions, taste, talk, share stories, make mistakes and learn the things you won't find in a recipe. Five weeks. Four people. Centuries of knowledge. 📍 Chai Walli Studios, Kilsyth, VictoriaApproximately 40 minutes from Melbourne CBD, at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges. Perfect for anyone looking for an Indian cooking class in Melbourne, Indian spice workshop, masala chai experience or immersive Indian cultural experience. Come curious. Leave with a little more knowledge, a lot more spice and stories you'll remember. 🌶️🫖🪷
