Indian Winter Warmer-Christmas Special

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🎄  Indian Winter Warmer (Christmas Special)

Celebrate the festive season with our Indian Winter Warmers Christmas class, where the warmth of Indian spices meets holiday cheer. In this hands-on session, you’ll create a festive menu of aromatic mains, comforting sides, and bite-sized canapés perfect for entertaining.

Learn how to balance rich, warming spices with fresh seasonal ingredients, from tender cardamom butter chicken or paneer, to spiced vegetables and fragrant rice. Add a special touch with festive canapés — crisp fritters, mini pakoras, or bite-sized savoury parcels — perfect for parties or as starters at your Christmas table.

Guided step-by-step, you’ll master techniques that make your dishes authentic yet achievable at home, creating a vibrant, colourful spread that’s both delicious and Instagram-worthy.

Enjoy your creations together at the end, taking home recipe cards to recreate the festive magic anytime.

Sample  menu 

🎄 Indian Winter Warmers – Christmas Special Menu

Canapé & Short Eats Menu (6–7 options):

  1. Cranberry & Spiced Paneer Crostini – toasted baguette slices with spiced paneer and sweet-tangy cranberry chutney

  2. Mini Spinach & Sweet Potato Pakoras – bite-sized fritters with a hint of orange zest, served with yogurt or coconut yogurt dip

  3. Masala “Turkey” Bites – vegan/vegetarian protein nuggets with garam masala, glazed with cranberry-orange sauce

  4. Cinnamon-Roasted Chestnut & Cheese Parcels – puff pastry parcels with festive chestnuts and soft cheese (vegan cheese optional)

  5. Caramelised Onion & Fenugreek Tartlets – mini pastry tarts topped with spiced onions and fenugreek

  6. Mini Corn & Curry Leaf Fritters – crunchy, aromatic bites with subtle spice

  7. Festive Dips & Crostini Platter – beetroot raita, spiced pumpkin dip, or tamarind chutney with ready-to-use crostini or crackers

Theme: A festive twist with gentle Indian spice — cosy, aromatic, and celebratory without being heavy.

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🎄 Indian Winter Warmers – Festive Canapé & Cocktail Class

“Spice, sparkle, and festive cheer — create, sip, and savour your Indian Christmas feast!”

Hands-On Menu

Festive Cocktails (Non-Alcoholic)

  • Cranberry & Cardamom Fizz – sparkling cranberry with a hint of cardamom and fresh orange

  • Spiced Ginger Punch – warm ginger, clove, and cinnamon spiced mocktail

Dips & Spreads

  • Beetroot & Coconut Chutney – vibrant, creamy, and tangy

  • Pumpkin & Cashew Dip – subtly spiced, smooth, and colourful

  • Tamarind & Mint Yogurt Dip – refreshing with a tangy twist (vegan: coconut yogurt)

Short Bites & Canapés

Meat:

  • Mini Masala Turkey or Chicken Bites with cranberry glaze

  • Cardamom Butter Chicken Tartlets

Vegetarian:

  • Cranberry & Spiced Paneer Crostini

  • Caramelised Onion & Fenugreek Tartlets

  • Mini Spinach & Sweet Potato Pakoras

Vegan:

  • Chestnut & Pumpkin Puff Pastry Star – show-stopping centrepiece

  • Mini Corn & Curry Leaf Fritters

Highlights & Fun:

  • Prep, assemble, spice, and garnish — lots of hands-on action

  • Colourful, festive textures: crunchy, creamy, soft, tangy, sweet, and spiced

  • Guests enjoy their cocktails while tasting and leave with recipe cards for all items


Add sparkle with non-alcoholic festive cocktails, sip while you assemble, and enjoy a tasting session at the end. Every dish is designed to be easy, interactive, and visually stunning, using clever prep-ahead ingredients to make your class stress-free yet impressive.

Take home recipe cards, plating tips, and festive inspiration to recreate your own Christmas spread. This is the ultimate hands-on, flavour-packed, Instagram-worthy class — perfect for friends, family, and anyone wanting a fun, creative, and festive culinary experience.

Please Note:

 

This cooking class can cater for those keeping to a vegetarian diet, . This class can cater for also cater to a GF diet upon request, alternative options will be provided for the Naan.

What you’ll get

  • Aprons for the duration of the class.
  • All ingredients included.
  • Food to indulge in at the end of the class.

What to bring

  • Paper and pen if you’d like to take notes.
  • Tupperware to take home what you have cooked

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date ideateam building activity or hen do.

This experience would also be a creative gift for hergift for mum or gift for couples.

  • Date : October 26, 2025 - December 6, 2025
  • Time : 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Europe/London)
  • Venue : HobbyCooks Cooking School

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