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Day Courses for 2008
Our Most Popular Courses
Though our courses are primarily for the home cook,
at any level of experience, they can be tailored to the needs of
professional chefs and caterers who wish to widen their range.
Click the headings below for details:
Click here ___________________________________________________________Vouchers for our Cookery Courses
A cookery course is a great, affordable, unique present, and we issue a colouful personalised voucher and information pack for you to give the recipient(s) on the day of your choice (ie Christmas Day or Birthday / anniversary etc).
The voucher expires no less than one year after the date you give it, For example if you give the voucher on Easter Day 2008, we will date its expiry date as 31 March 2009 (ditto for birthdays or anniversaries, etc). This gives the recipient plenty of date choices throughout the year. The info pack will tell the recipient(s) to phone me to redeem the voucher for the date of their choice. Of course may you just wish to treat yourself.
Whatever course you want, please start the ball rolling by scrolling down then ordering at our Online Shop, Cookery Courses.
Or ring 01428 658327 to check availability or email pat@patchapman.co.uk
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Scroll down to find out what you will learn in each course.
If you have particular dishes you want to make, let us know in advance and we may be able to tailor-make part or all of the course to suit your requirements. We supply all ingredients and equipment.
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Saturday Morning Curry
The only curry cooking course where you'll learn the Curryhouse secrets.
Pat Chapman runs the course. He has trained in classic authentic Indian cuisine and has also learned the well-kept secrets of the British curry houses having cooked in a number of them. This course shows you both methods of Indian cooking.
Location: Grayshott, Surrey.
Duration: 3 hours. Doors open 9.45am. Start: 10:00am. End: c1:00pm
Price: £70 per person.
Max group size: 18
Then we get down to it. In the next three hours, we’ll make and cook Garam Masala, and Curry and Tandoori spice mixes. Then Pat and Dom will show curry basics and they will make Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Jalfrezi, Chana Chaat Curry and Pullao Rice. And for good measure we’ll make Chupatti and Tandoori Mint Raita. We make the course as interactive as we can. Pat will call for volunteers to help, for those that wish to get their hands on things.
And after your morning of curritensity, you’ll enjoy your tasting plate of all the items cooked.
The venue has free parking and full facilities.
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Saturday Morning Thai Cooking
Thai Cooking in a small group.
Date: Saturday mornings, about every three months.
Location: Grashott, Hindhead near Haslemere, Surrey
Duration: 3 hours
Doors open: 9.45am
Starts: 10am
Ends: c1pm, includes a tasting-plate of all items cooked.
Max 18 persons
Price: £70 per person.
Note: If you order places for two or more persons, we will give you a voucher worth £5 per person to spend on goods at the course.
Join Pat Chapman, Celebrity Chef, author of the Thai Restaurant Cookbook and consultant / demonstrator for Blue Dragon, Britain's Thai ingredients brand-leader.
After a welcoming tea or coffee, you'll meet the authentic fresh herbs and ingredients which make Thai food so fragrant, and learn tricks, tips and kitchen secrets. Pat’s chef wife Dominique will show you some vegetable cutting techniques and she makes the green curry paste from scratch, while Pat demonstrate ways with noodles. They then cook delectable Thai dishes which will serve at least 6 people.
This consists of:
- Spicy Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
- Thai Green Chicken Curry (Khaeng Keo-wan Gai)
- Phuket Green Vegetables
- Bangkok Street Noodles (Pad Thai)
- Black and White Thai Rice
You’ll get a tasting plate of each dish. Course ends at around 1pm.
If you want a Voucher, with a personalised message, please advise us at the Checkout stage. Use the box which states 'enter special delivery instructions here' Tell us who the gift is for and the name of recipient(s). For any other requests please ring us on 01428 658327.
Notes: We make the course as interactive as we can. Pat will call for volunteers to help, for those that wish to get their hands on things.
Some dishes contain Shrimp Paste and/or Fish Sauce
There is a large free car park at the venue.
Click here to see our terms and conditions for this course.
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Want your own group for this course?
Details as above. Date by mutual agreement.Min 8 - £800, then £45 per additional person. (max 20)
This is be held in the morning (any day of the week except Sundays) and we can optionally quote you for a set lunch at the restaurant. _____________________________________________________________________
Indian Cuisine - One-to-One (5 dish Main Course)
Location: the Curry Club Haslemere, Surrey.
These courses are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays throughout the year.
Duration: 3 hours. Starts: 10:00am. Ends: c1pm
Price: £300 (for you plus your guest ~ You may wish to bring a third person. Space is tight but we can just fit a third person, £75 extra.)
For the person who wants personalised, hands-on instruction making an Indian main course.
Pat and his chef-wife Dominique will show you how.
The menu, which will serve at least 6 people will consist of Tikka Masala (Murgh Makhani), Chicken Jalfrezi, Oonbario – Roasted Vegetables, Tarka Dhal and Pullao Rice, cooked two ways.
Follow our suggested course or state what dishes you want, and budget and time permitting, we’ll do it with you.
A full vegetarian option is also available.
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Indian Cuisine - One-to-One (Four Course Meal)
Location: the Curry Club Haslemere, Surrey.
These courses are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays throughout the year.
Duration: 5 hour course with lunch. Starts: 10:00am. Ends: c3pm
Price: £500 (for you plus your guest ~ You may wish to bring a third person. Space is tight but we can just fit a third person, £100 extra.)
For the person who wants personalised, hands-on instruction making a full Indian meal.
Pat and his chef-wife Dominique will show you how.
This course will enable you to cook a full Indian meal, which will serve at least 6 people. Please note:You can state what dishes you want, or follow our suggested course below, which can be divided into as many as six courses:
First Course: Chupattis and chutneys.
Second: Starters: Chana Chaat Salat and Vegetable Samosas.
Third: Classic lamb Korma also called Royal Shahi Korma, served alone.
Main Course: Chicken Tikka Masala (Murgh Makhani), Oonbario – Roasted Vegetables, Tarka Dhal and Pullao Rice cooked two ways.
You take away all of the Main Course.
Fifth Course: Shrikand, a light syllabub for dessert.
Sixth Course. Coffee and an Indian sweetmeat (this not demonstrated)
A full vegetarian option is also available.
The course ends with a light lunch of the Chana Chaat Salat and samosas, Tandoori Raita and chupattis which you've just cooked and Shrikand pudding.
Clients wishing to take away all the above food can bring their own takewaway containers, or we can sell you good quality sets at £5 for 4 tubs.
Book online
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One-to-one Thai Cuisine (5 dish Main Course)
Location: the Curry Club Haslemere, Surrey.
These courses are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays throughout the year.
Duration: 3 hours. Starts: 10:00am. Ends: c1pm
Price: £300 (for you plus your guest ~ You may wish to bring a third person. Space is tight but we can just fit a third person, £75 extra.)
For the person who wants personalised, hands-on instruction making a Thai main course.
Pat and his chef-wife Dominique will show you how.
Papaya and Longbean Salad (Som Tum), Green Chicken Curry, plus Chiang Mai fry Vegetables , Pad Thai Noodles, and Thai Black and White Rice.
Clients wishing to take away all the above food can bring their own takewaway containers, or we can sell you good quality sets at £5 for 4 tubs.
Click here to see our terms and conditions for this course.
Book online
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One-to-one Thai Four Course Meal
We also do a longer Thai course which gives you a four course meal and lunch plus takeaway.Location: the Curry Club Haslemere, Surrey.
These courses are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays throughout the year.
Duration: 5 hours. Starts: 10:00am. Ends: c3pm
Price: £500 (for you plus your guest ~ You may wish to bring a third person. Space is tight but we can just fit a third person, £100 extra.)
For the person who wants personalised, hands-on instruction making a full Thai meal. Pat and his chef-wife Dominique will show you how.
The menu, which will serve at least 6 diners will consist of :
Starters: Beef & Grape Salad, Thai/ Vietnamese Spring rolls, Papaya and Longbean Salad (Som Tum),
Main course: Green Chicken Curry, plus Chiang Mai fry Vegetables , Pad Thai Noodles, and Thai Black and White Rice.
Nam Prig, Cucumber Sambol
Pudding: Mango Smoothie
Clients wishing to take away all the above food can bring their own takewaway containers, or we can sell you good quality sets at £5 for 4 tubs.
Click here to see our terms and conditions for this course.
Sushi - One-to-One
Duration: 3 hours. Start: 10:00am Ends:c1pm
Price: £300 (for you plus your guest ~ You may wish to bring a third person. Space is tight but we can just fit a third person, £75 extra.)
Sushi is today’s trendiest party food. So you can make your investment pay off next time you’re the host!In fact you will take home so much Sushi that you would be advised to hold a Sushi Party that night!!! On the Course you meet the special ingredients required, make sushi rice, cut the fish (sashimi), make accompanying dips and make several types of sushi:
- Nori-Zushi aka: Sushi Roll, Maki Sushi or the California Roll
Seaweed sheets rolled around the rice and suitable fillings.We show how to do round, square, and tear-drop shapes, and how to get different diameters of roll. Also how to garnish the finished sushi attractively. - Edomae-zushi or Nigiri-zushi - pieces of raw fish over vinegared rice balls.
- Temaki - or hand rolls hand-rolled cones made from nori,
- Tamago - Beef steak marinated in teriyaki sauce, cooked, cooled, thinly sliced, then spread with sushi rice etc and rolled in thin omelette.
- EITHER Uramaki Sushi – Inverted Sushi: ie with the rice outside, rolling with clingfilm and the mat and doused with roasted sesame seeds.
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- Tazuna-sushi - This is again an inverted sushi (rice outside/clingfim technique). They are quite a large diameter and prawns, omelette, cucumber etc are pressed into the outside.
Clients wishing to take away all the above food can bring their own takewaway containers, or we can sell you good quality sets at £5 for 4 tubs.
Vegetarian: The above courses can be cooked for vegetarians (including vegans), and/or have any food you do not eat excluded. (eg wheat, nuts, pork, red meat etc). Please advise when you book.
Book online
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Private Tutorial Cookery Courses Other Than Curry
Dominique and Pat can offer you more from their Spicy World;
Hands-on 3 hour or 5 hour Private Tuition Courses for the exciting cuisines of Thailand, China, Malaysia/Indonesia, Japan, the Middle East including Arabia, Turkey, Lebanon and Maghreb cooking, and the unique authentic cuisine of Mexico/ Latin America.
For details, please Click here
