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Host: Noopur

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

USD
$50-$66 per person

A traditional Gujarati Thali experience in Dubai

Host offerings
  • Apartment
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Noopur

Noopur is a baker and chef, who after a decade long stint in advertising, gave up her corporate life to play entrepreneur and live her hot-out-of-an-oven dream of creating memorable experiences through her magical baking. With a fast-growing clientele which ranged from Bollywood celebrities to fitness experts and various corporate houses, she also gathered experience as a recipe developer and tester, before turning a matchmaker five years ago. Noopur has always been known for her cooking skills and has been hosting parties for friends and families for as long as she can remember.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-4 guests) Noopur will welcome you with a big smile into her cute and cozy apartment that gives you a quick glimpse of the shimmering Burj Khalifa after sundown. She will give you a low-down on Gujarati food and culture while you enjoy your appetizer called jaljeera, a tangy, spicy, aromatic drink made with cumin seeds and is served with boondi (crisp, fried gram flour balls). Gujarati food is more often served on a silver platter called thali, so you can either sit on the floor in the traditional Indian way or at the table. Your meal will be vegetarian and might include sambharo (stir fried vegetables), dum aloo (potato), accompanied by roti (flat bread), sweet dal (lentils), rice, and to finish, no meal is complete without paan (betel leaf) and mukhwas (a colorful Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid).

Cooking experience: (2-4 guests) Join Noopur in her kitchen, where you will learn how to prepare 1-2 authentic vegetarian Gujarati dishes with the same spices, ingredients and cooking techniques that have been handed down for generations. A Gujarati meal is incomplete without accompaniments, so you will help her make the chutney and banana raita, fry the papad and arrange them with a variety of pickles on the dining table where you will share the meal.

Notes: Noopur serves only vegetarian food

Languages spoken: English,Hindi,Gujarati

Traveler reviews

5.0 (2)
We spent a wonderful time with Noopur at her home chatting, cooking and eating. My husband and I were in Mumbai for some days and, both loving cooking and vegetarian Indian cuisine, we joined Noopur for a cooking class and lunch. The welcome was warming, the time together was entertaining and full of information. We got to know more about Gujarati food and culture, about spices, about family, it was like joining a friend you've never met before! Then we went food-shopping too... great fun! Thanks Noopur and thanks to Travelling spoon for this unique experience! To be repeated!
- MariangelaM394 April 30, 2018
My wife and I visited India for a month... cooking/lunch with Noopur was the best thing we did on our entire trip. Great conversation, phenomenal meal, afterwards she took us shopping and we bought everything we need to cook tasty food back in the States. Cannot recommend this experience highly enough.
- KrisB1819 February 20, 2018
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Noopur

$50-$66 USD

per person
100% VETTED
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  • 100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back
  • Credit card is not charged until the host confirms your booking
  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $66 Not offered
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $66 Not offered
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:30pm-2:30pm 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm

Meet Noopur

Noopur is a baker and chef, who after a decade long stint in advertising, gave up her corporate life to play entrepreneur and live her hot-out-of-an-oven dream of creating memorable experiences through her magical baking. With a fast-growing clientele which ranged from Bollywood celebrities to fitness experts and various corporate houses, she also gathered experience as a recipe developer and tester, before turning a matchmaker five years ago. Noopur has always been known for her cooking skills and has been hosting parties for friends and families for as long as she can remember.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-4 guests) Noopur will welcome you with a big smile into her cute and cozy apartment that gives you a quick glimpse of the shimmering Burj Khalifa after sundown. She will give you a low-down on Gujarati food and culture while you enjoy your appetizer called jaljeera, a tangy, spicy, aromatic drink made with cumin seeds and is served with boondi (crisp, fried gram flour balls). Gujarati food is more often served on a silver platter called thali, so you can either sit on the floor in the traditional Indian way or at the table. Your meal will be vegetarian and might include sambharo (stir fried vegetables), dum aloo (potato), accompanied by roti (flat bread), sweet dal (lentils), rice, and to finish, no meal is complete without paan (betel leaf) and mukhwas (a colorful Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid).

Cooking experience: (2-4 guests) Join Noopur in her kitchen, where you will learn how to prepare 1-2 authentic vegetarian Gujarati dishes with the same spices, ingredients and cooking techniques that have been handed down for generations. A Gujarati meal is incomplete without accompaniments, so you will help her make the chutney and banana raita, fry the papad and arrange them with a variety of pickles on the dining table where you will share the meal.

Notes: Noopur serves only vegetarian food

Languages spoken: English,Hindi,Gujarati

Traveler reviews

5.0 (2)
We spent a wonderful time with Noopur at her home chatting, cooking and eating. My husband and I were in Mumbai for some days and, both loving cooking and vegetarian Indian cuisine, we joined Noopur for a cooking class and lunch. The welcome was warming, the time together was entertaining and full of information. We got to know more about Gujarati food and culture, about spices, about family, it was like joining a friend you've never met before! Then we went food-shopping too... great fun! Thanks Noopur and thanks to Travelling spoon for this unique experience! To be repeated!
- MariangelaM394 April 30, 2018
My wife and I visited India for a month... cooking/lunch with Noopur was the best thing we did on our entire trip. Great conversation, phenomenal meal, afterwards she took us shopping and we bought everything we need to cook tasty food back in the States. Cannot recommend this experience highly enough.
- KrisB1819 February 20, 2018
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $66 Not offered
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $50 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $66 Not offered
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:30pm-2:30pm 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 6:00pm-9:00pm
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