THE Wyebank Hindu Temple hall was filled with awesome aromas as the Wyebank Women’s Forum hosted a free interactive workshop on traditional Indian cuisine on Saturday, March 29.

The workshop featured live cooking demonstrations, audience participation, and recipe sharing.

Ranitha Nadasen from the women’s forum said they decided to host this workshop and the aim was to share the culinary knowledge with the community and younger generations.

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“Food is a very important aspect of our culture. We perform many rituals and we use certain types of food with each ritual, if we do not teach our youth, our culture and our tradition will vanish.

“We were also taught by our elders, so it is only right that we teach the young ones so that they can also pass the tradition on,” said Nadasen.

On the day, the audience also shared their own techniques and tips, which were very informative.

One of the attendees, Sugen Mudali, said they drove from Merebank to be part of this workshop.

“I am here with my wife and children. My wife does most of the cooking but I am finding this interesting, I will try some some of the dishes at home,” he said, adding that the spicy rice was his favourite dish of the day.

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