Breech Lane Curry House
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I run a home based Indian cookery school called ‘Breech Lane Curry House’ from the picturesque village of Walton on the Hill in Tadworth, Surrey. As part of my offerings I also undertake private chef events with a strong focus on offering my family recipes that have been passed down generations, using quality local and seasonal produce and freshly roasted spices.
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34 customer reviews
Jo Stewart
Had a wonderful evening with Jaya in her lovely cookery studio. I would thoroughly recommend to anyone wanting to learn the art of traditional Indian cookery in a relaxed informal atmosphere - with the benefit of a delicious meal to take home at the end!
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Laura Mander
My Mum and I spent a fantastic morning making Paneer Tikka, chicken curry and Paratha with Jaya. It was so much fun and really informative, we can’t wait to go back! Thank you!
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Bev Wood
Really enjoyed our lesson withJaya. We cooked some delicious curry’s and learnt lots. Thanks Jaya
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Gill Pitch
We thoroughly enjoyed our bespoke cooking class with Jaya at the Breech Lane Curry House. A perfect way to celebrate our anniversary! Her customised garden kitchen was perfectly set up & we learnt a lot more about Indian spices & ingredients. Under Jaya’s watchful eye we learnt new skills & enjoyed preparing the dishes & eating them! We also had lots of ingredients to take home and practise! We’d love to do some more! More...
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Myriam Gelling
We have done Jaya’s Indian cookery lessons three times already and we loved it so much! I bought a couple of vouchers for my husband’s birthday last year, and my children also did the kids’ class. The recipes she provided are still being cooked and I cannot fault Jaya for her teaching Indian food skills. She is a passionate person about food, and especially Indian food. I highly recommend her for either online or face to face sessions, be a family/business building team/ friends experience. Hubby is still cooking our favourite Friday night’s meal :) More...
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Hayley Cutler
Great interactive fun preparing Indian food which is absolutely delicious. Full of flavour and a range of spices.
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Tracey Jane Austin
My son and father attended a cooking session and thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt so much. The food they came home with was amazing. Definitely recommend.
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Tom Robinson
Thanks Jaya for a very enjoyable lesson on Friday evening. It was great to get some proper insight into the use of Indian spices and some handy techniques to improve my home cooked curry’s. . I’ve just used your method to peel some ginger...brilliant.. What a great way to end a busy week at work and start a long weekend. The food was amazing. A great present. Thank you. Tom More...
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Hope Chambers
Jaya hosted an amazing evening teaching a group how to prepare street food. She was very engaging and thorough and we all had amazing results! I highly recommend booking a session with her!! More...
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DavidandSafia Higham
Fantastic children cookery lesson making chicken Reshmi tikkas and Masala fish fillets. Jaya was very patient and explained each step very well. It was absolutely delicious, we ended it having it as our dinner! Would recommend! Thank you More...
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Kim Priggen
We participated in a zoom cook along class with Jaya. It was great, easy to follow along and the resulting food was fantastic! I think we’ll be looking to do another zoom class or come along and cook with the personal touch! Thankyou! More...
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Sarah Bellringer
Jaya is a lovely friendly very good cookery teacher. We did a Zoom cookery evening with Jaya and several friends cooking a delicious Chicken Curry. It was a great experience and I can highly recommend Jaya, she is very professional and a very good teacher. I shall definitely be going to Breech Lane Curry House for another lesson with Jaya when we can. It was a lovely way to start my 60th Birthday celebrations. More...
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Suzy Wainscoat
My teenage son and I have thoroughly enjoyed 3 online cookery classes with Jaya. It’s been great to learn how to use Indian spices correctly and make 3 delicious dishes from scratch. The classes are fun and perfectly delivered by Jaya in an informative, simple and engaging way. The hour or so class flies by and the end result tastes amazing. Friday night curry class has become our lockdown highlight! More...
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Mel Carter
Thoroughly enjoyable cookery lesson! Was easy to follow for a novice cook and the end result was delicious - thank you Jaya and see you for the next lesson
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Richard Jenner
Enjoyable curry making session last Friday, a good experience.
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Karen Halliday
I did an online curry cooking lesson with friend and it was a great experience!
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Elizabeth Marie Richardson
I have just done an online cookery course and it was very enjoyable and informative. It was a very nice dish to learn to make as well.
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Jennifer Clarkson
Yesterday evening my 9 year old daughter Daisy took part in an online cookery class with the lovely Jaya from Breech Lane Curry House. She made lamb kebabs and paneer tikka kebabs which we then had for dinner. With a bonus recipe to make a fresh raita to go with it! Absolutely delicious, and she was so proud of what she produced. She thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, including getting everything ready earlier in the day, and learning about the spices we used in the food. It has helped to build up her confidence in the kitchen which is so important. I highly recommend Jayas sessions and will be looking out for the next one!! More...
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Nadine André
What a wonderful experience! My husband and I treated ourselves to a 3 hour online cooking lesson with Jaya and everything was well planned, carefully considered and seemingly effortless (although we know how much preparation must goes into these events! ) Jaya was always there to answer our questions when sourcing ingredients, and the session itself was paced very well and the time flew by. It felt as comfortable and relaxed to make conversation and laugh with Jaya as it did to be in silence while concentrating on the cooking, and she paced the session perfectly. By the end, we had 3 absolutely fantastic dishes that all tasted authentic, vibrant and full of flavour. The tips and tricks we learnt were great too, and we received information that we can apply to our regular cooking techniques. We learnt a lot about the spices we were using, and Jaya was ready to adapt at every turn to our set up and what we were using. Whether you're serious about your cooking and want to expand your repertoire / develop techniques, or just want something a bit different to try, we highly recommend Jaya. We can't wait to have another lesson and, meanwhile, will practise what we've been shown. More...
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Alison Lothian
My husband & I attended another of Jaya's online courses on Friday for Indian Chicken Street Food. There were three different parts, Chicken Tikka kebab, Coriander Chutney & Roti. As always Jaya was very informative & patient and the resulting food was delicious. We had a very enjoyable evening. We will certainly try these recipes again and also hope to attend more of Jaya's online classes. More...
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Deb Deb
Had my 3rd zoom curry experience yesterday. Made a fish curry. Jaya gives very clear instructions and explains everything so even a non cook person could do it. The fish curry was absolutely delicious and I also made a green bean veg side dish which Jaya also recommended.. I will be making this again. Highly recommend to anyway wanting to have a go at making an authentic curry dish. More...
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Kevin Moseley
Fantastic birthday present from my daughter. The course was very enjoyable and informative. We eat the fish curry for dinner and it was fantastic.
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Penni Thornton
A friend and I signed up for the fish curry course. There were 4 others we didn’t know but this did not matter at all. Jaya was very friendly, informative, clear and engaging with the way she presented and discussed the ingredients and instructions. She took time to check everyone’s dishes at intervals and made the whole experience fun and interesting. At the end we had a really delicious supper ready to eat! I would highly recommend this as something fun, relaxing and different to do in these strange times. More...
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Sarah Davies
We booked a private family zoom class to cheer us all up In lockdown when we can’t all be together. It was great fun, Jaya was very patient and really informative and the food tasted AMAZING. Thank you Jaya we will be back.
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Iluska Beaton
Just made the most wonderful chicken curry with my two daughters over zoom! Really great experience, really easy to follow along, so much great info and Jaya is an inspirational tutor! The curry was the best we have ever had! Really can’t recommend Jaya enough! We will definitely be booking again! More...
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Maya Brown
I had a thoroughly enjoyable samosa making class with Jaya last Friday. The ingredients were easy to source and Jaya was patient with this novice chef! Amazing results, enjoyed by the whole family! Definitely recommended! More...
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Derek Woodward
Jaya is an excellent teacher, adapting the pace to meet the needs of her pupils and giving lots of helpful tips and advice along the way. The class was conducted by Zoom and afterwards my wife and I sat down to enjoy a wonderful chicken curry! More...
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Sarah Lumley
This was bought as a present for my 2 children (age 12 and 14). They absolutely loved it!! Jaya explained everything so well, really easy to follow instructions. Children loved the food and are feeling very inspired! Great “lockdown” cooking class - highly recommend! Thank you Jaya! More...
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Gill Cooper
We thoroughly enjoyed our online cookery class with Jaya, fun and informative, with lots of handy tips. A small group so nice and interactive and plenty of opportunity to ask questions. The result was a delicious chicken curry with complex layers of flavour. Highly recommended! More...
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Sarah Sprules
I organised an online Indian cooking course with Jaya as a corporate social event during lockdown and it was a real success. Jaya was a fantastic host, who engaged really well with our group and made it feel like a very personal experience. Jaya was very knowledgeable about the ingredients we used and her cooking methods. They curry and potato side dish was so tasty! Thank you so much Jaya. More...
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Vanessa Adams
I did the online cookery class on Tuesday evening with Jaya - cooking a Pepper in gram flour curry. It was my first course with her, she is lovely, friendly and welcoming. The class was great fun and Jaya made the cooking etc. easy to follow. I would highly recommend doing one of Jaya’s online courses whether it be for fun, something to do or as a present!! I am already looking at what course to do next. More...
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Claire Belle
Had an online cookery class tonight with Jaya - cooking a vegan Pepper curry - the food was incredible and the class simple and easy to follow. Great fun and a welcome hour of ‘me time’ away from the kids. Love love loved and and highly recommend!! Thank you Jaya!! I’ll be back for more! More...
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Janice Heyes
Did the Street Food Zoom lesson this week. Great fun. Fast and furious and really clear. Easy to follow and it was quite a complex meal with three elements. Jaya is a great teacher and connects with all students individually keeping an eye on what you’re creating. Would love to do a longer session with others in the call that I know. A fun party idea in separate houses. More...
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Karen Rossouw
We had an awesome virtual birthday party cooking class with friends and family across the globe. Although we couldn't be together due to covid 19, Jaya made it possible to have a virtual get together. We had such good fun, everyone loved it and the food was delicious. Jaya is a good teacher and gave wonderful tips in making lovely curry. More...
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What do you love most about your job?
From a cookery school perspective, it is the experience that we are able to offer participants from our cosy home cookery studio! What is most rewarding is when we receive images of our dishes being recreated by the participants at their home; it gives us the reassurance that this experience is having a positive impact!
From a private chef perspective, it is the opportunity to put on the table dishes that are so close to our heart, having been in our family for generations - each dish invokes a special food memory - it’s the kind of food you would only come across in an Indian home, not in restaurants. And the feedback from the customers says it all!
What inspired you to start your own business?
Traditional home cooked Indian food has always been an important part of my life. Born and raised in Delhi, in Northern India I got married to a South Indian! This cultural mix of North and South helped build my repertoire of Indian dishes – which have been in our families for generations. Cooking and eating simple and healthy Indian food is something we enjoy and after a lot of thought I decided to take the opportunity to start my own home based Indian cookery school and also offer private chef experiences.
Why should our clients choose you?
The focus is on healthy yet delicious Indian food using our age old family recipes, freshly roasted spices and local quality produce - the quality of the offering is high end, the service is seamless and the overall customer experience has been brilliant as reflected in each and every review received this far!
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
Yes - I run a number of online Indian cookery classes that I started in April 2020. The response has been so overwhelming that I will continue to run these even after my face to face classes resume in May 2021.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
I am an NCASS trained chef with a 5 star food hygiene rating. I have also undertaken the COVID compliance training. The service takes into account all the COVID rules. I wear a face mask throughout the offering. The surfaces are cleaned regularly, hands are washed regularly. I maintain social distancing throughout.
Private Chef
In my private chef events, I offer guests an Indian dining experience of authentic and traditional Indian dishes that they would not come across on restaurant menus. Each dish represents a family connection and invokes special foodie memories of growing up eating it!
There is a real focus on honest, homely, healthy family recipes using quality local produce and home roasted spices.
How it works:
I would contact you to finds out more about your requirements and then draw up a set of bespoke menu options for you to consider. On the day, I will arrive well in advance to set up and prep. I will, depending on the size of the event, have a waitress to help with service. I will offer a seamless dining experience, leaving your kitchen in a clean and orderly fashion.
Indian Cookery Classes
Hi everyone, my name is Jaya and I run a home based Indian cookery school called ‘Breech Lane Curry House’ from the picturesque village of Walton on the Hill in Tadworth, Surrey. During the last one year, I took my venture online, offering a range of online cookery classes via zoom.
Excited to share that I have recently invested in a bespoke home cookery studio from where I am restarting my face to face classes in May 2021. I will also continue to run my online offerings that have been so well received.
I offer a range of Indian cookery courses - from small group sessions, to private 1-2-1s to couples only sessions. I also run children's cookery workshops and small private supper clubs to celebrate special occasions from birthdays to anniversaries.
I hope that those of you with a love for authentic Indian food will give my hands on cozy classes or supper clubs a go. Gift vouchers to treat loved ones are also available. You will find all the details on my website. To read the lovely participant feedback that I have received since I launched this venture in 2017 please visit my facebook, google and trip advisor pages.
Private Supper Clubs
From my brand new cookery studio, I offer private dining events for small groups of up to 6 individuals. I also offer curry evenings with a twist where you can learn to prepare a starter from scratch, before enjoying it. The rest of the courses are prepared and served by me. This is a great way to celebrate a special occasion or to just come together with a group of friends to try some authentic, traditional and delicious Indian food. Each dish is prepared from scratch, using my village produce, freshly roasted spices, with a lot of love and personal attention.
