Where all our food begins
At Rasa Gurukul, the dream begins in our mind first before it reaches the earth and transforms itself into an experience.
Today people around the world believe in organic food and for many for many different reasons. People want to buy food products that are free of chemical pesticides or grown without conventional fertilizers. Some simply like to try new and different products. Product taste, concerns for the environment and the desire to avoid foods from genetically engineered organisms are among the many other reasons people prefer to buy organic food products.
Farmers wanting to farm organically because of their concerns for the environment and about working with agricultural chemicals in conventional farming systems. There is also an issue with the amount of energy used in agriculture, since many farm chemicals require energy intensive manufacturing processes that rely heavily on fossil fuels. Organic farmers find their method of farming to be profitable and personally rewarding. This is where the self-sustaining dream of Rasa Gurukul begins.
From the Field to the Fork
Society is slowly beginning to understand the invisible power hidden in age-old cooking practices. Most people vastly prefer good, home-cooking to fast food, and it is this that we endeavour to replicate in our restaurants, by training our chefs in these practices at Rasa Gurukul in Kerala.
From the Field to the Fork
Society is slowly beginning to understand the invisible power hidden in age-old cooking practices. Most people vastly prefer good, home-cooking to fast food, and it is this that we endeavour to replicate in our restaurants, by training our chefs in these practices at Rasa Gurukul in Kerala.
Following a home-cooking route is to concentrate on the layering of spices and evenness of ingredients, and to have an imaginative connectivity with the many components of a dish. In Kerala, traditional simplicity and the subtle use of spices have a tremendous influence on the quality of taste.
Students at Rasa Gurukul embark on a relaxed exploration of tastes and flavours under the guidance of veteran cooks who will introduce them to traditional methods of preparing, roasting and grinding seasonal ingredients and fresh spices.
The Gurukul offers a and organic and natural Farm to table experience which is unparalleled and unique in nature.
Get your hands dirty
Personal experience is a cornerstone of Rasa. The entire philosophy is based on human contact with earth and its bounties – and especially so when it comes to home grown cultivation, sustained development and hands on experiences.
Students and visitors are encouraged to try their hands at the real farming techniques buy working in the fields, orchards and the vegetable farm that are spread across the Rasa Gurukul campus. It is a transforming experience.
