The Heart of Rasa
The core programme of all the institute’s courses revolves around mastering a greater understanding of fresh ingredients, how they are grown and cultivated, and how to maximise on their qualities to prepare a balanced, harmonious meal. Our staff have a great mastery of the wide range of traditions that make up authentic south Indian food, and are passionate about instilling an instinct in students for how to subtly marry tastes and ingredients.
The learning modules are put together in a way that helps train students to practice a self-disciplined approach to work without becoming stressed. In a sense, the modules exploit the “no time” concept of busy, present-day life by finding time to cool down. The modules are set in a way that links all the related activities of cooking and farming.
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.
Experience India at the table
Traditional home cooking is about being involved with the actual ingredients from their very beginning. In the past, a mother would grow her own plants, spices and vegetables. Love, the divine connection, flowed through those ingredients with the subtle role of fingers and transformed them into energy as food. Students engage in the same tradition through activities on our organic farm to understand the birth, growth and harvests of their ingredients in order to develop absolute devotion to the art of cooking.
Cooking Lessons
At our Gurukul, we believe that the older generations are the best equipped to pass on traditional knowledge that has been learnt over decades of practice, and it is they who form the teaching faculty at Rasa Gurukul.
Our staff lend the institute a homely atmosphere which engenders a feeling of all-round respect and affection. Their role is not only to impart their knowledge of a particular skill, but to share with younger people an invaluable all-round life experience which will remain with them forever.
The core programme of all the institute’s courses revolves around mastering a greater understanding of fresh ingredients, how they are grown and cultivated, and how to maximise on their qualities to prepare a balanced, harmonious meal. Our staff have a great mastery of the wide range of traditions that make up authentic south Indian food, and are passionate about instilling an instinct in students for how to subtly marry tastes and ingredients.
The learning modules are put together in a way that helps train students to practice a self-disciplined approach to work without becoming stressed. In a sense, the modules exploit the “no time” concept of busy, present-day life by finding time to cool down. The modules are set in a way that links all the related activities of cooking and farming.
Rasa Restaurants
Rasa began as an authentic South Indian restaurant in the UK. This one restaurant became an award-winning chain of restaurants bringing the taste of authentic, home-cooked southern Indian food to the UK
The Name: Rasa is a Sanskrit word that has a wonderful wealth of meaning. It represents taste, flavour,affection, pleasure, delight, happiness, charm, sentiment, pathos, beauty and essence. At Rasa, you will find all this and more.
The Experience: At Rasa, our food is inspired by the authentic home cooking of beautiful, spice-rich Kerala, where all our chefs are trained. Food is our passion, prepared for you always with devotion, love, and the finest ingredients. If you are visiting the UK why not call in and experience our food for yourself.
