Spice Monkey

After a dreamy summer break, Spice Monkey is BACK. New autumn courses are up on the website now…. Get booking- we can’t wait to see you in our Crouch End kitchen soon.
.

❤️ vegetables

It’s collectaway Friday at Spice Monkey already. A very Good Friday indeed.

This is our stupidly popular mixed veg bhaji- a juicy mix of cauliflower, peppers, potato, aubergine in a lightly spiced sauce. 😋

A few behind the scenes pics from our collectaway today. It’s a world away from March 2020 when we kicked off a whole new adventure for Spice Monkey! Thanks for popping by with your camera lovely

Very excited to spend our Twixtmas watching local genius artist work her magic on our new Indian Spice map at Spice Monkey HQ.

Everybody on our Taste of the Punjab course loves a bit of butter chicken… and one of the first steps is to char that marinaded chicken to add a deep smoky flavour. Before long this grilled gorgeousness will join a creamy cashew based sauce to become

Book now for TOMORROW by going to website www.spicemonkey.co.uk or call Nik on 07956 468541

A few last minute spaces have come free so why not join us to learn the Spice Monkey secrets to perfect authentic Indian home cooking. You don’t even have to be vegetarian to enjoy the fantastic tastes this course has on offer!

Here’s our menu for Friday 1 Dec. Shared now on our WhatsApp group!

DM us now if you want to receive alerts for when we are cooking! 😎🌶️

Parippu vadas on the Keralan Kitchen course today. Good work class!

We. Are. Go!!!!
Today is the first class in our new Crouch End HQ….

We dreamed up this silly idea for an Indian cooking school 13 years ago and launched it from our kitchen table. Never dreamed it could take off as a real business but our amazing clients have made us believe otherwise. Covid nearly destroyed us but thanks to you all and your incredible support we are going strong. Watch this space!!!

Great to cook for and band last night on home turf at . He says he’s still using his Spice Monkey cooking skills which is always good to know.

I always love teaching our Taste of the Punjab classes. That butter chicken recipe is a real crowd pleaser. Places now available for new Autumn classes on our website.. We’re still teaching from our Ally Pally HQ but can’t wait to show you our new space in Crouch End … coming soon!!!

Bit of light relief from the building work this weekend to guest judge a local street party’s baking competition. Don’t know why I’m smiling so much - it was VERY serious business.

We haven’t posted for a while as we’ve been distracted over the summer by exciting events we can finally share… The forthcoming launch of our new Spice Monkey HQ based in Crouch End, North London. An exciting new chapter for us- born out of the chaos of the pandemic which could have destroyed the business but instead gave us the confidence to just let it rip…
We want to keep the homely atmosphere of the OG Spice Monkey but in a more flexible and slightly larger space. Can’t wait to share it all with you soon… but in the meantime we have a bit of work to do!! Classes are still running from while we transform this space.

Celebrated summer solstice by harvesting our winter garlic. These beauties have been grown from a couple of french bulbs bought last summer. If you’re heading to France on hols, bring some back to plant in December!

Fantastic seasonal organic feast last night from our super talented Danish friends .dk

Thanks to .labs for hosting this genius pop up. Sadly it was just for two nights and they’re already on the flight home, but if you’re ever in Denmark- Thomas and Louise’s magical farm and restaurant .dk is a slick organic field to fork operation. Check them out.

‘Chicken 65’ on the menu for tonight’s monthly Collectaway. Our little lockdown legacy is still keeping our neighbours well fed.

Friday night is collect-away night (in N22 at least)…And our menu today features my special
Kohlapuri chicken curry- a rich red curry made with a regional blend of roasted spices and dried coconut.

mission accomplished. People on each side of the Atlantic now sitting down to eat the biryani they made with their colleagues in Switzerland, New York, Philadelphia and London.

Going live in five…. Teaching a Biryani and dal zoom class for with teams based in US and UK.

Fantastic day cooking with the great at spicemonkeyhq, shown here mastering his 'smiling but not stirring' technique…

Today is our Vegetarian Keralan course at Spice Monkey HQ. It’s warm and spicy in our teaching kitchen… wish you were here? Check out our website for more course dates…🌶 🌱

We’ve just had a last minute cancellation on our popular Taste of the Punjab course for tomorrow 15th January. On the course you’d learn the secret of how to make perfect Tandoori butter chicken and other classic Punjabi dishes. Course starts at 11am in Alexandra Palace. Drop me a DM for more info if you’d like to join us.

If you’re stumped for a Christmas present for yourself or friends and family, how about booking an Indian cooking course with a skilled and charismatic teacher? Or you could book with us instead 😂…
We’ve just released lots of new dates for early 2022 along with a couple of new themed courses which we think you’ll like. Check the website to book now and if you can’t decide on a date, we also do vouchers which are valid for 12 months...

As summer turns to autumn it’s collectaway time at Spice Monkey HQ. This week we’ve gone for a theme based around Maharashtran cuisine and one of the stars on the menu is this deceptively simple green bean and peanut bhaji. The peanuts bring a sweet crunchiness to the dish - it’s a brilliant combination. Hope our customers like it as much as we do… 😍