This workshop is a part of CRAFT’s Maker in Residence program. Veda Sankaran, owner of Jalsa by Veda will be completing a residency during the Winter of 2020.
Though cheesemaking may seem a formidable task, this particular traditional North Indian cheese is simple to make and is a very versatile ingredient, taking on the flavors of whatever you combine with it! You’ll not only learn hints that will assure a perfect paneer, but will also make three recipes using the paneer. We’ll make a traditional palak paneer that you can find on most any Indian restaurant menu, a chili paneer puff, a favorite Indian snack, as well as paneer pierogies, a nod to Pittsburgh’s Polish roots. You will leave with the knowledge to make paneer yourself as well as a sample of all three things we make.
Each participant will also leave with a Jalsa by Veda spice mix to continue making these recipes at home!
If you'd like to pay for this event with cash or check, please email craft@chatham.edu or call 412-365-1118.
Refunds will be issued up to 48 hours before the class.
Chatham Alumni receive a 10% discount! Use code ALUMNI at checkout.
This workshop is sold out! Please add your name to the waitlist to be informed if tickets become available.
Instructor: Veda Sankaran
Veda Sankaran graduated with a BA in English from Chatham College and an MEd in TESOL (Teaching of English to Students of Other Languages) from the University of Pittsburgh. Though her professional background thus far has been in Education, she never lost sight of her love of food and cooking and for the last twenty five years has been perfecting her culinary skills. Now Veda is embarking on a new career as a food entrepreneur and chef.
Having grown up as a first generation Indian immigrant in the central Pennsylvania town of Altoona, she cooks to reflect both of these cultural influences. In the past year, she has begun a company, Jalsa By Veda LLC, created and begun marketing a signature Jalsa spice blend, held several successful pop up dinners, competed in the Western PA Lamb Cook Off and worked with the chefs at the Brown in the South event as part of the Chow Chow Food Festival in Asheville, North Carolina.
As Maker in Residence, she is looking forward to working with the Chatham and Pittsburgh communities to share her knowledge of Indian food, of exploring the relationship between food and identity as a first generation immigrant, and growing her business.
