Cookery Club report 2024

Cooking is an art form that elevates the process of making food to a kind of creative expression
by emphasizing the significance of creativity, intuition, and personal expression in the kitchen.
Our club includes 30 students and 4 staff members to help and guide all lessons. From mastering
various types of cutting techniques to refining their cooking abilities, participants delve into the
art of gastronomy. Cooking stimulates not just the taste buds but also the senses of sight, smell,
and touch. The ability to convert raw ingredients into a culinary masterpiece necessitates
imagination, competence, and a thorough knowledge of tastes. At SBA Students have been given
the opportunity to explore the essence of preparing for consuming nutritious meals during SUPW
classes and our students learnt about, watching few you tube videos to get to know some
renowned chef’s preparations, chopping vegetables in an appropriate way, preparing some
delicious dishes in a short period of time, Mixing the ingredients in the proportionate manner.
Garnishing the prepared dish in the best possible manner, Serving on a plate for presentation,
Cleaning the table and utensils after the activity, Hygiene and discipline played a pivotal role in
the learning process.
We were treated to a unique presentation by the team from APCA, a prestigious network of
Professional Culinary and Pastry Schools with Pan-Asian recognition. The APCA team led an
inspiring session on the meticulous preparation of a marble cake. Students involved themselves
in planning and executing the various steps involved in marble cake making. In all our classes
children understood the nutritional value of the ingredients used and the importance of
consuming fresh vegetables in their daily diet. They also understood the proportion and ratio of
adding the ingredients like, salt, pepper, coriander leaves, sugar, cheese, masala powders,
mayonnaise and sauce etc., The dishes prepared under the able guidance of teachers were:
Sandwich, Vada pav, Onion rings and fritters. With these activities teachers observed certain
qualities among the students like planning, coordinating, sharing, time management, joy of
preparing the dishes asking others opinion of taste, also they had developed a mind set to
accept suggestions to improvise the dish. Altogether it was a fantastic opportunity for the pupils
to LEARN BY DOING.