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Welcome to Indian Dinner at your home

Namaste

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha

And what better way is there to share happiness than sharing a meal.

I love to cook; I love to be around, and to meet new people. And I love to bring these two things together.

If you desire an authentic Indian dinner experience in your home with family or friends, I would be more than happy to be in your kitchen and share the happiness with all of you.

As an Indian, eating together is a big part of my culture. With my Swiss wife, I discovered cooking and eating together is also part of the Swiss culture.

I moved to Switzerland (Luzern) from Uttarakhand (Nainital) for the Love of my life. I love my Swiss family and friends, the Swiss lifestyle, traditions and of course the Alps. But at times I really miss a real authentic Indian meal, so this is how I ended up cooking for my family and friends.

I like to cook original home-style recipes from India with real Indian Masalas. My cuisine comprises dishes from north to south and east to west India. You may choose between vegetarian/nonvegetarian or grill in your own kitchen or garden.

My cooking philosophy

Planning and prepping “must do”

Picking the right ingredients “soul of the food” 

Cooking time “good food needs time”

My Story

I’m Dharmendra Singh Mehra, I grew up in the Indian mountains, and I started to discover life and the world by travelling and meeting people.

As a child I have always been fascinated by the nature, people and culture. And due to travel instincts, I started working as a mountain guide and started exploring India extensively. As a result, I started discovering myself, got to meet a lot of people from different backgrounds, got to see different kind of landscapes, cultures, history and most importantly I got to taste various kind of food.

Before moving to Switzerland I’ve been working as a mountain guide for over a decade in India and worked with numerous organisations as an adventure and travel consultant. And as part of my personality I always wanted to give something back to the society, so I started to work with school children as a mentor for imparting outdoor skills and bringing them closer to the nature, adventure and to be more sensitive towards the ecology.

Currently I am also running a centre for outdoor education in my hometown known as Camp Twilight Nainital which is located in the middle of the forest and is a centre for Birdwatching, Yoga, Meditation, Adventure and Outdoor Learning.

I like to travel the world and experience the richness of the vast nature, history, cultures and of course trying out different cuisines.

House Party

An Indian dinner at your home will start with my shopping (handpicked food ingredients). I will arrive at your house at least three hours ahead of your guests. I will be using your kitchen and your kitchen utensils to prepare the fresh food. You are most welcome to look over my shoulder while I’m cooking. You can also help me cooking or just relax in your living room.

For your table decoration I can bring some typical Indian decoration pieces, but you can also decorate your table in your own style.

From starter to desserts and farewell drinks the evening will go on for three to four hours or more… I might leave before the last guest.

Drinks – You are welcome to organise drinks of your choice; I recommend a light or medium red wine for the main course. Or an Asian beer or some tea and water is also matching with the food.

Professional Charges – For an Indian Dinner I charge the raw materials (as per actuals) plus CHF 50.00 per work hour.

  • A meal for 4 to 6 persons – approximately CHF 200-300.00 (*depending on the choice of menu) plus 6 to 7 hours of work.
  • A meal for 7-10 persons – approximately CHF 300-400.00 (*depending on the choice of menu) plus 7 to 8 hours of work.
  • For special events/gatherings like Birthday, Christmas Dinner, Family get-togethers, Team-events (upto 30 person) – Please mail or call for the offer.
  • If out of Luzern – transport charges will be extra as per actuals (by bus or train).
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Testimonials

“Wir haben schon viele Stunden mit Dharmendra verbracht. Er ist ein wunderbarer Mensch, der uns Indien und seine Kultur näher gebracht hat. Wir haben ihm gerne unsere Küche überlassen und uns von ihm verwöhnen lassen. Ebenso viel Spaß hat es uns gelegentlich gemacht, ihm über die Schultern zu schauen und uns die besonderen Gewürze und Spezialitäten erklären zu lassen. Er ist ein fantastischer Koch. Mit seiner sympathischen Art hat er sich gut in unseren Haushalt integriert. Wir brauchten uns um nichts zu kümmern. Wir freuen uns schon wieder auf die nächste Gelegenheit, ihn bei uns zu haben.”

Marianne und Albin, Horw

Our large extended family and friends were treated to an authentic North Indian banquet when Dharma and Barbara visited Perth. Dharma is cool under pressure and delivered the many courses of delicious food to everyone’s amazement. The meal had an array of fresh vegetables, dips and an unforgettable prawn starter.

Frances and Bryan
Perth, Australia

Dharmendra’s Kochkünste haben uns eine neue Welt von Düften und Geschmäcker eröffnet. Sein Tandoori Chicken auf unserem Big Green Egg Holzgrill zubereitet, war eine Sensation! Indian Dinner in den Urner Bergen, ein unvergleichliches Erlebnis.

Namaste Dharmendra

Rolf und Veronika, Andermatt

Kardamom, Kurkuma, Kreuzkümmel und manches mehr, Dharemndras Gewürzbox ist ein wahres Schatzkästchen. Damit und mit seinen Kochkünsten verschafft uns Dharemndra Zugang zur unvergleichlichen und aromatischen indischen Küche, zu einem farbig-authentischen Essgenuss. Und das ganz klimaverträglich, ohne lange Anreise.

Martin, Meggen

Wir erlebten schon mehrere wunderbare indische Abende mit herrlichem Essen für alle Geschmäcker: ob vegetarisch oder mit Fleisch, Lamm oder Poulet…. es ist für jeden was dabei! Poulet mit Zwiebeln gehört zu unseren Lieblingen! Und die Küche war danach auch immer tip top aufgeräumt. Dharmendra: danke für die gelungene Abende und wir freuen uns schon auf das nächste Mal!
Charlotte und Marcel, St. Gallen

“Wir hatten einen gemütlichen Abend zu fünft Zuhause bei einem tollen
indischen Essen mit Schweizer Schärfe – wir freuen uns auf das nächste
Mal“.

Judith, Brig

Dharmendras indisches Essen ist eine Wucht: vielseitig, überraschend,
authentisch. Er ist ein unaufgeregter, ruhiger und zuvorkommender
Gastgeber, der gerne sein Wissen über Indien und die indische Küche
gerne weitergibt. Dharmendra hat gekocht und ich hatte dafür Zeit,
mich ausgiebig mit meinen Freunden zu unterhalten. Ich werde
Dharmendra wieder engagieren! »

Felizitas, Bolligen

Menu

You may choose the menu from a whole range of dishes including vegetarian, nonvegetarian and grill or season specific. Some of the signature dishes I cook or recommend are as follows –

Starter

Dal

Soup

Lamb

Main course

Chicken

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Cooking Together

Cooking is a kind of therapy for me. Whenever I’m cooking, I’m focused, it makes me calmer and it gives me a sense of fulfilment. If you wish to try-out Indian cooking with your family, friends or team members I’ll be happy to be with you to share my cooking style and experiences. For more details kindly contact us.

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Travel To India

Based out on our extensive travel in India we are offering wide range of handpicked travel experiences right from Wellness, Yoga and Meditation, Adventure, History and culture, Wildlife etc. These travel experiences are varied from individual choices and time in hand. We would be very happy to help you to create experiences. Kindly contact us for more details.

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Shop

Shop from our exclusive and sustainable collection of handmade articles, we are procuring these articles directly from self-help groups, women groups, rural employment organisations and organic farmers. Whenever you buy any of the products from us you are supporting an individual or a group in our chain.

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Green Frog India Foundation

Green Frog India Foundation’s goal is to make education and sports accessible for all (in some identified areas). We are also organising transportation for the girls (to the school/colleges and back) from their respective homes  in some of the identified remote locations to help them for social equality and empowering girls as still some of the parents choose better education for boys over girls.

As a non-profit organisation we have developed alongside the communities we have grown up in, lived, worked and had our lives enhanced by. Children are the future of all our communities and through creating dedicated space for children’s libraries, provision of sports facilities, exposure and by organising the transportation systems in some of the locations, we are trying to contribute towards a better society for equality and empowering lives.

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