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  • [Cooking Class] Stir Fry & Fried Rice (4 hrs: low gluten)

    "It completely changed the way I cook... SO EASY & EFFICIENT. No turning back!" - Nurzaan A. (Private Halal Class) -
    • Why Join: Turn fridge finds into resto-quality marvels in 15-min!
    • Protein: Use 3 from prawns, chicken, pork, lamb or beef
    • Can't Accomodate: Halal (available for private class only), gluten free, vegan
    • Ideal For: Easy weekday meals, Healthy & wholesome eating, Load-shedding cooking
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    Class Information

    You, too, can sort weekday meals in 15 min. 

    Discover the art of cooking perfect stir-fries in this class and transform your weekday cooking forever. Learn the five-step technique used to create deliciously healthy stir-fries. Our class will provide you with the principles and dos and don'ts of stir fry mastery, plus recipes for pantry staples so you can craft your unique recipes with whatever ingredients you have stored.

    Dress code: Long sleeves (to protect against oil splashing), comfortable clothing, and shoes. Tie back long hair, keep jewellery minimal

    Non-halal class: Due to the extensive use of cooking alcohol.

    - Essential ingredients (required for all customers' consumption): Cooking alcohol, soy sauce, miso paste, wheat, egg, oyster sauce, sesame, mushroom, egg, yeast

    - Customisable ingredients (swap or skip): Pork, beef, chicken, lamb, prawn or tofu

    - Remarks: Excellent vegetarian & pescatarian options offered in regular class. Halal option offered for private classes.

    1. Multi-purpose stir fry oil
    2. Multi-purpose stir fry sauce
    3. Homemade chilli oil (no fuss version)
    4. Stir-fried braai sides (3 min version)
    5. Stir-fried pork (or chicken) & bean sprouts
    6. Stir-fried prawns & Asian mushrooms
    7. Stir-fried beef (or lamb) & broccoli
    8. Fried rice: with bulk meal prep tip

    Teaching format: 50% demo + 50% hands-on. We cook as an interactive team (no individual cooking stations). Please scroll down to FAQs to understand the benefits of this class format.

    1. All sales are final, no refunds are given.

    2. Date changes are allowed if made more than 28 days before the class date. 28-8 days before class, R250 fee per person for changes (or send someone else). 7-4 days before class, R350 fee per person for changes (or send someone else). Within 3 days of class. changes incur 50% of the class fee per person, including for attending immediate family funerals (or sending someone else). Clients have 3 months to book replacement class before the credit expires.

    3. Review dietary information for suitability, especially for groups. No cancellations due to dietary misalignment. Please read the full T&Cs here.

    Customer Reviews

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    Stephanie E.
    Home cook’s must class

    I really enjoyed the class. It was fun and interactive and I enjoyed learning the theory and then watching and doing the practical. It opened up my eyes to a few things that I was doing wrong. Tasting the food was the best part and everything was delicious.

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    Alice van Wouw
    Thoroughly loved it!

    The warm atmosphere and Rany's clear, expert guidance made every step enjoyable. What's great is that the dishes she taught us felt completely achievable to recreate at home, which was a big win for me. It's rare to find cooking knowledge that's so applicable in a home environment. This class was exactly what I needed to enhance my stir-fry cooking skills. Will come for another class soon.

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    Lou-Anne (Johannesburg, ZA)
    Packed with super tips.

    Learned a lot in this class - super tips given in a fun and easy to understand manner. The food was also delicious!!

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    Nurzaan Allie (Centurion, ZA)

    [Cooking Class] Stir Fry 101

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    George Vey (Johannesburg, ZA)
    Rany takes it to a new level.

    What a great evening. My domestic and I did the stirfry class. Food was yummy. Rany is talented, funny, professional and a great teacher. I recommend if you like Asian food, Rany takes it to a new level. Already booked for knife skills and looking forward to other classes. Thank you Rany. See you soon🙏🏻

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    Zaheer Moosa (Laudium, ZA)
    Best hands on class ever!

    Rany is an excellent teacher and her studio is beautiful. All the ingredients she uses are halaal and Muslims feel super comfortable. All you gotta do is attend: everything is provided.

    You get to see her in action and then she gives everyone an opportunity to create these dishes! She shows you all the tricks of the dishes and explains in detail. New friendships are made during the class with new people you meet. Her recipes are super detailed so it's difficult to go wrong.

    Would highly recommend attending her classes as this is really value for money. New skills, amazing food and new friends!

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    Robyn Louw (Johannesburg, ZA)
    Perfect for quick weekly meals!

    This was a wonderful course. I loved the different food combinations and it's always a great plus getting the recipes to take home. Rany gives you the opportunity to get involved and make the food as well as answers any questions you may have. She encourages questions and wants her customers to walk away confident that they can cook these recipes at home. This course would pair nicely with the 'Knife Skills course' which I can also recommend!
    The pictures reflect my stir-fry skills at home, one vegan option and one beef option for my husband ;)

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    Hemisha Lakhoo
    Already booked our next event

    Had the best experience with Rany and Umami Food Studios for our work function last week. We did the #StirFry101 course and learnt so much! Didn’t know there was so much to stir fry, but Rany broke it down step by step and even provided handout notes to take home. Not to mention the incredibly delicious food we got to cook and enjoy! Rany is professional as is her studio and she is very open to sharing her knowledge, tips and tricks. All my colleagues loved it and we have already booked our next work event with Umami!

    Hi Hemisha, thank you for the great review! That night, everybody came with big appetite to learn and eat and spoiled us with excellent participation. Hope people are feeling confident to stir fry with anything they find in their fridge. See you soon in #KFC class.

    FAQs

    We are situated in Waterfall Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg: just 5 minutes from The Mall of Africa, and 30 minutes from Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the Airport. Scroll down to view the Google Map in this page.

    Our goal is to boost your home cooking confidence with engaging culinary education, structured into three phases:

    • Reception (15 mins before class): Welcome with our signature drink and potstickers.
    • Preparation & Knowledge Transfer (2.5 hours): Learn ingredient sourcing, prep, and key techniques with lots of tasting and laughters. NO DRINKING during this time.
    • Cooking & Dining (1.5 hours): After the hard work, cook, enjoy the meal, and share laughter.

    We don't have individual cooking stations where all clients get to cook their own, but we cook communally as a team. Your involvement in the class is up to you, depending on whether you prefer to observe, take notes, or get in on the action. Certain classes are way more hands-on than others. Dumpling 101 classes, for example, requires all clients to fold their own dumplings. Each class typically has 12-14 clients, so we are big enough to have fun but small enough to stay intimate.

    For three reasons:

    • Better Learning Experience: We often handle unfamiliar dishes, new ingredients, and new cooking techniques. When clients are fully occupied with hands-on cooking, their ability to absorb new information may diminish, resulting in reduced knowledge retention. With our approach, which combines 50% demonstration and 50% hands-on cooking by volunteers, you benefit from multiple sources of knowledge. You receive instruction from the chef, engage in Q&A sessions with other participants, and learn from volunteers' mistakes. Additionally, experiencing the superbly cooked original recipe provides a reliable reference for your future home cooking endeavors.
    • Catering to Different Learning Styles: We recognize that people learn differently. Some prefer hands-on experience, others prefer observation, and some simply enjoy the meal. Our communal approach accommodates all learning styles and facilitates learning from each other's experiences.
    • Covering More Recipes: A 100% hands-on approach would require additional time for demonstration and replication, limiting class capacity to a maximum of two dishes. Our communal cooking style allows us to efficiently cover 3-4 recipes in a single class.

    Our halal classes are thoughtfully designed to meet Muslim dietary requirements:

    • Pork and Alcohol-Free: We ensure that all dishes are completely free of pork and alcohol, including the ingredients in sauces and condiments.
    • Certified Halal Meat: We exclusively source our meat from certified halal butchers, such as Faheem's Meat & Deli, Forsmay Butcher, and Chalmer Beef.
    • Authentic Flavors: Our classes primarily focus on Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, which traditionally do not use alcohol in their cooking. By substituting the protein source, we make these dishes halal without compromising their authentic flavors. We also modify classes like Korean Fried Chicken to be halal.

    Not Halal-Certified: While we take great care to provide halal options, we are not halal-certified vendor. Additionally, our regular halal classes, which are also open to the public, may include non-Muslim customers who choose to enjoy a glass of wine with their meal.

    For those seeking an entirely alcohol-free environment, we offer private classes for groups of 12-14 or semi-private events with a minimum of 6 people. To arrange a drinking-free halal class, please provide a 2-month notice to help us promote it to our halal clientele.

    Don't let the term "halal" deter you: these classes will offer the same authentic recipes, prepared without pork and alcohol. These classes primarily delve into Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, where alcohol is not typically used in cooking. By substituting the main protein source, we make these classes halal to accommodate Muslim clients without altering the integrity of the original flavors.

    Nothing but healthy appetite and humor; we handle the rest. Arrive on time in comfy clothes and shoes for 4 hours of cooking.

    Yes, but with restrictions: ½ bottle of wine or 2 cans (330ml) of beer per person and no hard liquor.

    Most red wines don't pair nicely with Asian food due to the frequent use of vinegar, acidity, and fermented ingredients. Our all-time favorite is G&T, and we run a G&T bar in the class.

    14 years old: anyone between the ages of 14 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult.

    All sales are final, and no refunds are given. Date changes are allowed if made more than 28 days from the class date. Between 28-14 days, changes will incur a R 200 fee/person. Within 14 days of the class, no date changes can be made under any circumstances. Please send someone else in your place.

    Please review the dietary information for each class to ensure its suitability, especially when booking for a group: we do not accept cancellations due to dietary misalignment. Please read the full Ts & Cs here.

    Due to potential conflicts of interest and the protection of our intellectual property (IP). In the past, our recipes were published in trade magazines, sold to restaurants and catering businesses, used to launch new cooking classes in Limpopo - all without our knowledge.

    Considering the 100 hours invested in developing each class, it is our responsibility to safeguard our IP. Clients will only receive hard copies of recipes and our classes are strictly limited to home cooks.

    Restaurant consulting and chef’s training on specific skills (e.g. stir-frying) are separate services offered, please contact us for more information.

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