Diwali Cooking Classes

If the ban on big family gatherings means you’ll be in charge of cooking your own Diwali feast for the first time this year, get a helping hand from these online cookery classes. Cyberspace culinary specialist Diaspo will be streaming free workshops for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and anyone else who wants to create tasty dishes to celebrate the festival of lights. Led by skilled home cooks, each with more than 30 years experience of making their traditional, generational recipes, the hour-long workshops will show you how to put together top-notch Thali plates, pakoras, chai, samosas and chutney that’ll rival your grandma’s. There’ll also be workshops in rangoli, the colourful floor patterns traditional over the five-day festival and a great lockdown hobby to master.