The Conscious Kitchen: The Versatility of Beans for Everyday Cooking
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll show you how to make quick, budget-friendly meals packed with flavour, nutrition, and variety. Using one of our favourite kitchen friends, the pressure cooker. You’ll learn to transform simple ingredients into exciting, satisfying dishes with ease.
Whether you’re new to cooking or looking to refresh your skills, this session will leave you inspired, equipped, and ready to cook exciting and delicious meals.
You will learn multiple techniques to incorporate beans in your diet with ease learning dishes especially from the Indian subcontinent.
What to Expect
Hands-on cooking with expert guidance
A deep dive into beans, pulses, and time-saving techniques
Practical demos and tastings
A warm, welcoming space to share recipes and cultural food traditions
What You’ll Learn
How to cook a variety of beans and pulses effortlessly
Different techniques to include beans in your diet
The magic of stovetop and electric pressure cookers
Time-saving tips for busy schedules
Simple, diverse recipes to bring more color and flavor to your meals
What’s Included
Cooking demos and hands-on experience
Tastings of all dishes made
Take-home recipe sheets
The opportunity to connect and learn with like-minded food lovers
Who Can Take Part?
This workshop is open to all skill levels whether you’re a beginner in the kitchen or an experienced cook looking for fresh ideas.
Session Requirements
Bring an apron if possible
Wear closed shoes and practical clothing (long hair should be tied back)
Bring a tupperware or jar for leftovers
We are a vegetarian kitchen and will do our best to accommodate dietary needs, however we do not operate a strictly gluten free or nut free kitchen. (please inform us in advance).
About the host
Diva Garg
Diva, our Events Manager and a freelance chef with a deep passion for Ayurveda and the rich culinary traditions of the Indian subcontinent. She explores how these flavors and practices can be adapted to the UK’s seasonal landscape. Through her cooking and research, Diva focuses on how the act of eating can be a way to nourish both ourselves and the planet. She runs a successful creative and seasonal supper club and cooks and teaches in community kitchens across London. @diva.garg_ @lucy.and.divas
This session is part of a wider series called the Conscious Kitchen. Explore the full programme here.
A note on accessibility: The gardens are set on a hill, featuring steep paths and may not be suitable for those with limited mobility. Wheelchair access across the site is currently limited while landscape works are underway. For events, there is drop-off access by car to the Barn main building. If you require wheelchair drop-off, please get in touch with us ahead of time. There is an accessible toilet located inside the Barn.
Subsidised Tickets: We have a few reserved tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.
Refund Policy: These tickets are non refundable unless the event is sold out and a wait list is open. In the case of an open waitlist, we offer exchanges up to 10 days before the start of the session.
