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Academy of Culinary arts Bangalore blogs_ Khansamas’- The Indian cook


Whenever we talk about culinary arts, the picture that comes in mind is of lavish sea food dipped in sauces or some delicacy stewed in piping hot curry. Most people think that it’s the west which has taught the Indians the art of cooking these dishes. And here’s where they falter.
India always had a rich tradition of cooking. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that culinary art is one skill that  almost every Indian household holds.
India always had the rich culture of khansamas. Khansamas were these fabulous cooks that were a regular feature in the kitchens of every royal household. They were not product of foreign invasion and were thoroughly home bred. Who can forget that the ‘shahi tukda’ of the Lakhnavi Nawabs was an invention of these Indian chefs? Most of them were illiterate, but a master in their craft.
Fast forwarding to the modern times, this trend of khansamas has declined, but what remains is traces of their skills. We the modern generation can learn a lot about culinary skills from them. There are various professional culinary institutes which teach the students this beautiful craft of cooking. Academy of Culinary Arts is one institute which provides professional culinary courses in Bangalore.


This institute teaches the students all the tricks of the trade. This is one institute which caters to the needs of the classes and the masses as well. The professional culinary arts courses in Bangalore offers courses which train the students all the knick knack of the trade.

Culinary skills is one art which, it would not be wrong to say, an amalgamation of many world cultures. The chefs of the European countries, persian cuisines and all other worldly cuisines have resulted in modern day gourmet which is truly global in nature. The various professional culinary course in Bangalore too are quite versatile in nature. They have a touch of western cuisines made by western chefs and a refinement of culinary skills of our own Indian khansama.
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