Meet Dr. Bidisha Nag
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Bringing people together
Dr. Bidisha Nag, founder, owner, and instructor at Create Your Curry, draws inspiration from her family, friends, and diverse life experiences. Her passion for food, travel, and culture began in childhood, as she often sailed to distant lands with her marine engineer father, mother, and sister. This love for cultural exploration was further nurtured within her family, where radical hospitality was a core value, and everyone—friends, family, and strangers—was welcomed with open arms.
As an immigrant woman in the United States, Dr. Nag pursued her doctoral studies in Cultural Geography, a path that felt both natural and essential. Her PhD dissertation enabled her to connect with and delve into the journeys of female migrants from India, uncovering stories of hope and resilience “across the black waters.” She adeptly explored the complexities of acculturation and assimilation through these narratives.
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After making the foreign land her home,
Bidisha found comfort in connection of cultures.
Dr. Bidisha Nag, founder, owner, and instructor at Create Your Curry, has always enthusiastically embraced new experiences, sights, and cuisines, while proudly advocating for her own culture and traditions. Just as in her childhood home, her new home in the United States is a place where old and new friends, acquaintances, and individuals of diverse ages, genders, races, and ethnicities are welcomed generously. Guests are invited to savor the warmth of the Nags’ hospitality and nourishing, healthy, home-cooked food.
Dr. Nag is a firm believer that sharing food fosters relationships and bridges differences. Create Your Curry is the platform she established to share the rich traditions and cultural aspects of Indian cuisine, aiming to bridge cultural divides and dispel the fear of the unknown. She views food as the “single great unifier” of cultures, nourishing both body and soul.
At Create Your Curry, people from diverse walks of life come together, building relationships and community. Discover the unique culinary experience in Columbus, OH, and join us in celebrating the unifying power of food.
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Through Create Your Curry, Bidisha demystifies Indian cooking by sharing her knowledge of recipes and cooking methods and blending her techniques with fresh, locally sourced western ingredients to create meals that are healthy and tasty. Be it comfort food, or food for celebrations, be it daily food, or food for special occasions, there is something for everyone at Create Your Curry.
Bidisha and Create Your Curry have been featured in Columbus Underground, The OSU Lantern, Apple Podcast on Culinary Diplomacy, Radio Cherry Bombe and Dublin Life.
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Create Your Curry
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Overall rating out of 72 Google reviews
This was such an amazing and fun experience! We had a great time with our friends and Bidisha was a gracious host!
What an amazing experience. Four of us wanted to celebrate a special occasion, and we're so happy that we decided to celebrate by taking an Indian cooking class at Create Your Curry. Dr. B. Nag was a very gracious and cordial host as well as a superb chef. Her teaching style was very warm and engaging, and she explained not only “the what” but also “the why” of cooking delectable Indian and South Asian cuisine. We were each provided with a copy of our day's menu, including the ingredients and food preparation instructions. With that as our guide, she showed us how to later tailor it to our individual dietary restrictions and palates’ desires. With Dr. Nag’s expert tutelage and hands-on assistance, we created a meal that was so delicious that all conversation ceased after the first mouthfuls (except for the sounds of pleasure and satisfaction). I highly recommend taking a class at Create Your Curry for a 5-star, delightful experience with satisfaction guaranteed.
We did a North Indian Cooking Class this time, and have been coming here for years. Absolutely love Bidisha's methodical approach and phenomenal recipes! I've learned a lot about Indian cooking from these amazing classes. Bidisha is a warm and patient teacher as well.
What a wonderful evening! I bought tickets to this cooking class for my husbands bday and we learned Soooo much and made some delicious soul warming food! Will be coming back in the future! It’s also a great way to meet new people!
We had a class of 15 people with Create Your Curry. Bidisha was amazing! She was calm, patient, and is a natural teacher. The recipes we made were absolutely delicious!
Bidisha is warm and welcoming, we had a great time learning how to cook our Indian dishes. She gives good tips and options along the way. Very knowledgeable and an overall worthwhile, unique experience!
My wife and I had a fantastic experience here - highly recommend the informative and fun cooking class - the curry was incredible !
Fantastic all around! Instructor was incredibly personable and hospitable, she was a good instructor, and the food was incredible! Highly recommend
We had such an amazing time in our cooking class with Bidisha! The food and company were amazing. My daughter and I had been wanting to take an Indian cooking class for some time and were so excited to find Create Your Curry! Bidisha made us feel at home and taught us a lot! Highly recommend!!
Jason and I had a wonderful time during our class and met some fantastic people. Our food turned out so delicious that I wish we could take leftovers 😄, so that’s a huge plus too!! Bidisha was a joy to learn from and very relaxed. She made us feel welcome in her home and we look forward to future classes as soon as possible!
Where do I start? From beginning to end, my experience with Bidisha was outstanding!!! I reached out to her last minute about hosting a private cooking class for a bday due to other plans being cancelled. She was more than willing to accommodate our group, with less than 48 hours to prepare. And goodness, we couldn’t have been happier. It was one of my favorite nights in all the best ways possible. Her class is very hands on. She does a great job of balancing activity, with direction and education. I learned sooo much about cooking Indian cuisine and truly walked away with confidence feeling l could cook everything at home. She uses few ingredients that are fresh and easy to obtain. Bidisha’s kitchen is gorgeous and just perfect to host a group. She was incredibly charming, sharing her personal story (which is incredible). And oh, the food, was soooo delicious. TAKE HER CLASS NOW!! It was one of the best ways I was able to spend time with people I love.
Went here to celebrate my best friends birthday and had an absolute blast! Bidisha is super sweet but also very informative. I learned cooking and meal prepping techniques. The food was incredible, so delicious and she provides you with step by step instructions to replicate the meal at home. If you love Indian food, this is a must!
I had a great time learning how to make dosas! The recipes were easy to follow and it didn't feel intimidating at all. I would definitely recommend taking a class if you want to learn something new or if you're feeling nervous about starting a new recipe. The food was delicious!! We made the sambar, dosas, chutney, and filling.
We had a GREAT experience and thoroughly enjoyed the process of cooking, learning the recipes, and the cultural background for different dishes in different parts of the country. It was well organized, Bidisha was very friendly, and enjoyed getting to know her while eating great food. Highly recommend!
I had a fantastic experience at Create Your Curry. Bidisha is an outstanding and welcoming cook; she is also an extremely effective and patient instructor. Her courses incorporate cultural and historical notes, which are fascinating. I definitely feel like my cooking skills and knowledge of the broader cultural context have substantially improved. I strongly recommend the experience.
What a fantastic experience!! Bidisha Is so kind and warm! She not only gave us real life cooking tips, she shared context, history, and stories! And the food was spectacular!! Definitely doing it again.
What a great experience! Thank you, Bidisha, for hosting. It was so much fun and our meal was wonderful! (And thank you to our new friends for making this a memory we’d love to repeat.)
What an amazing experience! My wife and I had the pleasure of attending this class with my sister and brother-in-law this weekend and we just had the best time. Bidisha was very engaging and knowledgeable - her class would be an amazing experience for anyone from an entry level cook to a seasoned home chef. I personally can't wait to make some perfectly cooked, fluffy basmati rice at home!! We are definitely planning a return trip with some other couples to share this fun experience.
Customized Menu Your Choice of Indian Cuisine, guided lesson, discussion of spices, cooking techniques, locally sourced items. You chop & watch or stir the pot. Fun meal prep. & dining in a large home kitchen.
If you’re looking for a delightful evening, making new friends and trying amazing new flavors, this is the place to go. Could not have been more grateful for the experience, the food, and the new cooking knowledge.
What a wonderful experience. I really enjoyed learning more about the Indian culture while cooking an amazing meal. Bidisha is such a great and knowledgeable teacher. I feel like I will be able to recreate the meal at home.
Bidisha is an AMAZING cook and AMAZING teacher!!! She creates tasty, unique and EASY Indian dishes that appeals to any dietary needs! I’ve cooked with her several times and positively love her!