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Natureville 6 Sunday Plant Based
Cooking and Nutrition Academy
Natureville 6 Sunday Plant Based
Cooking and Nutrition Academy
Natureville 6-Sunday Plant Based
Cooking and Nutrition Academy
Learn To Cook The Food That Supports Your Health
A 6-Sunday, hands-on academy where you learn whole-food plant-based cooking techniques and the nutrition science behind them—so you can create delicious, nourishing food confidently at home.
🌿 6 Sundays
🌿 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
🌿 Hands-on Whole Food Plant-Based Cooking Academy
🌿 Plant Based Nutrition
🌿 Certificate Course
🌿15 Students Per Cohort
17 January 2027 –
21 February 2027 Cohort
Early Bird ₹70,000
Regular ₹85,000
Early Bird Closes 3 weeks before the programme begins.
Recipes change. Techniques stay with you.
Why Learn Whole-Food Plant-Based Cooking?
Most people know that eating more whole plant foods can be good for their health.
But knowing what to eat is very different from knowing how to cook it well.
How do you cook beans and lentils so they are delicious and satisfying?
How do you create rich flavours without relying on refined oil?
How do you make vegetables exciting, grains and millets delicious, and plant-based meals that your whole family actually wants to eat?
How do you replace dairy and eggs in everyday cooking without depending on highly processed substitutes?
And perhaps most importantly:
How do you turn nutrition knowledge into food you can confidently cook every day?
At Natureville, we believe the answer is not another diet plan.
It is education, cooking skills and understanding the food you eat.
That is why we created the Natureville Plant-Based Cooking & Nutrition Academy—a hands-on plant-based cooking course combined with practical nutrition education.
Over six Sundays, you will learn the techniques behind delicious whole-food plant-based cooking, understand the nutritional principles behind the food, and build the confidence to create your own meals at home.
Recipes change. Techniques stay with you.
You won’t simply be taught a collection of recipes to copy.
You’ll learn the cooking techniques, ingredient principles and flavour-building skills that allow you to create hundreds of meals from simple whole plant foods.
Why We Created the Natureville Plant Based Cooking & Nutrition Academy
Because we don’t believe healthy eating should feel like a compromise.
We believe the most powerful change happens when healthy food becomes the food you genuinely look forward to eating.
Imagine opening your kitchen and knowing exactly what to do.
A handful of whole ingredients becomes a deeply flavoured curry.
A humble millet becomes something you can’t stop eating.
Beans become rich, satisfying and restaurant-worthy.
Dates, nuts and whole grains become desserts you are proud to serve.
And slowly, something changes.
You stop thinking of healthy food as a restriction.
It becomes your food.
That is what we want to teach at Natureville.
Not another diet to follow.
Not a folder of recipes you’ll forget about.
Not food that looks “healthy” but leaves you craving something else.
We want you to develop the skill, confidence and understanding to create extraordinary food from ordinary whole plant ingredients.
Over six Sundays, you will step into the Natureville kitchen, learn the techniques, cook the food, eat what you create and understand the nutrition behind it.
By the end, the goal is simple:
You shouldn’t need Natureville to eat this way.
You should be able to create it yourself.
Come for the recipes. Leave with the skills to create your own.
What Makes This Academy Different?
Technique-Based Cooking
Learn the principles and techniques behind the food—not just recipes.
Whole-Food Plant-Based Nutrition
Understand how the food you cook can support better everyday health.
Weekly Once
Cook, taste, experiment and learn in the Natureville kitchen on Sunday, implement in your kitchen throughout the week.
Delicous Results without using processed ingredients.
Restaurant-worthy food made from whole plant ingredients.
Small, Personal Cohort
Just 15 participants so you can learn closely with Upasana, an expert in WFPB and GF Cooking Techniques.
Six Sundays. Skills for life.
What's Included In Your Course
6 Sundays of Technique-Based WFPB Cooking Modules
Week 1.
WFPB Kitchen Foundations
Build the skills that make whole-food cooking fast, easy and delicious.
Learn essential kitchen equipment, efficient preparation, nutrient-conscious cooking methods and how to preserve colour, flavour and texture.
You’ll learn to cook whole grains, legumes and vegetables beautifully, build flavour from whole ingredients and create a kitchen that works for you—not against you.
You leave with: the foundational techniques to confidently cook without depending on recipes.
Week 2
The Art of Oil-Free Cooking
Discover how extraordinary food can be created without oil.
Master oil-free tadka, sabzis, dals, roasting and crisping techniques—and learn how to create richness and satisfying texture using whole nuts, seeds and other plant ingredients.
We’ll even transform favourites such as samosas, pakodas and fries into delicious WFPB versions.
You leave with: the techniques to make the food you already love, differently.
Week 3
Plant-Based Protein, Dairy & Umami
Make plants do what you thought only dairy and animal products could do.
Learn to create plant-based milk, curd, cream and butter, explore egg alternatives and discover whole-food sources of plant protein.
Then go deeper into umami, creaminess, richness and texture—the secrets behind deeply satisfying plant-based food.
You leave with: the confidence to create your own plant-based alternatives instead of reaching for packaged substitutes.
Week 4
Raw, Fresh & Fermented
Turn simple raw ingredients into food you genuinely crave.
Master the art of 2-minute dips, vibrant dressings, flavour-packed salads and creative raw combinations.
Explore fermentation techniques and learn how to build freshness, acidity, texture and flavour into your food—including irresistible raw desserts.
You leave with: a whole new appreciation for what fresh, living plant foods can become.
Week 5
Whole Grains, Millets & Gluten-Free Mastery
Make whole grains the star—not the side dish.
Learn the techniques behind perfectly cooked brown, black and red rice, millets, biryani and millet-based dishes.
Master dosa, idli and fermentation, plus soft gluten-free rotis, pulkas, Cafe Graze’s Signature lentil sour bread and pancakes.
You leave with: the skills to make wholesome grains and millets delicious, versatile and family-worthy.
Week 6
The Art of WFPB Baking & Desserts
The Sunday that changes everything you thought healthy desserts could be.
Learn how to create egg-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar-free cakes and cookies, using whole ingredients such as dates, nuts and dry fruits.
Then take it further with traditional Indian sweets, creamy desserts and ice cream—without compromising the Natureville philosophy.
You leave with: the ability to create spectacular desserts from whole plant ingredients.
And underneath all six:
This isn’t a recipe-collecting course.
It is a technique-building course.
Once you understand the technique, you can take it home, change the ingredients, create your own dishes—and make the food your own.
Master-Chef-Style Cooking Challenges
Learning should be fun.
Throughout the academy, participants will take part in exciting Master-Chef-style cooking challenges designed to build confidence, creativity and practical skills in the kitchen.
Graduation Awards & Celebration
To recognise dedication and progress throughout the program:
🏆 The Most Consistent Winner Award
🏆 The Fastest Learner Award
Both winners will receive premium Natureville Wellness Hampers during the graduation ceremony.
Upasana’s Nutrition & Recipe Exclusive Book for Academy Students
Receive a comprehensive nutrition and recipe resource containing practical tools, recipes, meal-building strategies, shopping guidance and implementation frameworks that support long-term success.
Weekly Natureville Take-Home Kits
Every Sunday, take a little Natureville home with you.
Curated weekly take-home kits containing selected ingredients, preparations or learning resources connected to that week’s cooking module—so you can continue practising the techniques in your own kitchen.
Your take-home kits may include:
✓ Signature Natureville Nut Butters
✓ Cashew Curd Starter Cultures
✓ Natureville Healthy Chocolate
✓ Homemade Sauerkraut & Fermented Foods
✓ Specialty Ingredients
✓ Basic Kitchen Tools & Equipment
✓ Millet Starter Packs
✓ Recipe Books & Guides
✓ Wellness Resources
✓ And many surprise gifts along the way
Plant Based Lunch & Refreshments Included
A beautiful, nourishing plant-based lunch every Sunday featuring the Cafe Graze food philosophy.
Everything You Cook.
Taste and enjoy the dishes you prepare during your hands-on cooking sessions.
Every meal demonstrates how healing food can be flavourful, traditional, cultural, celebratory, satisfying and deeply nourishing.
Plant-Based Nutrition Education
Every Sunday also includes a focused nutrition session covering:
Sessions may include:
* Identifying and addressing root causes of lifestyle-related health concerns
* Gut health and digestion
* Food, immunity and inflammation
* Cardiometabolic health and disease prevention
* Nutritional deficiencies and Craving Management
* Hormonal health
* Healing foods, herbs and appropriate supplementation
* Smart grocery shopping and Reading Labels
* Building a nourishing pantry
* Eating well while travelling and dining out
* Sustainable lifestyle and habit change
Designed to help you become your own nutritionist.
Your Personal Health Baseline
Optional blood work before the Academy.
Submit your reports before the 3rd Sunday and receive one personal consultation with Upasana, Plant-Based Lifestyle & Functional Nutritionist and WFPB Chef.
Together, you will review your reports and identify relevant nutrition priorities.
Blood testing is optional and laboratory costs are not included in the Academy fee.
Six Sundays.
Six skill-building modules.
One whole new relationship with food.
Love The Food At Cafe Graze?
Imagine Learning How To Create This Lifestyle At Home.
Every week, guests ask us:
“How do you make food this delicious without oil?”
“How can something so healthy taste so good?”
“How do I start eating this way?”
“Can I learn these recipes?”
The 6-Sunday Plant Based Cooking & Nutrition Academy was created to answer those questions.
This is your opportunity to go beyond the cafe experience and learn the principles, techniques and habits that make this lifestyle sustainable.
A Typical Sunday At Natureville
Important Information
Before you apply for the January 2027 Natureville Whole Food Plant-Based Cooking & Nutrition Academy, please note:
6 Sundays. One complete learning experience.
The Academy runs every Sunday from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Bengaluru. Participants should be able to attend all six Sundays in person.
Small cohort.
The Academy is limited to 15 participants. This allows for meaningful hands-on cooking, personal interaction and closer guidance during the sessions.
Application before enrolment.
This is an application-based Academy. After you submit the form, our team will contact you for a personal consultation call with Upasana, to understand your goals, answer your questions and discuss whether the Academy is the right fit for you.
Early Bird pricing.
The Early Bird investment is ₹70,000 and closes on 3 January 2027. The regular investment thereafter is ₹85,000. Both prices are inclusive of GST.
Optional health baseline.
Participants who wish to understand their current health and nutrition baseline may choose to do blood work before the Academy. Laboratory testing is optional and the cost is not included in the Academy fee. Reports should be submitted before the 3rd Sunday for the personal consultation with Upasana.
This is a hands-on cooking Academy.
You will be cooking, tasting, experimenting and participating throughout the sessions. Come prepared to get into the kitchen—not simply sit and watch demonstrations.
Dietary philosophy.
The Academy focuses on whole-food plant-based cooking, using minimally processed plant ingredients and avoiding oil, dairy, gluten, sugar and eggs, with the curriculum also covering refined-sugar-free and gluten-free techniques where relevant.
What you take home matters.
You will receive weekly take-home kits and the exclusive Natureville Academy Recipe & Nutrition Book to help you continue practising beyond the classroom.
Ready to take your cooking to another level?
Apply for the January 2027 Cohort
Applications are reviewed before enrolment. Maximum 15 participants.
