Sidemen · Karangasem · Bali

Cook Bali's flavours,
from garden to table.

Join a hands-on Balinese cooking class built around fresh produce from our own garden and neighbouring farmers. Grind your own base genep, cook five to six dishes, then share the meal together.

Prefer something quieter? Weave your own ketupat from young coconut leaf.

Lunch class 10.30amDinner class 5pm
Balinese dishes in woven bowls on a garden table
Our Services

The Balinese kitchen, taught by hand.

In about two hours you'll learn to prepare base genep, the foundation spice paste of Balinese cooking, then use it to cook five to six traditional Balinese or Indonesian dishes, dessert included. Then we sit together at one table and eat what you made.

  • ✦ Hands-on class
  • ✦ Beginners to advanced
  • ✦ French & English chefs
  • ✦ Garden-fresh produce
CLASS 01

Private Class

Your own table, your own pace. A personal session for couples, families or friends.

Minimum 2 participants

Lunch 10.30am · Dinner 5pm

IDR 600K / person
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CLASS 02

Group / Sharing Class

Cook alongside fellow travellers, swap stories and share the long table afterwards.

Minimum 4 participants

Lunch 10.30am · Dinner 5pm

IDR 500K / person
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EXPERIENCE

Ketupat Weaving

A calm, creative class weaving young coconut leaf into ketupat. Coffee or tea and Balinese cake included.

Open class 10am – 5pm
IDR 250K / person
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VILLAGE EXPERIENCE

Step Into the Soul of Bali

An authentic village life experience in Sidemen, through local traditions, nature and culinary heritage.

Market visit & ricefield trekking

2 hours

IDR 75K / person / hour
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Balinese spice paste in a stone bowl with shallots and chilies

Base Genep

The spice paste behind it all

Balinese dishes and satay served on a wooden table

5–6 Dishes

Traditional, with a dessert

A plate of vegetables mixed with grated coconut

Garden Fresh

Our garden plus local farmers

Guests enjoying dinner at a candle-lit table

Shared Table

Lunch or dinner, together

Creative Class

Weave a ketupat from young coconut leaf.

Discover the art of weaving janur into beautiful, unique ketupat. With an instructor guiding you step by step, you'll go from getting to know the leaf, to folding techniques, to a ketupat you wove yourself. It's also a chance to sharpen creativity, practise patience and fine motor skills, and meet a living Indonesian tradition.

What you'll learn

  • ✦ Getting to know coconut leaf for weaving
  • ✦ The basic ketupat weaving technique
  • ✦ Hands-on practice, right away
  • ✦ Taking home your own handmade piece
Open class, 10am – 5pm3 types of ketupat weaveCoffee/tea & Balinese cake
PriceIDR 250K / person
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Two women weaving ketupat from young coconut leaf
Family walking beside a ricefield irrigation canal
Guest browsing a traditional market stall
Our Package · Village Experience

Step Into the Soul of Bali.

An Authentic Village Life Experience in Sidemen

Discover the authentic side of Bali through a journey into local traditions, nature and culinary heritage.

Traditional Market Visit & Ricefield Trekking

Explore a local market and the Sidemen ricefield to discover fresh ingredients, spices, nature, plantations and everyday Balinese life.

  • 2 hours
  • Local market & ricefield
  • Ingredients & spices
  • Everyday Balinese life
PriceIDR 75K / person / hourMinimum 2 participants
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About Us

Tradition, grown
in our own garden.

Padamara Cooking Class & Experiences is set in Sidemen, Karangasem. Most of what ends up on your plate comes from our own garden, and the rest from farmers nearby.

Your instructors are chefs who speak both French and English, so every step is clear whether you're a first-timer or already confident at the stove.

Guests posing behind the dishes they cooked
Two guests wading across a river on the village walk
Blog

Stories from the Balinese kitchen.

Contact

Book your place at the table.

Choose your class, session, date and group size. Your booking request opens in WhatsApp and we confirm availability by reply.

  • Lunch cooking class 10.30am
  • Dinner cooking class 5pm
  • Ketupat weaving, 10am – 5pm
  • Village experience, 2 hours
  • Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali
  • WhatsApp: +62 857-9247-2500

Booking Request

Your request opens in WhatsApp, and we confirm availability by reply.