A group of Indian women of different ages cooking together in a traditional kitchen
Freshly packed for lunch

Cooked by moms,
served with love and care

Hand-rolled rotis, stone-ground masalas and the nourishing touch of a mother's recipe — delivered daily to your desk or doorstep in a traditional steel tiffin.

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Curated by elders

Heritage Kitchen

Recipes handed down through generations — measured in fistfuls and memory, never in grams. Each plate below is still cooked by the grandmother who keeps it.

Heritage Veg

Ellu Sadam & Avial
Tamil Nadu · Thanjavur

Ellu Sadam & Avial

Sesame roasted on a stone tawa, ground fresh and folded through hot rice, with nine vegetables in coconut curd.

Kept by Paati Kamalam, 4th generation

Pithla, Bhakri & Thecha
Maharashtra · Desh region

Pithla, Bhakri & Thecha

Besan simmered in buttermilk with garlic tempering, jowar bhakri patted by hand, chilli thecha pounded in a stone mortar.

Kept by Aaji Sushila, 3rd generation

Arbi Ghee Roast & Bathua Raita
Awadh · Lucknow

Arbi Ghee Roast & Bathua Raita

Colocasia slow-roasted in hand-churned ghee with ajwain, paired with winter bathua greens and bajra roti.

Kept by Dadi Shakuntala, 5th generation

Nadru Yakhni & Steamed Rice
Kashmir · Dal Lake

Nadru Yakhni & Steamed Rice

Lotus stem simmered in whisked curd with fennel and dry ginger, never browned — the yakhni must stay white as the winter sky.

Kept by Bobeh Raja, 4th generation

Dalma & Santula
Odisha · Puri

Dalma & Santula

Arhar dal cooked with raw banana, papaya and pumpkin, finished with pancha phutana and a spoon of hand-churned ghee.

Kept by Aai Sanjukta, 3rd generation

Ker Sangri & Bajra Roti
Rajasthan · Marwar

Ker Sangri & Bajra Roti

Desert berries and beans soaked overnight, tempered in mustard oil with amchur — a monsoon-less land's way of keeping a pantry alive.

Kept by Baisa Ratan Kanwar, 5th generation

Heritage Non-Veg

Kongunadu Country Chicken
Tamil Nadu · Kongunadu

Kongunadu Country Chicken

Naatu kozhi cooked in a clay pot with black pepper, fennel and coconut milk — no tomato, the way the elders insisted.

Kept by Paati Sarojini, 4th generation

Macher Jhol
West Bengal · Nadia

Macher Jhol

A thin mustard-oil fish broth with nigella and green chilli, ladled over short-grain rice at midday.

Kept by Thakuma Bela, 3rd generation

Mutton Nalli Nihari
Deccan · Hyderabad

Mutton Nalli Nihari

Marrow bones over a dying coal fire from dusk to dawn, finished with hand-pounded nihari masala and khameeri roti.

Kept by Ammi Zubaida, 5th generation

Kodava Pandi Curry
Karnataka · Coorg

Kodava Pandi Curry

Pork slow-cooked with kachampuli vinegar, roasted black pepper and coriander seed, eaten with hand-rolled kadambuttu.

Kept by Avvi Kaveramma, 4th generation

Sungta Ambot Tik
Goa · Saraswat kitchens

Sungta Ambot Tik

Prawns in a coconut and kokum curry soured without tamarind, ladled over red parboiled rice from the village mill.

Kept by Aji Shalini, 3rd generation

Mutton Kola Urundai & Pepper Rasam
Tamil Nadu · Chettinad

Mutton Kola Urundai & Pepper Rasam

Minced mutton pounded with roasted gram and fennel into urundai, dropped into a thin pepper rasam poured over rice.

Kept by Aachi Meenakshi, 5th generation

Curated for every plate

Meals for Everyone

One kitchen, many needs. Pick a collection that fits your family — every tiffin still cooked by a mom, packed hot in steel.

Homestyle Indian thali with rotis, dal, rice, sabzi and curd on a steel plateMom Meals

Mom Meals

The classic ghar ka khana, every day

Our signature everyday thali, exactly the way mom makes it — soft rotis, dal tadka, seasonal sabzi, rice, curd and a small sweet. Balanced, comforting and never repeated two days in a row.

  • Fresh seasonal sabzi daily
  • Rotis made to order
  • No repeats in a week

Pricing for Mom Meals

  • Trial Week

    Taste before you commit

    ₹1,050

    5 meals · Mon–Fri

  • Monthly Tiffin

    Most loved by families

    ₹3,800

    per month · 24 meals

  • Duo (2 people)

    Save ₹600 together

    ₹7,000

    per month · 2 tiffins/day

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High-protein Indian tiffin with paneer tikka, sprouts, egg and curd in a steel plateProtein Meals

Protein Meals

For the gym-goer and the go-getter

High-protein tiffins built the home way — paneer tikka off the tawa, sprouted moong, dal chillas, eggs and thick set curd. No powders, no shortcuts; just real food that keeps you full and fuelled.

  • 35–45g protein per meal
  • Paneer, sprouts, dals & eggs
  • Nutritionist-reviewed weekly rotation

Pricing for Protein Meals

  • Trial Week

    Test the fuel

    ₹1,450

    5 meals · Mon–Fri

  • Monthly Power

    Train hard, eat right

    ₹5,200

    per month · 24 meals

  • Twice-a-Day

    Full-day protein cover

    ₹9,600

    per month · lunch + dinner

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Gentle senior-friendly Indian meal with khichdi, dal, steamed vegetables and curd rice on a brass trayElderly Meals

Elderly Meals

Gentle on the stomach, warm on the heart

Soft, easy-to-digest plates for our parents and grandparents — ghee khichdi, mashed dal, steamed vegetables, curd rice and light soups. Low on oil and chilli, cooked the way they remember.

  • Low-oil, low-spice cooking
  • Soft textures, easy to chew
  • Diabetic & BP-friendly options

Pricing for Elderly Meals

  • Trial Week

    Gentle start

    ₹950

    5 meals · Mon–Fri

  • Monthly Care

    Meals with medicines in mind

    ₹3,400

    per month · 24 meals

  • Two Meals a Day

    Complete daily care

    ₹6,200

    per month · lunch + dinner

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Premium gourmet Indian thali with saffron rice, kebabs, curries and breads on a marble tableCelebrity Meals

Celebrity Meals

A star's thali, a mom's touch

Our premium thali for those who entertain and impress — saffron rice, butter chicken, slow-cooked dal makhani, kebabs and artisan breads. Restaurant-worthy plating with home-kitchen honesty.

  • Premium cuts & saffron
  • Curated gourmet thali
  • Discreet, priority delivery

Pricing for Celebrity Meals

  • Signature Week

    The full star treatment

    ₹2,900

    5 meals · Mon–Fri

  • Monthly Luxe

    Our finest table, daily

    ₹10,500

    per month · 24 meals

  • Chef's Bespoke

    Menu built around you

    ₹14,000

    per month · fully customised

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Colorful kids tiffin box with smiley parathas, paneer rolls, corn, carrots and fruitKids Meals

Kids Meals

Tiffin boxes they actually finish

Fun, balanced lunch boxes for little ones — smiley parathas, mini idlis, paneer rolls, corn, veggie sticks and fruit. Sneaked-in nutrition, zero junk, and a little surprise treat on Fridays.

  • Balanced & junk-free
  • Hidden veggies, happy kids
  • Friday surprise treat

Pricing for Kids Meals

  • Trial Week

    Win over picky eaters

    ₹850

    5 tiffins · Mon–Fri

  • School Month

    School-day lunch sorted

    ₹2,900

    per month · 22 tiffins

  • Two Kids

    Sibling savings

    ₹5,300

    per month · 2 tiffins/day

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Beyond the tiffin

Fresh Juices, Salads & More

Made in the same home kitchens every morning — salads, cold pressed and fresh juices, shakes, hand-churned ice cream, sweets and savouries, each with its own pricing. Add them to any tiffin plan or order on their own.

Fresh Indian salads with sprouts, kachumber and grated carrot in bowlsSalads

Salads

Crunchy, fresh, made every morning

  • Sprouted Moong Salad₹90per bowl
  • Kachumber Salad₹70per bowl
  • Weekly Salad Box₹5506 bowls · Mon–Sat
  • Monthly Salad Plan₹1,90024 bowls · with tiffin
Cold pressed green, orange and pomegranate juices in glass bottlesCold Pressed Juices

Cold Pressed Juices

Slow-pressed, no heat, no dilution

  • Green Detox₹140per 300ml bottle
  • Carrot-Ginger Glow₹130per 300ml bottle
  • Pomegranate-Beet₹150per 300ml bottle
  • Detox Week Pack₹8506 bottles · mixed
Fresh mango, watermelon and mosambi juices in tall glasses on a brass trayFresh Juices

Fresh Juices

Squeezed to order, never stored

  • Mango (seasonal)₹110per glass
  • Watermelon₹80per glass
  • Mosambi / Sweet Lime₹90per glass
  • Juice Subscription₹1,80024 glasses · monthly
Mango, badam and rose milkshakes topped with nuts and saffronShakes

Shakes

Thick, nutty, made with real milk

  • Mango Shake₹120per glass
  • Badam Milk Shake₹140per glass
  • Banana & Dates₹110per glass
  • Kids Shake Pack₹6506 shakes · mixed
Homemade kulfi on sticks and scoops of mango and rose ice cream in steel bowlsIce Cream

Ice Cream

Hand-churned kulfi and small-batch scoops

  • Kesar Pista Kulfi₹60per stick
  • Mango Ice Cream₹80per scoop
  • Rose & Cardamom₹80per scoop
  • Family Kulfi Box₹3206 sticks · mixed
Traditional homemade Indian sweets and laddus arranged on a plateSweets

Sweets

Festival mithai, made in small batches

  • Besan Laddu₹450per 500g
  • Mysore Pak₹500per 500g
  • Kaju Katli₹900per 500g
  • Festival Gift Box₹1,2001kg · assorted
Homemade Indian savouries like chakli, mixture and murukku in bowlsSavouries

Savouries

Tea-time crunch, straight from the kadhai

  • Chakli / Murukku₹300per 500g
  • Madras Mixture₹320per 500g
  • Mathri₹280per 500g
  • Tea-Time Combo₹7501.5kg · three kinds
Homemade rose milk, badam milk, cold coffee and iced tea in glasses on a wooden trayHome Made Drinks

Home Made Drinks

Stirred, shaken and chilled at home

  • Rose Milk₹60per glass
  • Badam Milk₹50per glass
  • Almond Milk₹100per glass
  • Chocolate Shake₹200per glass
  • Cold Coffee₹100per glass
  • Ice Tea₹150per glass
Homemade shrikhand, milk cake, honey cake, carrot cake and brownies on a wooden boardCakes & Bakes

Cakes & Bakes

Fresh from the oven, no shortcuts

  • Shrikhand₹150per bowl
  • Milk Cake₹100per 500g
  • Honey Cake₹200per slice
  • Banana Cake₹150per slice
  • Carrot Cake₹120per slice
  • Cheese Cake₹200per slice
  • Brownies₹120per piece
Catering by our moms

Events & Celebrations

Weddings, house warmings, birthdays, poojas, family lunches and office meals — every occasion gets its own menu and pricing, cooked in home kitchens and served the traditional way.

Indian wedding feast with biryanis, curries and sweets on banana leaves surrounded by marigold garlandsWeddings

Weddings

A feast worthy of the big day

From the engagement dinner to the wedding morning sadya, our moms cook wedding feasts the traditional way — brass pots, banana leaves and recipes that have fed generations of wedding guests.

Menu for Weddings

  • Traditional wedding sadya / grand thali
  • Biryani counters (veg & non-veg)
  • Live chaat, dosa & appam stations
  • Regional sweets — laddu, jangiri, payasam
  • Welcome drinks & filter coffee counters

Pricing for Weddings

  • Intimate Shaadi

    Full thali + one sweet

    ₹1,200

    per plate · up to 100 guests

  • Grand Wedding

    Multi-cuisine + live counters

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 100–500 guests

  • Royal Sadya

    Banana-leaf service, full spread

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 500+ guests

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Satvik house warming meal with steel plates, banana leaf and brass lamps in a warm home interiorHouse Warming

House Warming

Satvik food for your griha pravesh

Auspicious, onion-garlic-free satvik meals cooked fresh for your griha pravesh — pongal, payasam and a full banana-leaf lunch, timed to finish right after the pooja ends.

Menu for House Warming

  • Satvik banana-leaf lunch (no onion, no garlic)
  • Sweet pongal & semiya payasam
  • Vadai, sundal & coconut rice
  • Curd rice & pickle finishers
  • Prasadam boxes for guests to carry home

Pricing for House Warming

  • Griha Pravesh Meal

    Satvik lunch on banana leaf

    ₹1,200

    per plate · min 25 guests

  • Family Gathering

    Lunch + evening tiffin

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 50–150 guests

  • Two-Day Function

    Complete function catering

    ₹1,200

    per plate · pooja + lunch, both days

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Indian birthday party table with cake, samosas, sandwiches and cupcakes and balloons in the backgroundBirthdays

Birthdays

Party food kids and grown-ups fight over

Mini samosas, smiley sandwiches, chaat counters and homemade cake — birthday spreads that feel like a party but taste like home. Custom themes and return-gift sweet boxes included.

Menu for Birthdays

  • Mini samosas, cutlets & spring rolls
  • Sandwich & chaat counters
  • Homemade birthday cake (eggless option)
  • Gulab jamun, cupcakes & kulfi
  • Return-gift sweet boxes for kids

Pricing for Birthdays

  • Kids Party

    Snacks + cake + juice

    ₹280

    per child · min 20 kids

  • Family Birthday

    Snacks + dinner thali

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 25–75 guests

  • Milestone Bash

    Live counters + dessert bar

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 75+ guests

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Pooja prasadam with modak, payasam and pongal on banana leaves and brass bowls with diya lampsPooja & Naivedyam

Pooja & Naivedyam

Prasadam made with devotion

For Satyanarayan poojas, varalakshmi vratams, Ganesh Chaturthi and every vratham in between — naivedyam and prasadam cooked in a clean, separate satvik kitchen by moms who do this every festival.

Menu for Pooja & Naivedyam

  • Modak, laddu & kozhukattai naivedyam
  • Chakkara pongal & paramannam
  • Panakam, neer mor & buttermilk
  • Sundal varieties for Navaratri
  • Prasadam packing in donnai / steel boxes

Pricing for Pooja & Naivedyam

  • Naivedyam Only

    Prasadam for the ritual

    ₹1,500

    per pooja · serves 15–20

  • Pooja + Lunch

    Satvik lunch after pooja

    ₹1,200

    per plate · min 30 guests

  • Festival Special

    Daily prasadam + sundal

    ₹4,500

    per day · Navaratri / Ganesh utsav

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Indian family sharing a home-cooked lunch around a table full of curries, rotis and riceFamily Lunches

Family Lunches

Sunday lunch, without mom spending it in the kitchen

Get-togethers, anniversaries, or just the whole family under one roof — a big, generous home-style lunch delivered hot, so everyone including the cook gets to sit at the table.

Menu for Family Lunches

  • Choice of one regional spread (South, North, Maharashtrian)
  • Two sabzis, dal, sambar/rasam & rice
  • Rotis, puris or bhakris made fresh
  • One sweet & one festive special
  • Serving in steel, packed hot

Pricing for Family Lunches

  • Sunday Spread

    Veg family lunch

    ₹1,200

    per plate · min 10 people

  • Non-Veg Sunday

    Adds chicken/fish curry

    ₹1,200

    per plate · min 10 people

  • Full Day Hosting

    We feed your guests all day

    ₹750

    per person · lunch + snacks + dinner

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Office pantry with stacked steel tiffin boxes and buffet trays of biryani, curries and saladsOffice Lunches

Office Lunches

Team lunches that beat the canteen

Daily office tiffins or one-off team lunches and corporate events — packed in labelled steel tiffins or served buffet-style, with veg, non-veg and Jain options for every desk.

Menu for Office Lunches

  • Daily corporate tiffin (veg / non-veg / Jain)
  • Team lunch buffet with 8+ dishes
  • Biryani Fridays & festival specials
  • Salad & juice add-ons from our Fresh Bar
  • GST invoicing for companies

Pricing for Office Lunches

  • Daily Desk Tiffin

    Monthly billing for offices

    ₹140

    per meal · min 10 seats

  • Team Lunch

    Buffet-style, on-site

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 20–100 people

  • Corporate Event

    Live counters + desserts

    ₹1,200

    per plate · 100+ people

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Restaurant vs Catered vs Hometiffinz

The same rice, dal and sabzi can be three completely different meals. Here is what actually changes between a restaurant kitchen, a bulk caterer and a mom's home.

Who cooks

Restaurant
Rotating line cooks, volume-first kitchens
Catered / bulk
Contract kitchen staff cooking for hundreds
Hometiffinz
One mom-chef who cooks your tiffin in her own home

Oil & ghee

Restaurant
Reused frying oil, heavy cream and colour
Catered / bulk
Palm oil in bulk, cooked hours ahead
Hometiffinz
Cold-pressed oil and hand-churned ghee, measured by hand

Masala

Restaurant
Ready-made pastes and flavour enhancers
Catered / bulk
Bulk packet masala, standard for every order
Hometiffinz
Stone-ground family masalas, roasted that week

Freshness

Restaurant
Pre-prepped gravies held warm for service
Catered / bulk
Cooked the night before, reheated in bulk
Hometiffinz
Cooked the same morning, packed hot into steel

Portion & balance

Restaurant
Rich, salt-forward, dessert upsells
Catered / bulk
One fixed menu, little regard for diet
Hometiffinz
Balanced thali — grain, dal, sabzi, curd, pickle

Cost per meal

Restaurant
₹350 – ₹600 with delivery and taxes
Catered / bulk
₹250 – ₹400 with a minimum order
Hometiffinz
From ₹120, no surge, no minimum

How it feels

Restaurant
A treat, but heavy by evening
Catered / bulk
Functional, forgettable
Hometiffinz
Like eating at your mother's table

From the Home Pantry

Add-ons made the slow way in our moms' kitchens — set curds, sun-cured pickles, stone-ground masalas and festival sweets and savouries. All available now.

Set Curds & Churned Buttermilk

Set Curds & Churned Buttermilk

₹60 / portion

Hand-set thick curds in earthen pots and cooling masala buttermilk churned fresh each morning.

Available
Homemade Pickles

Homemade Pickles

₹180 / 250g

Sun-cured mango, lemon and gongura pickles in cold-pressed sesame oil, aged the old way.

Available
Masala Powders & Pastes

Masala Powders & Pastes

₹150 / 200g

Stone-ground sambar, rasam and garam masala powders, plus fresh curry and ginger-garlic pastes.

Available
Traditional Sweets

Traditional Sweets

₹250 / 500g

Ghee mysore pak, besan ladoo, kaju katli and seasonal festival sweets made in small batches.

Available
Traditional Savouries

Traditional Savouries

₹200 / 500g

Murukku, chakli, thattai, ribbon pakoda and nippattu — crisp, freshly fried, never stale.

Available

Choose Your Tiffin

Flexible plans for busy homes. Pause, cancel or change your mom-chef anytime.

Trial Pack

Taste the warmth

₹450
  • 3 full meals, any days
  • Standard veg thali
  • Steel tiffin service
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Most Loved

Working Week

Monday to Friday lunch

₹650/week
  • 5 nourishing lunches
  • Chef's special sweet on Friday
  • Free delivery in your zone
  • Pause anytime before 8 PM
Subscribe Weekly

Monthly Haven

For families & regulars

₹2,400/month
  • 22 home-cooked meals
  • Custom spice & portion levels
  • Priority delivery slot
Go Monthly

The hearts behind the heat

No commercial kitchens — just real homes and seasoned hands. Our mom-chefs rise at 5 AM to pick the freshest greens and knead the day's dough.

Mrs. Aruna Iyer

South Indian specialist · 30 yrs

"My sambar powder is a family secret passed down from my grandmother."

Mrs. Preeti Singh

Punjabi comfort food · 25 yrs

"There is no substitute for dal slow-cooked on a low flame for six hours."

Words from our family

Hear it from the moms who cook and the families who gather around their tiffins.

★★★★★
"Three years away from home and I finally stopped missing my mother's rotis. The phulkas arrive soft and warm every single day."

Rahul Mehta

Bengaluru · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"As a new mom back at work, Hometiffinz is my lifeline. Fresh, light, honest food for my family without the daily cooking stress."

Sneha Kulkarni

Pune · Weekly plan

★★★★★
"The Kerala ishtu on Wednesdays is better than most restaurants. You can taste that it was made in a real home kitchen."

Arjun Nair

Chennai · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"Ordered the Diwali festive thali for my parents. The mithai tasted homemade, not factory-made. My mother asked for the cook's name!"

Priyanka Das

Kolkata · Festive orders

★★★★★
"The Chettinad chicken is fiery and authentic — none of that restaurant gravy. This is how my grandmother used to make it."

Vikram Reddy

Hyderabad · Non-veg menu

★★★★★
"The tiffin arrives on time even in monsoon. Steel containers, no plastic, food still warm. Thoughtful in every detail."

Ananya Iyer

Mumbai · Weekly plan

★★★★★
"I have tried four tiffin services. Hometiffinz is the only one where the dal tastes different — and better — every day of the week."

Karthik Subramaniam

Bengaluru · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"Started with the 3-day trial, converted to monthly within a week. The ghee dal and phulka combo is pure comfort."

Meera Joshi

Delhi · Trial plan

★★★★★
"The temple food menu on Saturdays is a blessing. Proper sattvic cooking, no onion-garlic, just like at the temple counters back home."

Rohan Pillai

Kochi · Weekly plan

★★★★★
"My kids actually finish their lunch now. The sabzis change daily and nothing is ever too oily or too spicy for them."

Divya Sharma

Jaipur · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"The homemade pickles and set curds are superb. The mango pickle tastes exactly like the ones from my ajji's terrace jars."

Aditya Kulkarni

Pune · Pantry orders

★★★★★
"I am a senior citizen living alone. The delivery boy waits until I answer the door. The food and the care both matter to me."

Lakshmi Narayanan

Chennai · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"Mutton dalcha on Sundays has become a family ritual. Generous portions, real home spices, and never a stale batch."

Farhan Ali

Hyderabad · Non-veg menu

★★★★★
"The sambar rice on Thursdays reminds me of my paati's kitchen in Madurai. I nearly teared up the first time."

Nandini Rao

Bengaluru · Weekly plan

★★★★★
"Office cafeteria food was ruining my health. Six months on Hometiffinz and my acidity is gone. Ghar ka khana really is medicine."

Sandeep Verma

Delhi · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"Booked the Onam sadya for our apartment gathering — twenty banana-leaf meals, every item authentic. Guests are still talking about it."

Revathi Menon

Mumbai · Festive orders

★★★★★
"The Gujarati undhiyu this winter was outstanding. You can tell the masalas are ground at home, not bought in packets."

Manish Gupta

Ahmedabad · Weekly plan

★★★★★
"Aloo posto on a Tuesday lunchbox, far from Bengal — Hometiffinz made this homesick Bengali very happy."

Ishita Chatterjee

Kolkata · Monthly plan

★★★★★
"Customer care called me personally when I paused my plan for travel. This is service with a human heart, not a call centre."

Vivek Anand

Chennai · Trial plan

★★★★★
"Knowing a mom cooked my lunch changes how food tastes. Warm, honest, and consistent for eight months now. Five stars, always."

Shreya Bhat

Pune · Monthly plan