Are you missing home-cooked meals?
Whether you are away from home and missing your mom’s delicious home-cooked meals or simply do not have the time to cook due to your busy schedule, you can still eat healthy home-cooked meals.
Instead of ordering from restaurants daily, you can always count on homemade food delivery apps to deliver delicious and healthy home-cooked meals that are made with abundance of love and warmth to your doorstep.
Though the concept of homemade food delivery apps has recently become very popular in India since the start of the pandemic, they have been booming in the U.S. for a while now, mainly among influencers, celebrities, and people with busy schedules who neither have the time to cook healthy meals for themselves nor the time to coordinate with delivery partners from restaurants.
It has been a great opportunity for home chefs to become entrepreneurs and support their families whilst following their passion for cooking. These services have meal plans that are mostly customizable and can be altered to your needs and support the majority of the famous diets, such as Vegan, Paleo Vegan, Ketogenic, Gluten-free, Low-carb, etc. These meal plans also spare you from the never-ending daunting question that is “What do I want to eat today?”
In Chennai, most home chefs work independently and deliver their meals via delivery apps as Dunzo, Swiggy & Uber eats. But, there are some apps and websites that include and explore the culinary skills of multiple home chefs. These platforms support women entrepreneurs and small businesses and help them grow and make a name for themselves by providing them with a plethora of opportunities. Most of these home chefs come with an inspiring story that helped them find this path.
The following are a few homemade food apps/ websites available in Chennai. These services mostly provide only South Indian meals which can also be called ‘Comfort food’.
WEBSITES:
OOTABOX
OotaBox is a Home Cooked Food Delivery service having its presence in six cities namely Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Pune & Hyderabad.
They cumulatively pool food through a network of more than 1,000 homes and food is prepared by homemakers who love to cook food & serve. Food is delivered in neatly packaged boxes and they offer both weekly & monthly subscriptions.
MADRASCURRYCUP
Madras Curry Cup is reviving the Old Flavours of Madras in a fast-casual style. The Curry Cups are made available to people through restaurants, kiosks, food delivery companies, supermarket franchises, and mobile express food trucks. For the people who have limited lunch hours, they bring the goodness of homely South-Indian food, straight to your hands. Their curry cups are absolutely customizable so that there is something for everyone.
FOODFULLY
Foodfully is a platform founded by a couple to support home chefs who are new to the industry and enhance their business by helping them with logistics, customer services, procurement of material for packaging, etc. You can find a variety of cuisines such as Sri Lankan, Chinese, South Indian, North Indian, and Italian. They offer the promise of a satisfying meal and food without any preservatives.
APPLICATIONS:
FOODDOO
Fooddoo is a flagship brand owned by Feastoo Online Services Pvt Ltd. Fooddoo is a mobile app marketplace connecting home-based caterers with customers in their locality for home-cooked foods and snacks. They now serve prime-time lunch, dinner, all-day mom’s specials, nature drinks, and diet food.
WHATSCOOKING
Whatscooking is a platform based on Sharing economy or Collaborative consumption, where people can offer their skills and expertise to their neighborhood. Their main goal is to empower homemakers to leverage their expertise to have an income from the comfort of their own homes. They are set up in multiple locations throughout India, Dubai, London & New York.
ATITHI KHANA
Atithi Khana promises you homemade food that will leave you nostalgic and it is pocket-friendly without any added preservatives. Their kitchens go through a set process for Quality, Taste, and Hygiene. They assure fresh food cooked with not too much oil/masala and with zero preservatives. You can order multiple dishes from multiple kitchens in single delivery order. They are currently serving in parts of Chennai.
MOREMILAGA
MOREMILAGA offers healthy and authentic meals. It is a home away from home. Their food is mainly prepared in the houses of Triplicane, Mylapore & Thiruvanmiyur area. They also display the names of the chef when clicked on the dish to give them their much-deserved recognition. They offer high-class vegetarian home food.
BITELITE
Bitelite is founded by a group of close-knit boundary-pushers, who work every day to solve the biggest problems faced by those who stay away from home - lack of homely food. They promise food in homemade style and you can order through their App by creating an account and recharging your wallet.
SHEPLATES
SHEPLATES is a homemade food discovery and delivery App, which believes the second-best option to cooking at home can only be a meal from another home-prepared with love & care. A variety of healthy and homemade meal plans are available on their App catering to different taste palettes & needs! One can subscribe for a day, few days, a week, or even a month.
Food is prepared by a network of home chefs whose only aim is to spread love through food and hence the distinctive homemade taste. From a home chef’s perspective, Sheplates helps them realize their entrepreneurial dreams. To subscribe, call, WhatsApp, or simply use their App!
Let us support our small businesses and eat local and fresh food. Comment below if you have tried any of these places!
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