Real Indian dinners. Zero weekday stress with manadinner
Fresh home-style Indian dinners delivered to your door for busy families. No grocery rush, no stove time, no cleanup. Just family time.
Dinner, simplified
Get in early, then let manadinner handle dinner from your subscription to the doorstep.
Step 1 of 5
Pick your subscription plan
Choose Pure Veg or Veg + Non-Veg, portioned for a family of 4.
Join the queue
Share your details in under two minutes.
Get early access
When your city opens, we contact you first.
Enjoy dinner
Fresh meals arrive warm and family-ready.
Every dinner, complete
Each manadinner meal is built for busy families: rotis, healthy rice, and two curries — sized for four.
Fresh Rotis
Soft, hand-rolled rotis prepared just before delivery.
Healthy Rice
A wholesome rice side for the family table, selected by the day's menu.
Two Curries
A balanced curry pair with each meal — varies by plan.
Every plan includes the same complete dinner format, with fresh daily preparation and sealed delivery.
A complete family dinner, every night
Fresh home-style dinners for four, delivered reliably on your schedule. Transparent pricing. No hidden fees. Cancel anytime.
Pure Vegetarian
Wholesome vegetarian meals with paneer, dal, seasonal vegetables, and fresh spices.
+ $50/month flat fee
$480/month total
Family of 4 · 5 days/week · Dinner plan
- 100% vegetarian kitchen
- Paneer, dal, fresh vegetables
- Anti-inflammatory spices daily
- Fresh daily, sealed delivery
- Change or cancel anytime
Veg + Non-Veg
The best of both — rotating vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Halal meat sourced by default.
+ $50/month flat fee
$695/month total
Family of 4 · 5 days/week · Dinner plan
- Halal-certified meat by default
- Chicken, lamb, fish, eggs + veg
- Maximum variety daily
- Fresh daily, sealed delivery
- Change or cancel anytime
Prices shown for dinner-only, weekdays-only (~21.5 delivery days/mo). Mon–Sun plans use ~30 days/mo. Lunch & dinner: 1.85× the daily rate.
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Your evening, back in your hands
It's not just dinner — it's your whole evening back.
Get your evenings back
Three hours a night on groceries, cooking, and cleanup. Keep all of it — every single day.
Less than groceries cost
Families of 4 spend $600–800/mo on groceries. Plans start at $480/mo — and you don't lift a finger.
A different dinner every night
Dal makhani Monday, palak paneer Tuesday, biryani Friday — twenty unique dinners a month.
Be at the table, not the stove
That evening hour with your kids is priceless. Now it's yours — every single night.
Home cooking, not restaurant food
Restaurants use 3–5× more oil, cream, and salt. We cook the way families actually cook at home.
Sealed, certified, delivered hot
Tamper-proof containers, insulated bags, certified kitchens. Hot at your door, every day.
The food your body actually wants
Traditional Indian home cooking is one of the world's most balanced cuisines — and it tastes incredible.
Turmeric in every meal
Turmeric, ginger, garlic, and black pepper — the spices your grandmother swore by. Used in our cooking every single day.
Dal, rajma, chana — 3× a week
The original plant protein powerhouses. Rich, comforting, and packed with nutrition. Your family gets them multiple times a week.
Not restaurant food
Restaurants use 3–5× more oil, cream, and salt. We cook the way you'd cook at home — moderate spices, real ingredients, no shortcuts.
Cooked today. No exceptions.
No preservatives, no MSG, no artificial anything. Every meal is prepared fresh the same day it arrives at your door.
Your gut will thank you
Raita with live cultures, fibre-rich dals, and fresh seasonal vegetables. The kind of food your body actually recognises.
A complete plate, every time
Protein, carbs, vegetables, and a little sweet — all in one meal. Traditional Indian cooking is inherently balanced.
The real cost of cooking at home
Groceries, time, gas, and effort add up fast.
Cooking at Home
+ 90 hours of hands-on time
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Save $165/month
Save 90 hours/month
You get back 90 hours every month for family, hobbies, or simply relaxing.
One service. Built for busy families.
Authentic Indian home cooking at this price and convenience — nothing else does it.
| Option | Monthly cost | Your time | Variety | Indian food |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking at Home | $600–800/mo | 90+ hrs/mo | Limited | Depends on skill |
| Indian Restaurants (Uber Eats) | $800–1,500+/mo | 0 hrs | High | Yes, but restaurant-style |
| HelloFresh / Blue Apron | $500–700/mo | 30+ hrs/mo | Medium | No Indian options |
| Factor / Freshly | $600–800/mo | 0 hrs | Medium | No Indian options |
| manadinnerBest value | $480–695/mo | 0 hrs | High — new menu daily | 100% authentic Indian |
Families are asking for this
What Bay Area families are saying about home-style dinners without the weekday rush.
“If someone can deliver home-style Indian dinner that my kids will actually eat, I want this yesterday. Weekdays are chaos right now.”
Priya Sharma
Working Mom, 2 kids
“I don’t need restaurant food every night. I want simple dal, sabzi, and roti after work — something like home food, reliably.”
Rahul Mehta
Software Engineer
“We wanted simple, home-style vegetarian food without the daily cooking stress. This finally feels practical for our routine.”
Sunita & Arvind Patel
Retired Couple, Pure Veg Plan
“I meal-prep because I have to, not because I love it. If this gives balanced Indian meals with less effort, I am in.”
Deepika Nair
Fitness Enthusiast
“With a newborn, dinner is the hardest part of the day. A service like this would remove so much stress from our evenings.”
Nisha & Karthik Rao
New Parents
“Most meal kits don’t solve Indian family dinners. If this is truly home-style and affordable for a family of four, we’re ready to join.”
Amit Desai
Family of 4, Pure Veg Plan
Questions, answered
Everything you need to know before joining the queue.
Head to manadinner.com, tell us what your family eats, and pick how many meals you want. The whole thing takes about two minutes. We'll text you a link to set up the app — and you're done.
Yes — just pick a different meal before noon today and we'll make the switch. After noon, your choice is locked so we can start cooking it fresh for you.
Your meals arrive sealed, hot, and ready to eat. Dinner lands between 5–7 PM, lunch by 12:30 PM. You'll get a notification when your driver is on the way.
Absolutely. Switch between Pure Veg and Veg + Non-Veg, or change from dinner to lunch and dinner — whatever your family needs. Changes take effect within 7 days.
Just pause that day before noon the day before. You'll get a credit back automatically. You can also pause your whole subscription for up to 6 weeks a year — no penalty, no questions.
Fresh. Every single day. Our cooks use traditional recipes with real ingredients — no preservatives, no MSG, moderate oil. This is how families actually cook at home, not how restaurants do it.
Yes — all non-vegetarian meals use halal-certified meat by default, sourced from certified suppliers. It's noted on every meal.
Yes, anytime. No fees, no hoops. If you cancel mid-cycle, you'll keep getting meals until your paid period ends. We hope you'll stay, but we'll never make it hard to leave.
We currently serve families within a 5-mile radius of our kitchen in the Bay Area. Enter your address during signup to check. We're expanding — join the waitlist if you're just outside our range.
A complete dinner for a family of 4: a main dish (curry, dal, or sabzi), rice or roti, an accompaniment (raita, pickle, or papad), and a small sweet (kheer, halwa, or gulab jamun). It's a full Indian dinner — not just an entrée.
Tonight, dinner is already taken care of.
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Early access goes to queue members first. No payment needed today.
Join the Priority QueueFounding families pay $35/month instead of $50 — locked in for life.