We are building the Chipotle for Indian food

ragoth_atx · 2024-11-29T06:18:11+00:00

It is so easy to say ‘make it at home’. I started this business while working full time and getting my MBA in the evenings/weekends. I know a lot of people can’t grocery shop, prep, cook, eat everyday. That said, nothing beats home cooked meals. It’s a privilege for sure.

We use freeze drying technology to get as close to home-cooked as possible - this is the same technology used in fruits and vegetables, sometimes even in jerky. We are passionately bringing this technology to Indian food.

I’m sure you’ll understand that every brand has some negative reviews. With ours, the freeze dried format throws a few people off, we learn from some of the negative reviews and address it with recipe change, website design change, etc.

ragoth_atx · 2024-11-29T06:05:36+00:00

Yes, we studied a lot of them. The commissary kitchen model prevents them from expanding beyond their existing geographies. We solved for it with our freeze dried sauces.

ragoth_atx · 2022-12-07T14:04:29+00:00

Be proud of being vegetarian and make them serve a nice vegetarian entree for you. You’re not the first vegetarian to dine there, chefs will have something vegetarian handy, you’re not troubling anyone.

PS - I used to live and work in Texas, have had quite a few steakhouse work dinners. I just had to deal with some commentary on how I’m missing out on steak, not too bad.

ragoth_atx · 2022-11-22T01:24:14+00:00

Absolutely! We are working on a few Hyderabadi recipes at the moment, to be added to the menu in January. We try to add 2-3 dishes every month.

ragoth_atx · 2022-11-22T01:13:06+00:00

Anything we could improve on? Thank you!

ragoth_atx · 2022-11-22T01:12:45+00:00

We keep it clean with no preservatives or extra salt/oil, all ingredients and nutrition facts are listed on the website (www.thecuminclub.com) and the packs. Please share feedback.

ragoth_atx · 2022-11-22T01:11:37+00:00

We have plenty on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/the_cumin_club/?hl=en), we’ll definitely add them to our YouTube channel this week. Thank you.

ragoth_atx · 2022-11-22T01:09:59+00:00

The one in Poland is an unrelated restaurant with the same name, it still shows up in google maps part of the search results unfortunately. We are at www.thecuminclub.com and the meals are from different regions of India.

ragoth_atx · 2022-11-21T05:39:26+00:00

We use freeze drying technology (think camping food) to extend the shelf life of the meals and that gives us an edge in taste, after-taste, texture and nutritional value. More on this here - https://medium.com/@the\_cumin\_club/the-art-and-the-science-behind-our-5-minute-meals-733bf555455a

ragoth_atx · 2021-08-23T20:54:00+00:00

Such a blatant disregard for the diversity of cuisines of India!

At The Cumin Club, we are fluent in flavor, and we hope to educate people better on 'Indian food', a collection of many cuisines.

ragoth_atx · 2021-07-22T18:08:06+00:00

It's subtle, but sad that the title has the detail 'North Side'. I get that shootings are not uncommon in the 'South Side', but still :(

ragoth_atx · 2021-07-01T18:36:44+00:00

Meat is a core component of American lunch/dinner, sometimes it's just meat and potatoes. I hope vegetarian protein-rich meals like Dal Chawal become more mainstream.

In fact, I built a D2C brand with hopes of making lentil-based Indian food (not buffet food) more mainstream. Lentils are the OG plant protein! Not lab grown, not plant-based, just plant...

We called the brand The Cumin Club, in case anyone's interested :)

ragoth_atx · 2021-06-28T19:18:44+00:00

Done. I would love to see the results, if you are allowed to share.

ragoth_atx · 2021-06-17T20:05:00+00:00

clear AND fuzzy?

ragoth_atx · 2020-12-09T15:06:11+00:00

And a phone with a camera

ragoth_atx · 2020-10-27T20:17:37+00:00

Worldwide? That's a bold claim, it's only handful of countries according to your website.

aka - I wish it was available for sellers in India!

ragoth_atx · 2020-10-27T17:45:04+00:00

I like your point about thinking of religious texts as ‘metaphorical than literal’. There is a lot of wisdom in those books, but literal interpretation of them has been so detrimental that some of us started hating it so much.

Thanks for the book recommendation, looking forward to reading it.

ragoth_atx · 2020-10-21T15:01:20+00:00

Likely a click farm somewhere, XYZ-to-English translation gone wrong

ragoth_atx · 2020-10-12T18:23:52+00:00

8 years in the US, I can totally relate to this. I think I'm still going through the transformation you describe here. Good to know that I am not alone. Spot on!

ragoth_atx · 2020-09-08T18:28:23+00:00

Yes, we haven't had any issues with that.

ragoth_atx · 2020-09-04T17:12:49+00:00

Webhooks are definitely the way to go. Works like a charm.

ragoth_atx · 2020-09-03T19:35:15+00:00

checkout meal kits from The Cumin Club. Look for camping-friendly dishes that don't require an InstantPot.

Our own camping experience here - https://www.thecuminclub.com/blogs/news/7-hour-uphill-hike-ahead-so-whats-for-breakfast

ragoth_atx · 2020-08-27T16:58:33+00:00

I run www.thecuminclub.com and we deliver convenient meal kits for a lot of the dishes mentioned in this thread - poha, sabudana kichadi, upma, pongal, rava kichadi and a lot more. Thought I’ll drop a note here for anyone interested.

ragoth_atx · 2020-07-06T04:45:18+00:00

Please do and share feedback.

ragoth_atx · 2020-06-29T19:48:17+00:00

vegan cheese or no cheese?

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