Ready-to-Eat Indian Food in Canada: Gujarati and Punjabi Meals from India

In short: Yes, Thakar Kitchen ships its ready-to-eat Gujarati and Punjabi dishes to Canada on quote: fill a basket on thakarkitchen.com, choose Canada with the flag at the top, and request a shipping quote. We reply with the total and a payment page; once paid, the pouches leave our kitchen in Morbi. They are vegetarian, need no fridge for 12 months, and heat in 3 to 4 minutes.

Students in Toronto, Brampton, Vancouver and Calgary, and the families who cook for them from afar, are a big part of who asks us about Canada. A pouch of dal or chana and a pouch of rice is a hot meal in a hostel kitchen in five minutes.

How do you order from Canada?

1. Add dishes to your basket on thakarkitchen.com.
2. Tap the flag at the top of the page and choose your country. Checkout gives way to Request a shipping quote.
3. Send your delivery address and phone number. Nothing is charged at this step.
4. We work out the shipping to your address and send the total with a payment page on thakarkitchen.com. You pay there, through Razorpay.
5. Once paid, your order is packed and shipped from our kitchen in Morbi, Gujarat.

We never ask for your card number or OTP by phone, email or WhatsApp.

What should you check before ordering?

Every country sets its own rules for food arriving from India, by courier or in luggage, and they change. Before you order, read the official guidance at inspection.canada.ca. Rules most often limit meat and dairy, so the dishes with no milk, paneer, ghee, butter or cream in their ingredient list are the simplest to send. Every one of our dishes is vegetarian, and every ingredient is listed on its page.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) sets the rules for food arriving in Canada, and its site explains what you can bring or receive for personal use. Declare all food when you land.

Which dishes are simplest to send?

These have no milk products in their ingredient lists (nuts named where they are in the dish):

• Gujarati Dal (peanuts), Panchratna Dal and Jain Vaal
• Girnari Vaghareli Khichadi and Dal Masala Khichadi
• Punjabi Chole (cashew nuts) and Desi Chana
• Rajwadi Undhiyu (peanuts, cashew nuts), Suki Bhaji (peanuts) and Sev Tameta
• Jeera Rice to go with them

Eight dishes are Jain, and sixteen have no onion and no garlic.

How long do the pouches keep?

12 months from the manufacture date printed on the pouch, unopened, at room temperature, with no preservatives: each is sealed in a foil pouch and sterilised at 121°C. Heat it in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes, or in a pan for 2 to 3. Once opened, eat it straight away, or refrigerate it and finish within 24 hours.

Visiting India first?

Order to your family's address before you fly back: it arrives in 2 working days in Gujarat, 3 to Mumbai and 3 to 5 elsewhere, free above ₹799. The pouches need no fridge, so they pack into checked baggage. Declare food when you arrive wherever your destination asks you to.

Also: the USA, the UK, the UAE, Australia and Singapore. For the bigger picture, read Gujarati food abroad.

Questions people ask

Do you ship Indian ready-to-eat meals to Canada?

Yes, on quote: request a shipping quote from your basket and we reply with the total and a payment page on thakarkitchen.com.

Are ready-to-eat pouches good for students in Canada?

Yes: they need no fridge until opened, keep 12 months and heat in boiling water in 3 to 4 minutes. Pair a dal or curry with Jeera Rice.

Is everything vegetarian?

Yes. Every Thakar Kitchen dish is 100% vegetarian, cooked in our family kitchen in Morbi, Gujarat, since 1967.

How do I pay?

On a payment page on thakarkitchen.com, sent with your quote. Nothing is charged until you pay there.