Fair questions, straight answers

The internet's home for two dishes. Reference guides (the Dal Index, Paneer School), tested recipes, and a finder for spots near you that serve great dal and paneer. Later: ordering fixed dal + paneer combos from partner restaurants.

Not yet — and we say so right on the page. The finder currently shows clearly-labeled sample data while we seed the real map, one city at a time. No listing goes live as fact until it's verified.

Ratings are the next major feature: you'll rate every recipe you cook and every dish you eat out, and each rating becomes a post on the community feed. No public date yet — it ships when it's good.

We're picking pilot kitchens now, one city at a time. Listing is free and there's zero commission during the pilot. See Sell With Us for how it works, or email hello@dalpaneer.com with your restaurant's name, city, and your best dal and paneer dishes — we'll tell you where the pilot stands.

That's the plan: fixed dal + paneer + rice + roti combos, cooked and fulfilled by partner restaurants. The version we're most excited about is subscriptions — plan your week once, and the combo shows up when it's supposed to, no daily decisions. You'll always be able to skip or cancel.

Yes. Recipes, the Dal Index, and Paneer School are free and stay free. The business lives on the ordering side, not behind a recipe paywall.

Because they are — openly. Until our own photography lands, some images come from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses, credited on the Photo Credits page.

A small independent team that previously ran a dal-and-paneer meal business and learned what customers actually want: great versions of these two dishes, without having to think about it daily. Read more on the About page.