Send Indian Food as a Gift

"Khaana khaya?" — have you eaten? In Indian families, that question is how love travels. We don't always say "I miss you" out loud; we send dal. A box of home-cooked meals arriving at a student's door, rajma chawal waiting in a new mum's freezer, sabzi and roti sorted for a father who won't cook properly for himself — food sent from far away says everything you meant to say. If someone you love lives in the UK, Saakshi's Kitchen will feed them for you.

How to send a food gift

• Send them a box of meals. Build their box — dal makhani, rajma, chole, kadhi, seasonal sabzi, all with the masala built from scratch every batch, no gravy base — then enter their address at checkout. It arrives frozen and freezer-ready, so nothing spoils on the doorstep; they cook straight from frozen whenever they're hungry.
• Send a Gift Card. Not sure what they'd choose? A Gift Card lets them pick their own meals — the food-gift version of "beta, order whatever you like".

Delivery is free over £70, and code FIRST20 takes 20% off a first order.

Occasions worth sending food for

Parents to students. First term away, exam season, the long weeks when the canteen has lost its charm — a freezer stocked with home-cooked Punjabi food does what a phone call can't.

Children to elderly parents. When Mum or Dad has stopped cooking full meals, a regular box means proper dal-sabzi-roti without standing at the stove.

New babies. The kindest thing you can give a sleep-short household is dinner, already sorted.

Housewarmings and griha pravesh. A new home's first dinners should taste of celebration — send the meal so they can settle in without cooking.

Birthdays and get-well hampers. If you were nearby you'd bring food over yourself. This is the next best thing — an Indian food hamper alternative filled with actual dinners rather than chutney jars.

Festivals. Sending love for Rakhi or Diwali? We've written dedicated gift guides for both.

Ordering from abroad for family in the UK

Many of our gift orders cross an ocean before they cross a doorstep. If you're in Delhi, Dubai, Toronto or Sydney and your parents, children or grandparents are in the UK, order online from wherever you are — pay in pounds, enter their UK address, and we deliver to their door.

You're trusting us with someone you love, so here's our record: 4.6★ from 800+ verified reviews · 79% of orders come from returning families · 16,000+ deliveries · FSA 5-star rated Brighton kitchen. Our kitchen-cooked meats are halal, and there's a deep vegetarian menu — the Pure Veg plan is cooked separately.

Gifting FAQs

Do you deliver to their city?

We deliver across UK mainland. Some areas we can't reach — check their postcode on our delivery locations page before you order.

How does the gift arrive?

Frozen, in insulated packaging, ready to go straight into their freezer. They cook or reheat straight from frozen until piping hot — nothing wasted if the box lands before dinnertime.

Can I order from outside the UK?

Yes. Order and pay online from any country; just enter the recipient's UK mainland address at checkout.

Is the food halal? Is there a vegetarian option?

Our kitchen-cooked meats are halal, and vegetarians are properly looked after — the Pure Veg plan is cooked separately in our Brighton kitchen.

Ready to send some love?

Browse the full menu, build their box, or send a Gift Card — and check where we deliver first. Then wait for the phone call that starts with "khaana mil gaya".