Cooking at home every day sounds ideal, but hiring a full-time cook for home isn't the only option — and for most people, it isn't even the practical one. You can hire a chef at home through the ChefKart app in a few minutes: pick your service, confirm your city, and a trained, background-verified chef is assigned to cook fresh food in your own kitchen. Here's exactly what to expect before, during, and after your booking.
Step 1: Choose the Right Service
ChefKart offers a few different ways to get a chef at home, depending on what you actually need:
- An everyday home chef (on-demand, one-time cooking): a cook arrives at your home to prepare fresh meals whenever you need one — no fixed schedule or long-term commitment required. Available in Gurugram, starting at ₹499, with the cook arriving within minutes of booking.
- Chef for Party: a professional, multi-cuisine chef for events and gatherings, available across Gurugram, Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, starting at ₹1,999 and catering for up to 100 guests.
- Book by Dish: order specific home-style dishes cooked to order, without booking a full cooking visit. Available in Gurugram, Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad.
If you're not sure which one fits, the ChefKart app shows exactly which services are available at your address the moment you enter it.
Step 2: Book Through the App
Booking works through the ChefKart app. For a party, you share your preferences, pay a 40% advance to confirm your booking, select your dishes, and pay the final amount on the day. For an everyday home chef, you share your preferences and pay when you book. ChefKart then assigns a verified chef based on availability near you — you don't need to search or shortlist anyone yourself.
Is there an app to book a cook?
Yes. The ChefKart app (on Android and iOS) is where you book. Enter your address and it shows the services available there, then pick a service and complete your booking. You can also book on the website.
Can I hire a cook online?
Yes. You book and pay online through the app or website. Payment is online only (UPI, card or net banking), and a background-verified cook is assigned to you.
Can I hire a cook for just one visit instead of full-time?
Yes. Bookings are per visit, not a fixed monthly arrangement. In Gurugram, an everyday home chef starts at ₹499 per visit, and there is no monthly subscription.
Step 3: Who Actually Shows Up
This is usually the part people are most cautious about, and reasonably so — you're letting someone into your kitchen. Every ChefKart chef is Aadhaar-verified and background-checked before ever being listed on the platform, and is trained in cooking and kitchen hygiene before their first booking.
For a full breakdown of exactly what a ChefKart chef does — from the hygiene protocols they follow to what happens after your meal is cooked — see What To Expect From a ChefKart Cook.
What It Costs
Pricing depends entirely on which service you book:
- An everyday home chef starts at ₹499.
- Chef for Party starts at ₹1,999, scaling with guest count and menu.
- Book by Dish is priced per dish ordered.
There's no separate "hiring fee" on top of this — the price you see when booking is what you pay.
What if Something Goes Wrong?
If you're unsatisfied with a booking for a valid reason, ChefKart's customer support is available through the app or by phone to help resolve it — you're not locked into a bad experience with no recourse.
Hiring a Chef vs. Hiring a Full-Time Cook
A full-time or monthly cook usually means a fixed schedule, a fixed monthly cost, and a long-term hiring decision — background checks, trial periods, and negotiating leave policies yourself. Hiring a chef through ChefKart skips all of that: there's no long-term commitment, verification is already done for you, and you only pay for the visits or dishes you actually use.
Ready to book? Download the ChefKart app and enter your address to see which services are available near you.
