Menu Pricing Calculator
Dish + recipe + city → minimum viable price + recommended price using live Agmarknet mandi feed. The same data layer that powers Forkcast Supply Watch.
1. Dish details
2. Ingredients in this dish
Add only the ingredients used in one plate. Onion, tomato, potato, rice, wheat and oil use live mandi prices when available.
3. Monthly fixed costs
These are spread across your expected plates/month so profit is closer to reality.
Result
Includes raw ingredients, per-plate overhead and allocated fixed costs.
Awadhi pricing in Chandigarh
Awadhi cuisine runs a 32-40% food cost band when executed well. The most-missed cost line: slow-cook fuel costs (lpg/coal) drive operational p&l.
For Chandigarh specifically: Punjabi non-veg demand; weekend drive-in spike from Tricity.
Worked example: Butter Chicken comes out to a plate cost of ₹82 and a recommended price of ₹320 at a 30% food cost target. The minimum viable price is ₹275 — below this, you're losing money on every plate after kitchen labour.
Next: run the viability score for Awadhi × Chandigarh, and check the opening cost for Chandigarh.
Common questions
What is the typical food cost % for Awadhi restaurants?
Well-run Awadhi kitchens land between 32% and 40%. Above this, audit portions and supplier contracts.
What ingredient is the silent margin killer for Awadhi?
Slow-cook fuel costs (LPG/coal) drive operational P&L.
How should I price Awadhi in Chandigarh?
Example: Butter Chicken in Chandigarh has a plate cost of ₹82 and a recommended price of ₹320 at a 30% food cost target. Your channel mix (dine-in vs Zomato vs Swiggy) shifts the recommended price by ₹15-30.
Do mandi price moves matter for Awadhi?
Yes. Awadhi signals: Wedding muhurat, Eid, Tourist season. Watch the sensitivity table — a 25% mandi swing on key commodities moves the recommended price by 8-15%.
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