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.
Biryani-only pricing in Lucknow
Biryani-only cuisine runs a 30-38% food cost band when executed well. The most-missed cost line: basmati + chicken + ghee triple-locked.
For Lucknow specifically: Awadhi cuisine + Eid demand; wedding muhurat-driven.
Worked example: Veg Biryani comes out to a plate cost of ₹49 and a recommended price of ₹205 at a 30% food cost target. The minimum viable price is ₹175 — below this, you're losing money on every plate after kitchen labour.
Next: run the viability score for Biryani-only × Lucknow, and check the opening cost for Lucknow.
Common questions
What is the typical food cost % for Biryani-only restaurants?
Well-run Biryani-only kitchens land between 30% and 38%. Above this, audit portions and supplier contracts.
What ingredient is the silent margin killer for Biryani-only?
Basmati + chicken + ghee triple-locked.
How should I price Biryani-only in Lucknow?
Example: Veg Biryani in Lucknow has a plate cost of ₹49 and a recommended price of ₹205 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 Biryani-only?
Yes. Biryani-only signals: Eid, Friday night, Office Friday. Watch the sensitivity table — a 25% mandi swing on key commodities moves the recommended price by 8-15%.
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