Real Indian meals, cooked in a kitchen with authentic whole spices, then freeze-dried so they keep fresh without refrigeration. Just add boiling water and cover. A Wholesome, Conscious and Delicious meal, ready in 10 minutes.
Tell us the situation and we will point you at the right pack — you do not have to start by choosing between dal and rajma.
Measure the water, pour it in boiling, cover. That is the whole method, start to finish, in one short video.
Both, and neither is an afterthought. Every recipe is built without onion or garlic from the first step, tempered with hing, never adjusted afterwards. And because no onion no garlic means different things in different homes, every root vegetable, ginger, potato and carrot, is declared on the product page, next to the full ingredient list.
The rest is simply food. Vegetables cut and cooked, not powdered. Lentils, rice, paneer, ghee and whole spices. No pre-mix bases, no preservatives, no MSG, no palm oil, no artificial colour or flavour. Every meal’s declaration is printed on its own page, word for word, including the small print.
Tap to go backNo, and the reason is the process. Packet food is usually retort: the sealed pouch is pressure cooked a second time, which flattens texture and dulls flavour. Hot air drying bakes the water out and takes the aroma with it.
Freeze-drying does neither. We cook the real dish in a real kitchen, freeze it, then draw the water out as vapour at low temperature, so the structure of the food never collapses. Add boiling water and it comes back as the dish itself: paneer still soft, rice in separate grains, dal that tastes slow cooked because it was.
The most common thing people say after the first bowl is that they would not have guessed it came from a pouch.
Tap to go backNo fridge, and no skill. An unopened pouch keeps twelve months at room temperature with no preservative and no cold chain, because without water nothing spoils. It sits in a suitcase, a desk drawer or the back of a shelf until the evening you need it.
Making it takes one bowl. Empty the pouch, measure the water with the cup we send you, pour it in boiling, cover. Ten minutes later it is a full meal. No pan, no stove, no draining, and nothing to wash but the bowl.
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One of each — Vegetable Poha, Vegetable Upma, Vegetable Khichadi, Dal Makhani & Jeera Rice and Rajma Masala & Jeera Rice. Try all 5, find the one your house asks for again. If your first order doesn't taste like real food, we'll make it right, no hoops.
Prefer to pick one? Every meal in the bundle is also available on its own.
Shop All Mealsevery meal, one pageBreakfasts, comfort bowls and desserts, with seasonal dishes joining the menu through the year. Start with the one that calls you.
Soft paneer in a rich buttery tomato gravy, with rice
Early tasters, in their own words — and the paperwork behind the kitchen.
"The meals came in really handy on our trip, especially one night when we were in a clutch. Amazing product. Keep developing, keep pushing."
"Loved your idli sambhar and paneer rice — it was amazing. You should have done this before I went to America, I struggled so much."
"I had the paneer last night. The taste is definitely there, and I sense you have a winner on your hands. It is a meal on the go, and I think you are on to something."
"I tried two of the four samples you sent and they were delicious. To my surprise, they did not taste like rehydrated food at all. I should probably order your whole menu. I want more."
Cooked the way it's cooked at home — real spices, slow technique, no shortcut powders.
100% vegetarian. No preservatives, no MSG, no palm oil.
Boiling water, a ten-minute wait, eat. No pan, no chopping, no cleanup.
No refrigeration, ever. Cupboard, desk drawer, or rucksack.
Every meal is cooked from whole ingredients in our own kitchen in India, then freeze-dried. No pre-mix powders, no bases bought in. Whatever is in the bowl is on the label, word for word, including the small print.
Freeze-drying means nothing needs preserving, because without water nothing spoils. Every product page carries the full ingredient declaration, the allergen statement and the nutrition panel exactly as the manufacturer prints them.
See what goes into every mealBreakfast, curries, rice meals. Ten minutes each. Real dal, real paneer, real idli sambar — the food you grew up with, on a Tuesday.
Love it or we'll make it right. On your first order: 7 days, replacement or refund, your choice.
Travel changes a lot of things — your schedule, your surroundings, and often your access to familiar food. That gap is why I started Wholicius Foods.
I kept seeing the same thing. Travellers, students moving abroad, busy professionals and families were all having to compromise the moment they needed something convenient. Familiar Indian food was rarely there at the right time, and the quick alternatives were not the kind of meal anyone actually wanted. So I set out to make wholesome Indian meals easier to get to — familiar recipes cooked properly, then freeze-dried so they store, carry and prepare whenever you need them.
Food should be something you feel comfortable choosing for yourself and your family.
Convenience should make life easier without making the experience careless.
We believe customers should know what is in their food and how it is prepared.
From product information to preparation and service, we want the Wholicius experience to remain clear and consistent.
We cook with asafoetida (hing) in place of onion and garlic, so the flavour is all there. Everything we make is 100% vegetarian.
Freeze-drying takes the water out of a cooked meal at low temperature. Without water, food doesn't spoil — so there's nothing to preserve it against. That's why you won't find a preservative on the ingredient list. Not preservative-free as a slogan. Preservative-free because it doesn't need one.
The standards our manufacturing is held to — checked by third parties, not claimed by us.
The things worth checking before you trust a food brand.
FSSAI licensed. ISO 22000 and ISO 9001. HACCP and GMP certified. Halal certified. Made in a US FDA registered, 100% vegetarian facility.
Produced at a certified facility in Kolhapur, Maharashtra — export-grade, fully traceable.
12 months at room temperature, unopened. No refrigeration at any point.
Contains nuts and milk. Processed in a facility that also handles wheat, sesame and soy.
We deliver worldwide. Anywhere in India, order straight from this site. Everywhere else, we take the order personally — message or call us on +91 77384 02357 and we will confirm shipping before you pay.
Tell us within 7 days — replacement or refund, your choice. No hoops.
Freeze-drying removes the water from a cooked meal. You put the water back. Everything below is just doing that properly.
Watch it once and you will not need to read the rest.
Tear open the pouch. Tip the contents into a bowl. Take out the oxygen absorber sachet and throw it away — it keeps the food dry, it isn't food.
Every pouch prints the exact water quantity on the back, and it is on the product page too. Measure that amount with a jug or a measuring cup. Every dish needs a different amount, so it is worth checking rather than guessing.
Pour that water into a kettle or pot and bring it to a rolling boil. Boiling matters — warm water won't rehydrate it properly.
Pour the boiling water over the contents. Stir five or six times so it reaches everything. Cover with a lid — a plate works, airtight is better.
Set a timer for ten minutes. Don't open it early. Uncover, stir five or six times again, and eat hot.
Boiling water + the right amount + 5–6 stirs + 10 full minutes covered = the right way.
Ten minutes from boiling water to a hot bowl. Fill the measuring cup to the quantity printed on the back of your pouch, bring that water to a rolling boil, pour it over the mix, stir five or six times, cover, and wait ten minutes.
You need boiling water and a bowl. A kettle is enough. No pan, no stove time, no fridge, no freezer.
One pouch is one complete meal, one serving. A bundle holds five meals, one of each. Every order also carries the Wholicius measuring cup, so you never guess the water.
Yes, every meal, with no exceptions. And every recipe is built without onion or garlic from the first step, not a modified version of a recipe that had them.
12 months from manufacturing in a sealed pouch, stored in a cool dry place. No refrigeration at any point before you open it.
Yes. We deliver worldwide. Checkout on this site covers Indian addresses only, so international orders we take personally, which also lets us pick the best route and quote you an honest freight cost. Message us on WhatsApp at +91 77384 02357, or call the same number, with what you would like and we will confirm the price, the shipping and the timeline before you pay anything. Inside India you can order straight from this site, and shipping drops as your box grows: ₹249 under ₹750, ₹199 to ₹1,499, ₹149 to ₹1,798, and free over ₹1,799.
Express is not a checkout option yet. If you need it urgently, call or message us on +91 77384 02357 before you order and we will tell you what is possible to your pin code and what it costs.
They are dry, sealed and light. A full meal weighs less than a paperback. Check the food import rules for your destination before you pack.
On your first order, tell us within 7 days and we will make it right, replacement or refund, your choice. It is there so nobody has to gamble on whether they will like it.
Placing an order for delivery outside of India? Checkout here covers Indian addresses only. For international orders, please reach out to us on WhatsApp or call us on +91 77384 02357.
