Leaving home is hard. But what truly hits you isn’t the laundry or the 8 am classes, it’s the absence of maa’s dal, hot rotis, and that one snack you swore you’d never miss until it was gone. For students starting college, moving to a new city, or even heading abroad, food becomes a matter of survival. Enter Indian ready-to-make brands, modern saviours wrapped in foil, bottles, or jars. These are not just convenience meals. They are comfort, culture, and calories that travel. Packed with nostalgia and zero mess, they’re the secret weapon of the well-fed student.
Gits – The Instant Food Pioneer
Mumbai-based Gits, founded in 1963, was among India’s earliest champions of ready meals and instant mixes. Known for its dosa, idli, and gulab jamun mixes, the brand also offers packed meals like palak paneer and dal tadka. If you’re living abroad or away from Indian groceries, Gits is a pantry must-have.
Price: Rs. 50–Rs. 130
Slurrp Farm – Wholesome, Tasty, and Fun
Founded in 2016 by two mums in Delhi, Slurrp Farm offers millet dosa and pancake mixes that feel like they were made for grown-up kids. With no artificial additives, their products are great for homesick students looking for nourishing bites that aren’t boring. Also great for last-minute breakfasts or midnight comfort.
Price: Rs. 80–Rs. 250
Kitchens of India – Luxury in a Foil Pouch
An ITC brand launched in the 2000s, Kitchens of India caters to the palate that misses restaurant-style food. Whether it’s dal bukhara or pindi chana, these dishes taste slow-cooked and rich, not something you expect from a ready meal. Ideal for those homesick Sunday dinners.
Price: Rs. 100–Rs. 180
Happy Jars – When You Need a Spoon and Silence
Founded in Mumbai in 2016, Happy Jars makes preservative-free nut butters that double up as meals and emotional therapy for homesick students.
Price: Rs. 250–Rs. 400
The Whole Truth – Honest Snacking for Brain Fuel
Founded in Mumbai in 2019, this brand is all about clean, no-junk protein bars, muesli, and breakfast packs that are perfect for quick, power-packed dorm meals.
Price: Rs. 50–Rs. 300
Snackible – Your Dorm Drawer’s Best Friend
Mumbai’s Snackible (since 2015) delivers peri peri chickpeas, oat cookies, and baked makhana clean snacks that keep you going without a sugar crash.
Price: Rs. 40–Rs. 200
Impressario Handmade – When Frozen Feels Fancy
From the folks behind SOCIAL and Smoke House Deli, Impressario Handmade delivers gourmet DIY kits, think flatbreads, pastas, and sauces, that can transform your dorm dinner into a candlelight feast.
Price: Rs. 120–Rs. 300
Native Tongue – Spreadable Nostalgia for Students
Native Tongue offers regional Indian spreads like amba haldi mustard, spicy guava chutney, and sweet jaggery peanut butter, brilliant for toast, khakras, or an instant upgrade to hostel Maggi.
Price: Rs. 100–Rs. 250
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