Vegetarian cook for home: pure-veg, sattvic and Jain kitchens

We ask specific questions rather than accepting a yes. Which Jain families has the cook worked with, and for how long. What do they use in place of onion and garlic. Which vegetables are off the menu, and can they name root vegetables beyond potato and onion. What changes during Paryushan. A cook who has actually run a Jain kitchen answers these without hesitation, and those are the cooks we propose.

Usually yes. Cooks with real experience of strict Jain rules are a smaller pool than general vegetarian cooks, so matching can take a few extra days beyond our typical 24 to 72 hours. We would rather take that time than send a cook who learns the rules in your kitchen.

Yes. No-egg is a standard rule for many pure-veg households, and it extends beyond the obvious dishes: no egg in baking, and packaged ingredients like mayonnaise or certain pastas checked before use. State it once at matching and it becomes part of the cook's brief.

Yes. Many households eat regular vegetarian food most days and sattvic food on pooja days, ekadashi, or through festival weeks. Cooks used to vegetarian households switch between the two, keeping separate tadka jars where the family prefers it.

By planning, not supplements. A dal or legume at both main meals, paneer two or three times a week, curd or chaas daily, sprouts or besan chilla at breakfast, and millets like ragi mixed into the rotation. If someone in the family is building strength or managing diabetes, share that and the cook weights the menu accordingly.

Yes. We check every cook's Aadhaar card and address proof before placement. Many have trained under Skill India or HMCGSSC programs, which cover kitchen hygiene and safe food handling.

As a Bangalore indication, part-time cooks earn around ₹6,000-10,000 per month, full-time cooks ₹12,000-20,000, and live-in cooks ₹25,000 and up. Salaries vary about 20 percent either way with experience and household size. Cooks with strong Jain-kitchen experience tend to sit toward the upper end of each range.

Yes. EzyHelpers offers a trial period so you can test the cook's food quality, hygiene, and respect for your kitchen's rules. If it does not work out, we provide a replacement until you find a cook who suits your household.

Yes. A deep clean of the kitchen, fresh or thoroughly scrubbed cookware for households that want it, and a fresh pantry are the usual steps. The cook can do the setup in the first days of the engagement, and from then on the kitchen runs pure-veg.

Root vegetables: potato, onion, garlic, carrot, radish, beetroot, ginger in its fresh form for stricter homes, and other underground vegetables. Strictness varies by family, some allow dried ginger powder, others do not, so we match against your family's exact practice rather than a generic Jain label.