India's 100% vegetarian chaap & tandoor brand
From one truck to your city
Born on wheels in Aligarh in October 2020. Today six outlets across three cities run on the same recipes, the same tandoor and one rule: 100% vegetarian, always.
Now open for franchise partners.
Why partners choose Door Ka Tandoor
Pure vegetarian, always
A clear identity in a crowded food market, and a rule, not a preference.
- No non-veg stored or served
- Same rule in staff housing
- Trusted by families
A proven system
Tested recipes, a secret masala premix and written SOPs already running across our outlets.
- Recipe manual and SOPs
- Brand-supplied premix
- Weekly and monthly audits
Kitchen team placed by us
We recruit, train and place a five-person kitchen team, so your outlet tastes right from the first plate.
- 3 karigars and 2 helpers
- 7-10 days of pre-launch training
- Replacements in year one
Born on wheels.
Built on taste.
In October 2020 Raghav Upadhyay parked Aligarh's first food truck outside a school gate with ₹20,000 and one tandoor.
People came for the chaap, and came back for the taste.
A brand built on repeat customers
Running outlets in Aligarh, Agra and Ujjain, plus school canteens.
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh today, with Rajasthan next.
Chaap, tandoor starters, rolls, gravies and breads on one menu.
Built on repeat customers and word of mouth, not on discounts.
Why veg chaap.
Why now.
Six reasons a pure veg chaap outlet makes sense today.
A ₹7.76 lakh crore plate
India’s food services market is projected to grow from ₹5.69 lakh crore to ₹7.76 lakh crore by FY28.
The organised segment is growing faster, at 13.2% a year.
Source: NRAI India Food Services Report 2024
8 in 10 Indians limit meat
About 4 in 10 Indian adults call themselves vegetarian, and 8 in 10 limit meat in some way.
A pure veg outlet can serve every one of them, every day of the week.
Source: Pew Research Center, 2021
Tandoori taste, 100% veg
Chaap is soya and wheat protein, cooked on the same skewers, coals and masalas as a classic tandoori platter.
Guests get the smoky, rich bite they crave, with no non-veg anywhere in the kitchen.
A category that is growing
Plant-based meat in India is forecast to grow about 22% a year till 2034.
Chaap is the desi, affordable face of that shift, and it is already loved on Indian streets.
Source: IMARC Group, India plant-based meat market
Hygiene built into the recipe
Our chaap is boiled during preparation, before it meets the marinade and the tandoor.
Boiling and then high-heat cooking is one of the simplest ways to keep street food safe.
More than one way to earn
Evening dine-in, home delivery on Swiggy and Zomato, and bulk party orders through DKT Pangat.
One outlet, several revenue lines.
DKT Adda
Car dining
DKT On Wheels
Choose the format for your city
DKT Adda and DKT On Wheels need a total investment of ₹24-25 lakh, of which ₹4.10 lakh is refundable.
The new DKT Express counter starts at an indicative ₹12-15 lakh.
What our guests say
Taste of the chaap, specially malai chaap, is out of the world. Highly recommended. Best chaap outlet in Aligarh so far.
Very tasty, and very good staff.
I went twice and had lunch and dinner with family. Food quality is mouth watering. It was excellent.
Awesome taste and best service. The Afghani soya chap is one of the best I have ever had. Overall it is value for money.
