One truck.
One tandoor.
One rule about taste.
From a food truck outside a school gate in Aligarh to a multi-city vegetarian brand.
Gourmet street food, done properly.
Door Ka Tandoor began in October 2020 as Aligarh’s first food truck - a 100% pure-vegetarian kitchen built on one idea: gourmet street food, done properly.
What started outside a school gate grew into a recognised chaap-and-tandoor brand, built almost entirely on repeat customers and word of mouth.
Today the 120+ dish menu runs across six outlets in Aligarh, Ujjain and Agra.
From wheels to a multi-city brand
The first truck
Aligarh’s first food truck rolls out - ₹20,000, one tandoor and a 20-year-old founder.
A permanent home
The first permanent shop opens, and a base kitchen standardises the premix, marinade and portioning.
Ujjain and Agra
The brand travels - first to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, then to Agra.
Six outlets, three cities
Trademark registered, and the franchise programme opens to partners.
Raghav Upadhyay
“I was 20 when I parked our first truck outside a school gate with ₹20,000 and a tandoor. People came for the chaap, and came back for the taste. Every outlet we have opened since has the same rule: 100% vegetarian, always, and every plate as good as the first one from that truck. Door Ka Tandoor is not just a restaurant to us - it is an evening ritual for our customers. I want to take that ritual to every city in India.”
He still runs the brand the way he ran the truck: he tastes, he trains, and he will not let an outlet open until the first plate out of its kitchen is right.
Four principles, in every outlet
100% vegetarian, always
No non-vegetarian item is stored, cooked or served at any outlet - or even in staff accommodation.
Same taste in every city
Premix and marinade come only from the brand, and the kitchen team is placed and managed by us.
Fresh from the tandoor
Nothing pre-fried and held. The tandoor sits at the centre of every outlet, in full view of the customer.
Respect for karigars & customers
Fair pay, good food and decent accommodation for our karigars are part of every partnership.
Take the Door Ka Tandoor evening to your city.
Every franchise partner speaks to our founder personally before a site is approved.
Watch our commercials
Four short films from the Door Ka Tandoor kitchen and our franchise call.