GharKaSwad: A Digital Platform for Connecting Home Chefs with Consumers

The growing urbanization has led to an increasing reliance on restaurant or pre-prepared meals, which often lack the nutritional value and cost-effectiveness of home-cooked food. “GharKaSwad” addresses this challenge by providing a web-based platform that connects consumers with home chefs. This paper presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of this digital platform that enables housewives and home chefs to register, post their food offerings, and accept orders, while customers can find nearby home cooks, place orders, and track their meal status The system uses a simplified order placement process and a geolocation-based search function. The Research emphasizes home cooks’ potential for financial empowerment as well as the general feasibility of this business model in the modern food service industry.