Food Storytelling & Publishing
Shipped across India
We help you turn your family’s recipes and food stories into books, digital archives, and audio keepsakes so they’re saved for future generations.
Pricing Guide
DIY Heirloom Recipe Journal
Physical Specs
- Format: Hardbound journal measuring 8 inches x 12 inches
- Paper: Acid-free, grease-resistant 'Glasso' treated paper designed to withstand kitchen spills
- Binding: Smyth-sewn lay-flat binding ensuring the book stays open while cooking
Content Structure
- Capacity: Templated logs to manually record 40 recipes
- Sections: Dedicated fields for prep time, cook time, servings, and storytelling notes
- Reference: Integrated cooking measurement conversion table (Cups to Grams/Ounces)
Packaging
- Protection: Comes in a keepsake protective box
- Delivery: Includes domestic shipping charges for metro delivery
Bespoke Family Cookbook Service
Content Curation
- Scope: Professional documentation of 20 to 25 heirloom recipes
- Interviews: 3 to 4 sessions with family members to record recipes and oral history
- Editing: Transcribing voice notes and converting 'andaaz' (estimations) into precise metric measurements
- Copywriting: Drafting family introductions, dedications, and recipe headnotes
Design & Art
- Layout: Editorial coffee-table book style design
- Visuals: Digitization and retouching of existing family photos
- Art: Custom spot illustrations (watercolor or digital sketches) for ingredients
- Review: 2 rounds of digital proofs for family review
Production
- Quantity: 5 to 10 printed hardbound copies
- Paper: Premium 100-120 GSM non-coated archival paper
- Finish: Custom cover with Gold or Silver foil stamping
Brand Zine Design Package
Narrative Scope
- Format: 12 to 16 page thematic booklet or zine
- Research: Culinary deep-dive for historical facts and cultural context
- Writing: Content creation for articles, recipes, or photo essays
Design & Visuals
- Art Direction: Visual mood board aligned with brand identity
- Graphic Design: Complete layout, typography, and typesetting
- Illustration: Inclusion of 3 to 4 custom hero illustrations
Deliverables
- Digital: High-resolution Print-Ready PDF and Web-Optimized PDF
- Note: Physical printing costs are not included in this package
About Food Storytelling & Publishing
Why I Do This
For me, family recipes are like heirlooms. I lost my maa’s recipes because I never wrote them down, and it still pinches. That’s why I started Nivaala – to make sure your ghar ka khana (home food) stories don’t just disappear.
What I Make
It’s never just a cookbook. I work with you to turn those andaaze se (by estimation) recipes and kitchen stories into something lasting. Sometimes it’s a book, sometimes a digital food archive, sometimes even a way to hear your loved one’s voice again. I chase after those little details – the kaimanam (that special touch), the story behind the dish, the voice notes, all of it.
How I Capture Your Food Memories
- Community cookbook project: I bring people together to create anthologies like "Memories on a Plate", packed with stories, poems, art, and recipes from kitchens all over the world. There are QR codes so you can actually listen to people share stories in their own words.
- Digital Food Atlas: This is a living digital food archive for India’s family recipes, from all corners and backgrounds. Anybody can add their story and keep the tradition going.
What Matters Most
If you’ve ever worried about your family’s food memories fading away, you’re not alone. I’m here to help you document them, with all their quirks and flavors, so the next generation never has to say, “I wish I’d written that down.”
Meet your Expert
Nivaala
90 connects in last 3 months
My Story
Not gonna lie, Nivaala is basically my way of holding onto my mum, Neena. Lost her before I could ask for her recipes. Now all I’ve got is her voice, scribbles in old diaries, and honestly, that’s sometimes enough. Cooking with my nephew, I realised food is how we remember, how we stay connected. My great-grandma’s Poorni kachori recipe made it across borders. That’s what I’m trying to save – memories, not just for me, but for all of us.
My Work
Recipe Preservation Services - We help you save your family’s food memories, whether it’s old recipes or new ones, so they don’t get lost.
Voice App for Recipes - Record recipes in your maa’s (mom’s) voice, andaaza and all. The app transcribes and makes a keepsake PDF.
Heirloom Recipe Journals - Love pen and paper? Our journals let you write recipes, notes, even for kids. Start your own food story.
Community of Food Memories - Through Food Atlas and Memories on a Plate, we collect and share family recipes from across India.
Why We Do It - Family recipes are inheritance. We want preserving them to be as normal as making chai.
