We're at the stage in life that can best be described in one word: chaotic. My wife Vidya and I both work. Our parents are ageing. Getting through the week requires a reward of its own.

I joke to my wife that every day is like walking on a tightrope. One thing goes awry, the cook calls and says "bimar hai didi," the nanny calls saying "akka odambe sari ille," and we're screwed.

How Vidya plans our week. (I can't even understand my own handwriting.)

It's easy to be nostalgic about our own childhoods. But parenting has got harder today. Support systems are fewer, kids can't just play on the roads like we did and grandparents aren't getting younger.

In Kannada, Vaara means week.

And that's our greatest challenge: getting through it.

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Vaara has a few things that can help you:

Meal plannerThe week's meals and the shopping list, sent to your cook in her language.
Calendar syncSyncs your child's school calendar with yours, so all of you are aware of what's happening.
RSVPPaste a guest list, share one link, see who's coming.

Festival prep. A regular Sunday lunch. Even the little one helps chop.

This is an increasingly crowded space, which means it's a problem worth solving. I'm not a tech bro with VCs lined up. I'm like you, trying to make parts of my life simpler. I don't speak or understand tech.

I'm an AI enthusiast, but not a "let's automate life and die of boredom" fan. Vaara is a labour of love, much like how you plan your meals and run your home.

The meal planner

Here's a real week it made

South Indian, eggetarian, cooking for 4.

Monday☀️ Idli + Sambar
🌿 Curd Rice + Beans Poriyal
🌙 Roti + Dal Tadka

Tuesday☀️ Upma + Coconut Chutney
🌿 Jeera Rice + Chana Dal + Cabbage Thoran
🌙 Roti + Paneer Masala

Wednesday☀️ Poha
🌿 Tomato Rasam + Rice + Carrot Poriyal
🌙 Dosa + Coconut Chutney

Plus a matched shopping list, protein tracking, and a plan you can send straight to your cook.

Hop in, and let's simplify our lives, together.

Pawan and Vidya

💬 WhatsApp me ✉️ Email

Works like an app. No download needed. Open it in your browser and add it to your home screen.

vaara.

Vaara plans your family's week, so you can spend it with them.

Hello! Let's set up your kitchen.

Takes 2 minutes. Saves hours every week.

Your name

Cooking for how many people?

Cooking a full meal, as usual

Mostly cooking just for myself, keep it simple & quick

Your city

Bangalore

Chennai

Mumbai

Delhi

Hyderabad

Kolkata

Pune

Kochi

Ahmedabad

Jaipur

Lucknow

Coimbatore

📍 Type my city

🇺🇸 USA

🌍 Elsewhere

Tell me about your household

A few words is enough. Try "smoothie daily" or "skip lunch", or describe the whole household: "I'm vegetarian, my husband eats egg, we love South Indian food". I'll show what I understood, and you can fill in the rest below.

What does your household eat?

Tick everyone's diet. You can select more than one.

🟢 Vegetarian

No meat, no fish, no eggs

🟡 Eggetarian

No meat or fish. Eggs are fine.

🔴 Non-Vegetarian

Includes chicken, fish, mutton, eggs

🌱 Vegan

No animal products at all

🕉️ Jain

No root vegetables, no meat, no egg

I understand Vaara suggests meals based on what I've told it, but checking every dish for allergens and dietary safety before eating is my own responsibility, not Vaara's.

Tell us more about your kitchen

All optional — skip anything and we'll use sensible defaults.

Any health conditions to consider?

High Cholesterol

Diabetes

High BP

Thyroid

IBS / Gut issues

Weight Loss

None

What cuisines do you cook at home?

Kerala

Tamil

Karnataka

Andhra / Telangana

North Indian

Maharashtrian

Gujarati

Bengali

Experimental

Goan

North East

Coorgi

Mangalorean

Meal heaviness

Light

Medium

Hearty

Your lunch staple

Both equally

Chapati / Roti

Rice

Your dinner staple

Both equally

Chapati / Roti

Rice

Dinner carb preference

No preference

Prefer no rice at night

Leftovers

Keep lunch and dinner separate

Reuse lunch's main for dinner when it makes sense

Weekly pantry stock-up

I shop as needed

I stock up once a week (e.g. Sunday)

Batter prep

I make fresh batter each time

I prep idli/dosa batter in bulk

Protein preferences

We'll plan meals toward your target and show you any gap. Extra protein comes from food, not powders, unless you tell us you use them.

How much protein do you need?

Yeah, I get it. Protein is everywhere you look. But many of us aren't getting enough of it (and extra protein biscuits don't cut it). This simple calculation tells you approx. how much protein you might need.

How we work this out

Adults need about 0.83g of protein for every kg of body weight a day (ICMR-NIN, the WHO and the EU all use this; the US uses 0.8g). That's about 46g for a woman and 54g for a man, so we plan about 50g for each adult. Children under 13 need roughly 13 to 32g depending on age, about 20g on average. Over 65, many guidelines suggest a little more.

Prefer to use your body weight? It's only used to work out your protein.

Your body weight is only used to work out how much protein you need. It's calculated on your phone and never saved or sent anywhere.

Daily protein target per adult (grams)

◀ ▶ Not set

👆 Slide left or right to set your target

Protein powder (whey or plant)

Food only

We use protein powder too

How do you like your eggs?

Any style

Omelette

Boiled

Scrambled

Bhurji

Poached

How many eggs per serving?

Which meals do you need planned?

Untick what you handle yourself — like office lunch.

🌅

Breakfast

Morning meal

🍎

Snack

Mid-day bite

🍱

Lunch

Afternoon meal

🌙

Dinner

Evening meal

Almost there — this is the good part

Tell us what you love to cook. Just what comes to mind — even 3 or 4 dishes per meal is enough to start. You can always add more later from the app. The more you share, the better your plan gets.

📷 Prefer a pic?

Take a photo of your handwritten meal plan, a recipe book, or your fridge — Vaara will read it and fill your dishes automatically.

Add or capture more of what you eat at home — the more Vaara knows, the more personalized your recommendations get.

Breakfast favourites

Lunch favourites

Dinner favourites

Never eat (allergies / dislikes)

Signed in as

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Phone (optional)

🔒 I hate spam as much as I hate Monday morning meetings. Your email won't be sold or shared — ever. I'll only use it for the odd update on what's changing with Vaara, and to help you get your plan back if you switch devices.

vaara.

Plan

Camera

Shopping

Send to Cook

Kids Lunch

Leftovers

Occasions

What do you want to eat this week?

+ Put this in the plan

🍲 What's cooking nearby

Show

📞 Call for help or company

Show

🎧 Cooking tonight? Something to listen to

Music Podcast

🥘 What can I cook right now?

Shopping's not done and you've just got whatever's in the fridge — tell me what you have and what you're in the mood for, or snap a photo.

🔖 Add your inspiration

🔍 Get a recipe for anything

Want to cook something that's not on your plan? Type the dish name and get real ingredients and steps.

Surprise me — something outside your usual

🥦 What veggie side today?

Pick a vegetable and get a quick side dish suggestion that pairs with your meals.

This Week's Shopping

✓ Tick what you're buying locally · Tap BB to order online

Daily reminder

A notification every day at the time you pick, naming what is cooking. Tap it to send the plan to your cook.

What time?

Any time you like, for example 6:45 AM.

Turn on reminder

Veggies to cut

Vaara works out which vegetables each day's dishes need. Remove anything wrong, then approve. Your reminder names them, and today's message to your cook includes them.

Get my veggie list

Send Plan to Your Cook

Pick a language, choose whole week or just today, and copy the message for your cook.

English

हिन्दी

ಕನ್ನಡ

தமிழ்

Whole week

Just today

Your plan will appear here once generated.

🎙 Got a voice reply from your cook?

Upload their voice note (Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, or any Indian language) — we'll translate it to English. Clips longer than 30 seconds won't work yet.

What's in your fridge?

Type an ingredient. Get ideas for what to cook with it.