Menu Pricing Calculator
Dish + recipe + city → minimum viable price + recommended price using live Agmarknet mandi feed. The same data layer that powers Forkcast Supply Watch.
1. Dish details
2. Ingredients in this dish
Add only the ingredients used in one plate. Onion, tomato, potato, rice, wheat and oil use live mandi prices when available.
3. Monthly fixed costs
These are spread across your expected plates/month so profit is closer to reality.
Result
Includes raw ingredients, per-plate overhead and allocated fixed costs.
Mughlai pricing in Kanpur
Mughlai cuisine runs a 32-40% food cost band when executed well. The most-missed cost line: mutton + ghee variance is the silent margin killer.
For Kanpur specifically: Industrial + leather belt catchment.
Worked example: Butter Chicken comes out to a plate cost of ₹82 and a recommended price of ₹320 at a 30% food cost target. The minimum viable price is ₹275 — below this, you're losing money on every plate after kitchen labour.
Next: run the viability score for Mughlai × Kanpur, and check the opening cost for Kanpur.
Common questions
What is the typical food cost % for Mughlai restaurants?
Well-run Mughlai kitchens land between 32% and 40%. Above this, audit portions and supplier contracts.
What ingredient is the silent margin killer for Mughlai?
Mutton + ghee variance is the silent margin killer.
How should I price Mughlai in Kanpur?
Example: Butter Chicken in Kanpur has a plate cost of ₹82 and a recommended price of ₹320 at a 30% food cost target. Your channel mix (dine-in vs Zomato vs Swiggy) shifts the recommended price by ₹15-30.
Do mandi price moves matter for Mughlai?
Yes. Mughlai signals: Eid, Wedding muhurat, Friday night. Watch the sensitivity table — a 25% mandi swing on key commodities moves the recommended price by 8-15%.
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