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Add the ingredients of a dish to get the cost per plate, the food-cost % at your menu price, and the price for the food-cost % you want.
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Ingredients for one batch
Food-cost % = cost of the ingredients on the plate ÷ menu price × 100. Most dhabas and restaurants aim for 28–35%. Above 40% there's little left for rent, staff and gas.
Price ingredients at what you paid this week, not last month: chicken and tomato move a lot. Add a few percent for oil, masala, gas and food that gets thrown away. The example above is a chicken karahi batch; replace it with your own recipe.
To set a price from a target: menu price = cost per plate ÷ target %. A Rs 190 plate at 32% should sell for about Rs 600.
Most restaurants and dhabas aim for 28–35%. Above 40% there is little left for rent, staff and gas.
Add the cost of every ingredient used in a batch, add a few percent for oil, masala, gas and wastage, and divide by the plates the batch makes.
Menu price = cost per plate ÷ target food-cost %. A Rs 190 plate at 32% should sell for about Rs 600.
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