Every rule respected.
Every household, different.
MealOrbit models Jain compliance as first-class data — not freeform notes. Recipes carry their level. Households declare theirs. Mismatches surface automatically.
Three levels. Pick one. Override per recipe.
Standard Jain
No meat, no eggs, no root vegetables. The default for most everyday recipes.
- Grains, pulses, dairy
- Above-ground vegetables
- Most spices, oils, ghee
- Onion, garlic, potato
- Carrot, beetroot, radish
- Eggs, meat, fish
Strict Jain
Standard + no honey, no overnight food, no fermented items. Common for elders and Paryushan.
- Fresh-cooked, same-day
- Day-only eating (chauvihar)
- Pure dairy, fresh
- Honey, fermented food
- Overnight curd / leftovers
- Root substitutes too
Custom / Non-Jain
For mixed households. Recipes carry explicit flags so the kitchen view warns before cooking.
- Per-household overrides
- Guest-cook legacy recipes
- Per-member exceptions
- Unflagged surprises
- Hidden ingredients
- Silent substitutions
Festival + fast modes, marked once.
Recipes carry observance flags. Filter the library, plan a fast week, or auto-warn when the household calendar lands on a strict day.
Paryushan-friendly
8-day annual fasting period. Strict compliance, no root veg, often Ayambil single-meal.
paryushan_friendlyAyambil-friendly
Single boiled meal a day. No spice, oil, salt, sugar. Plain khichdi, boiled grains, rotis.
ayambil_friendlyFasting-friendly
Sabudana-based, fruit-based, dairy-permitted. Ekadashi, Chauvihar, partial-fast days.
fasting_friendlyToday’s tithi. Today’s diet.
The Jain calendar drives compliance — not just dates. Plan a week ahead, see the rules each day.
Substitutions stored, not memorized.
Every recipe can carry an explicit substitution table. The Kitchen view shows these inline as the cook works — no flipping notebooks.
| Original | Jain substitute | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Onion | Tomato + asafoetida (hing) | Closest umami profile; common Jain swap. |
| Garlic | Hing (asafoetida) | Pinch of hing in hot oil mimics aromatics. |
| Potato | Raw banana / arbi (colocasia) | Both substitutes are above-ground tubers, strict-Jain safe. |
| Carrot | Cabbage core / kohlrabi | Sweet crunch, similar braise behavior. |
| Beetroot | Pomegranate / tomato puree | For color and tang in salads and rice. |
| Radish | Kohlrabi / turnip leaves | Same family, above-ground parts only. |
| Egg (binding) | Flaxseed slurry / besan | 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water = 1 egg. |