Swati's Recipes is a home-run North Indian kitchen in Bukit Batok, Singapore, bringing authentic, home-cooked Indian food to tables across the island — delivery and takeaway only. Behind it is Swati, a certified food hygiene trained home chef who believes North Indian cuisine is a symphony of patience and spice: the slow simmer, traditional recipes handed down intact, and the 'Andaz' — the intuitive touch of a home cook — that commercial kitchens rarely have time for.
The kitchen is deliberately free of commercial shortcuts. Gravies are slow-cooked, preparation is home-style, and quality is treated as something that comes before quantity. Swati describes her kitchen as a sanctuary where the 'Ghar ka Swaad' — the taste of home — is never lost, and every order is cooked fresh and prepared on the day it is delivered.
The menu is remarkably broad for a home kitchen. Snacks and chaat range from Punjabi samosas, dal khasta kachori and sev poori to Gujarati steamed favourites like dhokla, khandvi and patra, alongside Indo-Chinese classics such as hakka noodles, chilli garlic noodles and veg manchurian. Main courses are the vegetarian heart of North Indian home cooking — dal makhani, kadhai paneer, malai kofta, rajma masala, baigan bharta and more — paired with fresh Indian breads and traditional desserts from gulab jamun to gajar halwa.
Every month brings a themed special (currently a Chaat & Snacks feature, with paani puri, dahi bhalla and kachori with bhatti aloo sabji) and rotating promotions, plus catering for get-togethers of up to 25-30 guests. As Swati puts it: when you order, you aren't just a customer — you are a guest at the family table.
Swati's Recipes is what happens when a trained home chef decides Singapore deserves North Indian food that tastes like it came straight off her own family table. Run by Swati — a certified food hygiene trained home chef — from her kitchen in Bukit Batok (Singapore 659801), this delivery-and-takeaway-only operation is built around one idea: the slow, unhurried flavours of a traditional North Indian home, cooked fresh for every single order.
In a world of fast food and commercial kitchens, Swati believes, the soul of North Indian cuisine is becoming a rarity — the slow simmer, the authentic traditional recipes, and the 'Andaz', the intuitive touch of a home cook. Her answer is a kitchen treated as a sanctuary where quality precedes quantity: no commercial shortcuts, slow-cooked gravies and genuinely home-style preparation, so the 'Ghar ka Swaad', the taste of home, is never lost.
Don't let the word "home" fool you — the menu reads like a full North Indian restaurant. The snacks list spans Punjabi samosas, dal khasta kachori, sev poori and veg pakora; Gujarati steamed favourites like dhokla, khandvi and patra; and Indo-Chinese plate pleasers such as hakka noodles, chilli garlic noodles and veg manchurian. There are even pizza bites and hummus with pita for the kids' table, plus hearty pairings like choley bhature, choley kulcha and pav bhaji.
The main course is where the slow-cooking philosophy shows. Vegetarian classics — dal makhani, kadhai paneer, malai kofta, baigan bharta, rajma masala, bharwan bhindi, bhindi do Pyaza — are cooked the home way, while aloo jeera, aloo gobhi, dal tadka, urad dal and lauki chana dal cover the everyday comfort side. Fresh breads come off the stove to soak up the gravies: chapati and phulka, naan, poori, methi thepla and stuffed parathas. Desserts are all part of the repertoire too, from gulab jamun, gajar halwa and malai rabdi to rasmalai, shrikhand, sooji halwa, coconut and besan ladoos, and jave ki kheer.
Each month brings a themed special from the home kitchen, and the current spotlight is on chaat and snacks: paani poori in a 20-piece pack, dahi bhalla by the plate, and dal khasta kachori served with bhatti aloo sabji in packs of six. There is a running July promotion as well — 50% off the delivery fee on orders of $100 and above — and new monthly promotions appear on the website regularly, so it is worth checking back before you order.
Because this is a genuine home kitchen, a little planning goes a long way: orders should preferably be placed one to two days in advance. Ordering happens through WhatsApp via the link on the website, where the current menu and prices are shared directly. Everything is made to order and prepared on the same day it is delivered to maintain maximum freshness.
Delivery is available islandwide across Singapore for an added delivery fee, and takeaway is also an option — but there is no dine-in. The kitchen provides the food only, delivered well packaged; warmers and cutlery are not included, so arrange your own serving ware for larger spreads.
Swati's Recipes also takes on catering for corporate get-togethers, kitty parties, kids' parties and family or friends' gatherings, for a maximum of 25 to 30 guests — a good fit for intimate celebrations where home-style vegetarian food is the point.
What sets this Bukit Batok home kitchen apart is the framing: when you order, you aren't just a customer, you are a guest at the family table. Feedback matters here too — the site invites diners to share reviews and ratings, feeding a quality meter that keeps the cooking honest.
If you are craving North Indian food that tastes like someone's home rather than a production line, Swati's Recipes delivers exactly that — literally, anywhere in Singapore, Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, with every dish cooked fresh on the day it reaches your door.