Griha pravesh catering, held for the aarti.
The muhurat is the brief. Lunch does not start at one because the card said so; it starts when the priest sits. Prasad is out before he arrives. The meal after aarti is sattvic or strict Jain, held hot through an overrun. Kravvia, founded 1999 in Santacruz, has catered to that order from the start.
The mistake is a 1pm buffet, as if the priest ran to IST. He does not. Prasad and mithai go on the thali before he sits; sattvic or Jain lunch goes out only after aarti, still hot when the last neighbour arrives. Two services, not one. A Bandra, Juhu or Powai flat takes drop-off from ₹650, from 25 guests: no chafing in the pooja room. From 100 guests, full-day service from ₹850 covers breakfast, prasad, lunch and evening chai. Ask for release tied to aarti, not a clock, and name the observance: sattvic, or strict Jain with no roots.
Prasad and mithai
Laddu, peda, barfi and the dry-fruit range, boxed or on trays.
Sattvic or Jain lunch
No onion, no garlic, no roots where the pooja demands it, held hot for the aarti.
Full-day service
Breakfast for the family, prasad, lunch with staff, and evening chai.
Starting bands from Kravvia's published rate card. Final quotes move with headcount, menu depth, date and venue. See the full card.
Sattvic and Jain are different lists
The usual brief is no onion and no garlic, as if that covered the Jain relatives. It does not. Sattvic drops onion and garlic. Strict Jain drops every root, and it is cooked in a fully isolated Jain kitchen since 2012, with separate prep and utensils. Kravvia rebuilds the dishes from asafoetida, cumin and the dried spice blends rather than approximating them. Write the observance into the quote: sattvic, or strict Jain. Both lists come from the 200+ dish tasting menu. Do not leave the distinction to the morning of the pooja.
Is prasad part of the catering, or a separate order?
Prasad is a separate line, not a dessert course. Motichoor and bundi laddu, peda and barfi, at ₹700 to ₹900 per kilogram, boxed or on trays, must be out before the priest arrives. Order it with the lunch, not after.
Does no-onion, no-garlic cover the Jain relatives?
No-onion, no-garlic is the default for a pooja lunch. Strict Jain, with no root vegetables, is on request, from ₹850 per guest, from a fully isolated Jain kitchen since 2012. Name which list at the brief. It is a standard, not a special.
When should a muhurat date be held?
Ten days holds a weekday griha pravesh. Muhurat dates cluster around Diwali and through the winter wedding season; those mornings go first. Hold the date before the priest's slot is the only one left.
The flat is new and the kitchen is not working. Can you still cater?
That is the usual Mumbai griha pravesh. Drop-off from ₹650, from 25 guests, arrives held hot; nothing is cooked on site and the pooja room stays clear. Full-day service from ₹850 needs 100 guests and floor space for staff. Ask for drop-off. A 2BHK is not a buffet.
