Job Title: CDP – Vegetarian Maharashtrian Cuisine

Location: Kalyan

Job Type: Full-time

Department: Kitchen

Cuisine: Vegetarian Maharashtrian Cuisine

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We are looking for an experienced and skilled CDP – Vegetarian Maharashtrian Cuisine for our kitchen team in Kalyan. The candidate should have strong hands-on experience in preparing authentic Maharashtrian vegetarian dishes, daily mise-en-place, bulk preparation, portion control, taste consistency, and kitchen hygiene.

The ideal candidate should be confident in handling a section independently and should have positive knowledge of traditional Maharashtrian food, snacks, thalis, gravies, rice preparations, breakfast items, festive dishes, and regional flavours.

Key Responsibilities:

- Prepare authentic vegetarian Maharashtrian dishes as per standard recipes and taste profile.
- Handle dishes such as misal, usal, poha, sabudana khichdi, pithla bhakri, zunka, bharli vangi, varan bhaat, amti, batata bhaji, kothimbir vadi, thali items, snacks, and other regional preparations.
- Manage daily mise-en-place, cutting, chopping, grinding, masala preparation, cooking, garnishing, and section setup.
- Maintain consistency in taste, quality, portion size, and presentation.
- Handle vegetarian kitchen production for daily service, rush hours, and bulk orders if required.
- Coordinate with the Sous Chef / Head Chef for menu planning, prep planning, and stock requirements.
- Maintain proper hygiene, cleanliness, grooming, and food safety standards.
- Follow FIFO, proper storage, labelling, wastage control, and kitchen SOPs.
- Check raw material quality and inform seniors about shortages, spoilage, wastage, or equipment issues.




- Guide Commis/helpers in preparation, cleaning, and section operations.
- Maintain cleanliness of workstation, equipment, storage areas, refrigerators, and cooking section.

Candidate Requirements:

- Prior experience as CDP, DCDP, Senior Commi, or Maharashtrian Cook in a restaurant, hotel, catering setup, or cloud kitchen.
- Strong practical knowledge of vegetarian Maharashtrian cuisine is required.
- Should be able to manage a section independently.
- Knowledge of thali service, snacks, breakfast items, gravies, rice items, and bulk preparation will be preferred.
- Must be clean, disciplined, punctual, and team-oriented.
- Should be comfortable working during weekends, public holidays, and busy service hours.
- Candidate should be currently located in or willing to travel/relocate to Kalyan.

Qualification: Minimum 10th / 12th pass.

Hotel management or culinary background will be preferred but is not mandatory.

Benefits:

As per company policy.

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Food provided

Application Question(s):
- Do you have prior experience working as CDP, DCDP, Senior Commi, or Cook in a vegetarian Maharashtrian kitchen?
- How many years of experience do you have in Maharashtrian cuisine preparation?
- Are you comfortable preparing vegetarian Maharashtrian dishes such as misal, usal, pithla bhakri, zunka, bharli vangi, amti, thali items, snacks, and breakfast items?
- Have you handled mise-en-place, portion control, taste consistency, bulk preparation, and live service independently before?
- Are you currently located in or willing to travel/relocate to Kalyan for this role?

Work Location: In person

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