# Degchi

> Degchi is a free Android app for home kitchens in Pakistan that answers "what should we cook today?" from what's already in the kitchen — pantry tracking, recipe matching, guided cook mode with timers, an automatic shopping list, family dinner polls, and water reminders. Free, ad-supported, with a library of 200+ South Asian and Gulf recipes (metric and US measures) in English, Urdu, Hindi, Bangla and Arabic on the website, plus Roman Urdu in the app (the app also has Arabic). Available on Google Play for Android.

## Key facts
- Platform: Android (Google Play); iOS planned later.
- Price: free, supported by a small number of ads (never shown during cooking, market mode, onboarding, or vendor sale entry).
- Languages: English (default), Urdu (right-to-left, Nastaliq script), Roman Urdu (app only), Hindi (Devanagari), Bangla, Arabic (right-to-left; website and app).
- Company: Matrix Inn.
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.matrixinn.degchi
- Contact: m.usamaalam60@gmail.com

## Pages
- [Home](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/): overview, features, how it works, FAQ, Google Play link.
- [About](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/about/): what Degchi is, who makes it, status, languages, pricing, privacy summary, contact.
- [Recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/): sample recipes with ingredients and step-by-step cooking timers.
- [Pakistani recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/cuisine/pakistani/): 97 recipes.
- [Indian recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/cuisine/indian/): 50 recipes.
- [Bangladeshi recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/cuisine/bangladeshi/): 50 recipes.
- [Gulf and Arabian recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/cuisine/gulf-arabian/): 50 recipes.
- [Biryani, pulao and rice recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/biryani-pulao-rice/): 30 recipes.
- [Breakfast recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/breakfast/): 40 recipes.
- [Dessert and sweet recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/desserts-sweets/): 34 recipes.
- [Lunch and dinner recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/lunch-dinner-mains/): 153 recipes.
- [Snack and street food recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/snacks-street-food/): 49 recipes.
- [Chai, lassi and drink recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/drinks-chai-lassi/): 16 recipes.
- [Kebab and grill recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/kebabs-grills/): 13 recipes.
- [Bread and flatbread recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/breads-flatbreads/): 12 recipes.
- [Daal, lentil and chickpea recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/daal-lentils-chickpeas/): 19 recipes.
- [Chicken recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/chicken/): 22 recipes.
- [Mutton, lamb and beef recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/mutton-lamb-beef/): 27 recipes.
- [Vegetarian recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/vegetarian/): 148 recipes.
- [Quick recipes under 30 minutes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/quick-30-minutes/): 33 recipes.
- [High-protein recipes: lentils, chickpeas, paneer, eggs](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/high-protein/): 94 recipes.
- [Ramadan and iftar recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/iftar-ramadan/): 46 recipes.
- [Winter comfort food recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/winter-comforts/): 39 recipes.
- [Summer cooler recipes: lassi, sharbat, chaat](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/summer-coolers/): 19 recipes.
- [Eid and dawat celebration recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/eid-dawat/): 41 recipes.
- [Vegetarian protein recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/vegetarian-protein/): 40 recipes.
- [Recipes with potato](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-potato/): 38 recipes.
- [Recipes with eggs](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-eggs/): 20 recipes.
- [Recipes with yogurt (dahi)](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-yogurt/): 48 recipes.
- [Recipes with rice](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-rice/): 39 recipes.
- [Recipes with minced meat (keema)](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-minced-meat/): 13 recipes.
- [Paneer recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-paneer/): 8 recipes.
- [Chickpea recipes (chana, kabuli chana)](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-chickpeas/): 21 recipes.
- [Recipes with milk](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-milk/): 33 recipes.
- [Tomato recipes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-tomatoes/): 80 recipes.
- [Recipes with ghee](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-ghee/): 63 recipes.
- [Flour recipes (atta, maida)](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-flour/): 44 recipes.
- [Lentil recipes (masoor, moong, mash, toor)](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-lentils/): 22 recipes.
- [Recipes with onions](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/recipes/category/recipes-with-onions/): 136 recipes.
- [Privacy policy](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/privacy/): optional Google sign-in, cloud sync, family households, notifications, AdMob ads, analytics, data retention, account deletion.
- [Delete your account](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/account-deletion/): in-app steps and a web form for account deletion (Google Play requirement).
- [Full facts](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/llms-full.txt): complete plain-text product facts for language models.

## Blog
- [Besan Storage: Why Gram Flour Turns Bitter](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/besan-gram-flour-storage-why-it-turns-bitter-and-how-to-test-it/): Your pakoray batter looks perfect and tastes faintly like old paint. Besan is a high-protein, oil-bearing flour, and it goes off quietly. A smell test and the right jar fix it.
- [Sahlab at Home: Thick, Smooth and Lump-Free](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/sahlab-at-home-thick-warm-milk-drink-without-lumps/): Sahlab should coat a spoon and slide off slowly, closer to a drinkable pudding than a hot milk. The usual failure is lumps or a skin, and both are avoidable.
- [Mango Lassi at Home: Fresh, Frozen or Tinned Pulp](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/mango-lassi-at-home-fresh-frozen-or-tinned-pulp/): Mango lassi is easy until the mango is sour, stringy or out of season. Here is how to adjust for each kind of mango, with amounts that match our recipe page.
- [Filter Coffee at Home: Decoction, Ratio and Froth](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/south-indian-filter-coffee-at-home-decoction-ratio-and-froth/): The glass arrives with a foam cap and tastes of roasted coffee and hot milk, not of bitterness. The work is in a slow decoction and a few pours between two steel vessels.
- [Baingan Bharta Smoky on an Electric Stove or Oven](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/baingan-bharta-smoky-without-a-gas-flame-electric-stove-or-oven/): The smoke is the whole point of baingan bharta, and it comes from charring the skin. How to get close with an electric hob, a broiler or a barbecue.
- [Vegetable Kurma: South Indian Coconut Gravy at Home](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/vegetable-kurma-south-indian-coconut-gravy-for-idli-and-parotta/): A mild coconut and cashew gravy for idli, parotta or rice. The paste, the par-boil and the one timing mistake that turns the vegetables to mush.
- [Chingri Malai Curry With Frozen Shrimp, No Splitting](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/chingri-malai-curry-frozen-shrimp-coconut-milk-without-splitting/): Bengali prawn curry in coconut milk, adapted for frozen supermarket shrimp. What to buy, how to thaw, and the gentle heat that keeps the gravy smooth.
- [Curd Rice vs Lemon Rice: Two Opposite Rice Rules](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/curd-rice-vs-lemon-rice-south-indian-lunchbox-rice/): One dish wants rice mushy and warm, the other wants it cool and loose. Get that wrong and curd rice turns sour or lemon rice turns to paste.
- [Medu Vada Oily, Flat or Won't Hold a Hole? Fixes](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/medu-vada-oily-flat-or-no-hole-fixes/): Medu vada fails in three ways: it soaks up oil, it spreads flat, or it will not keep its hole. Each one traces back to the batter.
- [Payesh vs Kheer: Bengali Rice Pudding Explained](https://degchi.matrixinn.net/blog/payesh-vs-kheer-bengali-rice-pudding-and-nolen-gur/): Both are rice cooked in milk, yet payesh is a different pudding. The rice, the bay leaf, the order of sugar and the jaggery rule that stops curdling.

## Other languages
- Urdu: https://degchi.matrixinn.net/ur/
- Hindi: https://degchi.matrixinn.net/hi/
- Bangla: https://degchi.matrixinn.net/bn/
- Arabic: https://degchi.matrixinn.net/ar/ (recipes and hubs in Arabic; the blog is English only)