FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
The short answers. For anything specific to your date, headcount, or venue, an enquiry gets you a real answer within one business day.
Questions and answers
- What is Urasa?
- Urasa is a seasonal, ingredient-first catering house. One kitchen team plans, cooks, and serves every event — from the first tasting to the last course — built around what's genuinely in season, not a menu frozen months in advance.
- What does Urasa's tagline "We care about warmth" mean?
- It's Urasa's standing description of how it cooks and serves: seasonal Indian cooking, plated with care, for catering for occasions of consequence.
- What are Ritu, Santulan, and Nishtha?
- They're Urasa's three governing principles. Ritu (ऋतु) means cooking with the season — menus rotate through six traditional ritu rather than a fixed banquet calendar. Santulan (संतुलन) means balance on the plate — every course balances grains, protein, and vegetables for flavour and nutrition together. Nishtha (निष्ठा) means one kitchen, start to finish — the chefs who plan a menu are the same chefs who cook and serve it on the day, with no sub-contracted staff.
- What kind of events does Urasa cater?
- Four formats: corporate & institutional events such as board dinners, product launches, and offsite retreats (10–250 guests); weddings, with tasting-led planning from first meeting to final course (50–500 guests); private functions such as in-home tasting menus and milestone celebrations with a dedicated on-site chef (2–40 guests); and standing & reception events, where the same seasonal menu is reformatted as a canapé sequence for a moving room (40–800 guests).
- Does Urasa serve vegetarian and non-vegetarian food?
- Yes. Urasa's seasonal menus include both vegetarian and non-vegetarian courses, built around what's fresh in the market that week.
- Is Urasa's kitchen and service staff outsourced?
- No. Every person on site — kitchen and front-of-house — is an Urasa hire, trained, paid, and scheduled directly by Urasa. That's Nishtha: one accountable kitchen team, with no sub-contracted staff standing between Urasa and the guest.
- How many cities does Urasa operate in?
- Urasa currently caters events across 6 cities, with 640+ events catered and guest counts per event ranging from 10 to 800.
- How does booking with Urasa work?
- Share your event date, headcount, and occasion through the enquiry form. Urasa replies with availability and a starting menu direction, typically within one business day. From there it's a tasting-led process: taste, adjust, and confirm the final menu together, and Urasa's own team executes the event start to finish.
- How can I contact Urasa?
- Email connect@urasa.in or call +91 120 424 5551. You can also submit an enquiry directly through the contact form on the Enquire page.