Clean Ingredients
Boston Tiffin is built around homestyle meals, high-quality fats, natural color, and a commercial kitchen process you can trust.
Cooking fats
Always
Never vegetable, palm, soybean, or canola oils.
Healthy fats
We cook with olive oil and grass-fed ghee. No vegetable, palm, soybean, or canola oils go into the food we deliver.
Color
From food
No synthetic coloring or unnaturally bright dye.
No food coloring
The color in our food comes from ingredients like turmeric, tomato, spinach, beans, herbs, and spices. You will not find unnaturally bright red chicken or paneer here.
Meal
Complete
Built as a tiffin, not a la carte takeout.
Complete tiffins
Each Boston Tiffin meal is built as a complete plate: two different sabjis, fresh whole wheat chapati, and rice.
Kitchen
Licensed
Homestyle food with a professional process.
Commercial kitchen
We cook in a licensed commercial kitchen in Cambridge and use a blast chiller for food safety. Homestyle food still needs professional handling.
Side by Side
| Attribute | Boston Tiffin | Neighborhood Indian Restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Cooking fats | Olive oil and grass-fed ghee | Often low-cost neutral oils |
| Vegetable, palm, soybean, or canola oil | Never used | Common in high-volume kitchens |
| Food coloring | No synthetic coloring | Bright red coloring is common in some dishes |
| Preservatives | No preservatives or synthetic substances | Varies by kitchen and supplier |
| Meal structure | Two sabjis, chapati, and rice | Usually ordered a la carte |
| Kitchen setup | Licensed commercial kitchen with blast chilling | Commercial kitchen, usually built for hot takeout |
| Cooking style | Homestyle, seasonal, nutrient-dense | Often heavier, richer, and optimized for takeout |
Weekly Tiffins