Preserve and share your family recipes
“Aaj Kay?” is a recipe management app designed to help you organize, preserve, and share your favorite recipes, especially traditional Indian and Marathi dishes. Whether you’re cooking solo or sharing recipes with your family, aajkay makes it easy to keep your culinary traditions alive.
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Email: support@nityamapp.com
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Q: How do I set up my profile?
When you first open aajkay, you’ll be prompted to enter your name. You can also choose to create or join a family collection for shared recipes.
Q: What’s the difference between single mode and family mode?
Q: How do I add a new recipe?
Tap the New Recipe button at the bottom. Fill in the recipe details including title, category, ingredients, instructions, and more. Don’t forget to use the Fodni, Sourness, and Garnish checklists for traditional ingredients!
Q: What is “Fodni”?
Fodni (also called tadka or tempering) is a cooking technique used in Indian cuisine where spices are briefly fried in oil or ghee. The app includes a checklist of common fodni ingredients like Tel (oil), Jeera (cumin), Halad (turmeric), and more.
Q: Can I add custom ingredients to the checklists?
Yes! The Fodni section allows you to add custom ingredients. There’s also an “additional ingredients” field for each section.
Q: How do I organize recipes into categories?
When creating or editing a recipe, select a category from the dropdown menu. You can also create, rename, reorder, and delete categories by tapping the edit button in the main view.
Q: What categories are included by default?
The app comes with common categories like Snacks, Curries, Breads, Desserts, and Other. You can customize these to fit your needs.
Q: How do I share recipes with my family?
Q: What happens if two family members edit the same recipe?
The app uses timestamp-based conflict resolution - the newest version wins. You can see who last edited each recipe in the recipe details.
Q: Can I see who created or edited a recipe?
Yes! Each recipe shows who last edited it, which is especially useful in family mode.
Q: How do I export my recipes?
Tap the export button (share icon). You can export all your recipes or select specific categories. The file can be shared via Messages, Mail, AirDrop, or saved to Files.
Q: How do I import recipes?
Tap the import button and select a recipe file. The app will automatically detect if it’s from you, a family member, or someone else.
Q: What happens when I import recipes?
Q: What file format does aajkay use?
Recipes are exported as .json files in JSON format, making them easy to share and back up.
Q: How do I mark a recipe as favorite?
While viewing a recipe, tap the star icon to mark it as a favorite. Favorite recipes appear at the top of their category.
Q: Can I edit recipes from shared collections?
Family recipes can be edited by any family member. Recipes from external shared collections are view-only, but you can import them as your own to make edits.
Q: My import isn’t working. What should I do?
Make sure you’re selecting a valid .json file. If the error persists, try:
Q: I don’t see my family member’s recipes.
Make sure:
Q: Can I delete a recipe?
Yes, swipe left on any recipe in the list view and tap the delete button. This can’t be undone, so make sure to export important recipes first!
Your privacy matters to us. “Aaj Kay?” stores all your recipe data locally on your device using Apple’s secure SwiftData framework.
We do NOT:
Recipe sharing: When you export recipes to share with family or friends, you control exactly what is shared and with whom. All sharing happens through standard iOS methods (Messages, AirDrop, Mail, etc.).
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aajkay (आज काय? / “aaj kay”) means “what today” or “what for today” in Marathi. The name reflects the daily question in every household: “What are we cooking today?” - connecting the recipes you’ve preserved with the meals you’re planning today.
Developed with ❤️ for home cooks and families preserving their culinary traditions.
© 2026 Vivek Agashe
Made with Swift and SwiftUI