Bringing a taste of home to B.C., Deepa Pillay and her husband Rahul launched Not Just Curries in September to bring authentic South Indian cuisine to 琉璃神社.

Pillay says she鈥檚 lived in a few B.C. communities and has always found Indian restaurants offer only a small selection of dishes from the northern part of the country.

鈥淭hey tend to all sell dishes from only certain parts of India and it鈥檚 mostly Punjab鈥� But India is such a multicultural place and it鈥檚 so rich in heritage.鈥�

Pillay says a large portion of Indian isn鈥檛 represented in local restaurants and people have no idea what they鈥檙e missing out on.

The name, Not Just Curries, sparked from that realization.

鈥淲hen we first moved to Canada we noticed that most people thought Indian food is just curry and it made us so sad, because there鈥檚 so many other amazing dishes in Indian cuisine that are not curry based.鈥�

Pillay runs the business side of things while her husband is the chef behind the venture.

It鈥檚 not your typical meal delivery service, however.

Orders are placed online a minimum of 48 hours before scheduled delivery.

Customers can choose from a variety of available meals and days, with January鈥檚 menu include ghee rice, chitranna, and hyderabadi dum biryani.

鈥淥n the day of we use a commercial kitchen to prepare the meal and deliver it to the customer.鈥�

Pillay says they currently operate Tuesday through Thursday.

鈥淥ne of the biryani we make is an original recipe of my husband鈥檚 grandmother original recipe. That鈥檚 the whole reason we have it on the menu, sort of an ode to his grandmother. That鈥檚 definitely one of the most popular dishes on the menu.

Pillays says they try to expand the menu each month with at least one new dish.

The new food business is a big change from what the couple was doing previously.

Pillay moved to Canada in 2017 to attend school and has a background in business and marketing.

Her husband Rahul had been in the financial field, working in banks.

With her expertise in marketing and his love to cook, Rahul quit his job and Not Just Curries was born.

鈥淔or me this is a second full-time job. I have what I call my day job as well. I work in real estate marketing. I work at the real estate marketing and sales agency as a marketing manager.鈥�

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