By the Sevetu team
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We run Sevetu, one of the apps below. Each app was checked on its own page or store listing in October and November 2026.
Short answer
For a home cook job, use an app where families post their jobs and you apply to them yourself, such as Sevetu, which is free for cooks and takes nothing from your salary. For a restaurant, hotel or canteen job, use a general job app such as apna, WorkIndia or JobHai, where the employer's HR calls you. Don't pay any app or agent to apply.
Home cook jobs: apps where families post
On these apps a family writes what they need: meals, how many people, cuisine, time and salary. You read the job and apply if it suits you.
Sevetu. Families post cook jobs with the salary, timing and area. You make a profile, add your experience and the food you cook, and apply. You can verify your ID once with Aadhaar, and families see the Verified badge. Joining and applying are free, and Sevetu takes no commission: you keep 100% of the pay you agree1. Sevetu never asks you for a registration fee, a deposit or your original documents1.
Cookzy. A cook app where cooks sign up themselves and families pay plans to contact them2. Read what it asks of you before you sign up.
Restaurant and hotel jobs: general job apps
These apps carry many cook and chef jobs, but mostly from restaurants, hotels, cloud kitchens and canteens. You apply and the company's HR calls you.
- apna, WorkIndia, JobHai. Large job apps. Most cook jobs here are commercial kitchens. A JobHai cook listing in Delhi, for example, shows ₹10,000 to ₹17,000 a month, 12 noon to 11 pm, six days, and says there is no fee to apply3.
- Quikr Jobs. Free basic plan with 30 applications a month, and sells a ₹99 a month "VIP" plan to workers4.
- CazVid. Says creating a profile, recording a video resume and applying are free for job seekers5.
- CookandChef. A free app that lists cooks and chefs mostly for restaurants, cafes and hotels, with some home cook jobs6.
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Agents and agencies
For live-in home jobs, many cooks still go through an agent. Some agents are honest and help. Some take part of your first month's salary, or keep taking a share every month. Ask before you go: how much will you take, from whom, and for how long? Get the answer on WhatsApp so you have it in writing.
The fees you should never pay
Our take: if a job app asks you for money before you get a job, it isn't a job app. It has misunderstood which side of the salary it's on.
Walk away if anyone asks for:
- a registration fee or "processing fee" to apply
- a deposit, uniform charge or training fee before you start
- your original Aadhaar, PAN or bank passbook to keep
How to spot fake job offers, and where to report them →
Before your first day
Agree these with the family, and keep them in writing: pay and pay date, hours, meals and number of people, weekly off, leave, and notice if either side wants to stop. On Sevetu the agreement is a record you both keep.
Safety on your first day at a new house →
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Questions people ask
For a home cook job, an app where families post jobs and you apply directly, such as Sevetu, which is free and takes no commission. For a restaurant or hotel job, a general job app such as apna, WorkIndia or JobHai.
Yes. Sevetu is free for cooks to join and apply, and takes nothing from your salary. Most general job apps also say applying is free. Some sell paid plans; you don't need them.
No. A real employer pays you, not the other way round. If an app or person asks for a fee or deposit before you have a job, don't pay and report it.
Make a profile on an app where families post jobs, add the food you cook and your experience, verify your ID, and apply to jobs near you. The full guide →
On Sevetu's published market ranges, ₹3,000 to ₹8,000 a month per house part-time, ₹8,000 to ₹18,000 full-time and ₹15,000 to ₹28,000 live-in. Cook salary in 2027 →
Sources
- Sevetu, Pricing, read 10 November 2026: for workers, joining, making a profile and applying are free; no commission, "you keep 100% of the pay agreed"; Sevetu never asks for a registration fee, a deposit or original documents. sevetu.com/pricing/
- Apple App Store (India), Cookzy, read 12 November 2026: "Cookzy is NOT a Staffing Agency"; cooks sign up to connect with people or businesses; in-app plans for households. apps.apple.com
- JobHai, Chef job at Fododo, Rama Park, Delhi, read 12 November 2026: "salary 10,000 - 17,000 /month", "12:00 PM - 11:00 PM timing", "6 days working", "there is no fee applicable for applying this Chef job". jobhai.com
- Quikr Jobs, VIP packs, read 9 October 2026: Basic, free, "30 per month" applications; VIP Candidate "₹99", validity "1 month". quikr.com
- CazVid, Cook jobs in Mumbai, read 12 November 2026: "Creating your profile, recording your video resume, browsing jobs and applying are all free for job seekers." cazvid.com
- Apple App Store (India), Cook and Chef, read 12 November 2026: price "Free"; for restaurants, cafes, cloud kitchens and hotels, and house cooks part-time or full-time. apps.apple.com
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Written by the Sevetu teamSevetu is a hiring marketplace for household work in India, operated by Fiel Private Limited. These guides come from the questions families and workers ask us. Nothing here is sponsored, and where a number has no defensible source we say so instead of inventing one. About Sevetu
