About Us

Kaaram OK Please ® has a proudly South Indian sensibility. As a brand, we want to showcase the wealth of traditional ingredients and recipes that South India has to offer. For us every ingredient tells a deep background story intertwining food culture, and history - a lot of these traditional ingredients are losing their place in our fast-paced world and our aim is to revive, showcase, and restore them for the modern kitchen. We also hope to show-case technological advancements in agricultural practices by hydroponically growing some of our main ingredients. We marry all this with time-honoured techniques like lacto-fermentation, slow cooking, and traditional methods of producing small-batch, artisanal products. Our brand aims to be accessible, loud, quirky, with a local flair, which showcases creative ways to keep your kitchen exciting and your palate fresh.

Founders

Kaaram OK Please started off when two long-term friends, Akhila and Suman, wanted to do ‘something in food’. Akhila has a fascination with fermented foods, agricultural supply chains, entrepreneurship, sustainability, food history, and thinks good food is an emotion. Suman brings with him a wealth of expertise in new businesses, startups, tech, and extensive food tasting experience. Together, they created Kaaram OK Please to bring the rich, vibrant flavours of South India to contemporary kitchens.

Team

Bala Hariharan is a classically trained chef with deep roots in South Indian cuisine and global culinary experience. He executes our crazy ideas, oversees production, and keeps our kitchen buzzing with energy and efficiency.