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Top 20 Cooking Influencers in India on Instagram [2026]

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Explore Socialveins' curated shortlist of 20 Cooking influencers in India on Instagram. Selected from 1,025 relevant profiles using creator relevance and available audience and performance signals.

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Vijayalakshmi Akula
#1

Vijayalakshmi Akula

@telugugardenvlog
Followers:97.8KLocation:Hyderabad, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Fashion, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: ❤cooking,gardening and lifestyle 💐Gardening 125K | yt shorts 450K | vlogging 100K 💥Contact : [email protected]

Vijayalakshmi Akula is a micro cooking influencer based in Hyderabad, India with around 97.8K followers. They also create content around Fashion, Lifestyle.

Dream kitchen
#2

Dream kitchen

@dreamkitchen01
Followers:5.2KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:CookingGender:Not specified

Bio: Recipe Curator | Youtuber | Homechef DM/ mail for any work related query #dreamkitchen01 #lucknowites Tap below for links 👇

Dream kitchen is a nano cooking influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 5.2K followers.

Mehjabeen M ✨
#3

Mehjabeen M ✨

@fresh.flavours16
Followers:10.5KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: "Food that Reminds You of Motherhood" Food | Lifestyle | Beauty | Product Reviewer | Recipe Creator |

Mehjabeen M ✨ is a micro cooking influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 10.5K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Muskan Ahmed
#4

Muskan Ahmed

@fiend_oblivion
Followers:3.8KLocation:Guwahati, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Lifestyle, FoodGender:Not specified

Bio: Former News Anchor | Content creator 📩Dm for collaborations @niveaindia Influencer Content ac: @fiend_oblivion2.0 Food ac: @guwahatian_foodie_

Muskan Ahmed is a nano cooking influencer based in Guwahati, India with around 3.8K followers. They also create content around Lifestyle, Food.

Adrika || Kolkata Food Blogger
#5

Adrika || Kolkata Food Blogger

@the_girlinthekitchen
Followers:12KLocation:Kolkata, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: Cooking 🫕 | Reviews 🖊️| Lifestyle 💅🏻| UGC🛍️ 📢Featured: TOI, Slurrp India 📩Dm for Collaboration/Promotions😊

Adrika || Kolkata Food Blogger is a micro cooking influencer based in Kolkata, India with around 12K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Priya Travelling ✈️ Foodie
#6

Priya Travelling ✈️ Foodie

@priya.nigam
Followers:4.7KLocation:Bengaluru, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, TravelGender:Not specified

Bio: 😀 #Food is my compass, #travel is my adventure 🌍🍜 Globetrotter with #espresso-fueled dreams and #latte-fueled wanderlust.Restaurant & hotel reviewer❤️

Priya Travelling ✈️ Foodie is a nano cooking influencer based in Bengaluru, India with around 4.7K followers. They also create content around Food, Travel.

Unnati 👑
#7
Followers:4.6KLocation:Ahmedabad, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: ´・ᴗ・` 🍜 Curious girl savoring new flavors in life 💌 Open for collaborations 📍 Canada 🇨🇦 | Ahmedabad 🇮🇳

Unnati 👑 is a nano cooking influencer based in Ahmedabad, India with around 4.6K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Karishma
#8
Followers:8.3KLocation:nan, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: Food Blogger || Delhiite📍 Zomato - 9+ [email protected]

Karishma is a nano cooking influencer based in nan, India with around 8.3K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Aishwarya | Blogger
#9

Aishwarya | Blogger

@food.insania
Followers:9.9KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, FashionGender:Not specified

Bio: Food ♡ Fashion Zomato Reviewer - 11🌟 For Promotions/Collabs/Invites Dm or 📧📩 - [email protected] 📍Delhi

Aishwarya | Blogger is a nano cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 9.9K followers. They also create content around Food, Fashion.

THE FOODIE PEOPLE..❤
#10

THE FOODIE PEOPLE..❤

@explorewithsup
Followers:9.9KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, TravelGender:Not specified

Bio: 🍭Food - Travel - Explore✈️ 💌DM for Invites,collabs & promotion 🌏Travel Stories 🇮🇳दिल्ली,INDIA #explorewithsup #routeofwander

THE FOODIE PEOPLE..❤ is a nano cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 9.9K followers. They also create content around Food, Travel.

Food & Lifestyle
#11

Food & Lifestyle

@foodwithbliss
Followers:10KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Fashion, FoodGender:Not specified

Bio: 🌟Through the shadows of adversity and the sunlight of success, know that God walks beside you—NO OTHER COMPANION 🌟

Food & Lifestyle is a nano cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 10K followers. They also create content around Fashion, Food.

Backpacker Indian
#12

Backpacker Indian

@backpackerindian
Followers:45.2KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: 👫 Arpit & Ekta Gunecha 💁🏻 Toh yaar scene kuch aisa h 🧭 We love to #explore good #food 🎥 300k Family on YouTube

Backpacker Indian is a micro cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 45.2K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Srobona
#13
Followers:21.4KLocation:Darjeeling, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: Food ~ Travel ~ Lifestyle Siliguri, West Bengal 📧 Collabs/Invite Member @siliguri_food_bloggers

Srobona is a micro cooking influencer based in Darjeeling, India with around 21.4K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Preeti Singh
#14
Followers:7.1KLocation:Mumbai, IndiaType:Nano influencerCategories:Cooking, Lifestyle, EducationGender:Not specified

Bio: GAYA | BLR About things that delight me 🫰 Veg food recommendations💚 Find detailed Zomato Reviews here👇

Preeti Singh is a nano cooking influencer based in Mumbai, India with around 7.1K followers. They also create content around Lifestyle, Education.

Delhi Food Blogger | Marketing Consultant & Brand Manager
#15

Delhi Food Blogger | Marketing Consultant & Brand Manager

@theplatestories
Followers:11.5KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, MusicGender:Not specified

Bio: Akansha&Kumkum Food|Lifestyle|Travel Brand Strategist|PR|SM Manager|Food Stylist 📍Delhi DM/Mail for work

Delhi Food Blogger | Marketing Consultant & Brand Manager is a micro cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 11.5K followers. They also create content around Food, Music.

Rainaa🍔|Kolkata|
#16

Rainaa🍔|Kolkata|

@bongfoodlady
Followers:13.1KLocation:Kolkata, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: Can’t choose between real food or fantasy food😉🤤💋 MIM🇬🇧/PSY🇮🇳 🙋🏻‍♀️: @prettiesttdump

Rainaa🍔|Kolkata| is a micro cooking influencer based in Kolkata, India with around 13.1K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

darsh sharma
#17

darsh sharma

@darsh_riaan
Followers:16.6KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, MotherGender:Not specified

Bio: 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫/𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞/𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

darsh sharma is a micro cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 16.6K followers. They also create content around Food, Mother.

Jishan
#18
Followers:15.7KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, LifestyleGender:Not specified

Bio: Food Explorer🥸 Foodie by 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 Bhookha By 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 Hungry By 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 Life is 😎 Birth▶Eat▶Death 📩[email protected]

Jishan is a micro cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 15.7K followers. They also create content around Food, Lifestyle.

Nikhil Raja🧿
#19

Nikhil Raja🧿

@_whole.foodie_
Followers:20.8KLocation:Delhi, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Music, FoodGender:Not specified

Bio: • Foodie who loves to cook and shoot 📇 •(DELHi NCR) • DM/Mail for invites and collabs ❤️

Nikhil Raja🧿 is a micro cooking influencer based in Delhi, India with around 20.8K followers. They also create content around Music, Food.

Palak Sachdeva
#20

Palak Sachdeva

@palak_sachdeva_2002
Followers:25.2KLocation:Chandigarh, IndiaType:Micro influencerCategories:Cooking, Food, MakeupGender:Not specified

Bio: Dm for collaborations ✨ FOOD >FASHION> LIFESTYLE 📍CHANDIGARH

Palak Sachdeva is a micro cooking influencer based in Chandigarh, India with around 25.2K followers. They also create content around Food, Makeup.

Socialveins curated shortlist

Why these Cooking influencers in India made the shortlist

Socialveins curated the 20 creators shown above from a selection pool of 1,025 relevant profiles. The purpose is to give brands a focused starting point for campaign research, not an unfiltered export of every available profile.

The shortlist brings together category relevance, creator-location relevance for India, available audience scale, recorded engagement signals, profile information and potential campaign usability.

Curated creators
20
Selection pool
1T
Median audience
11T

Among creators shown

Median engagement
2.19%

Where valid data is available

How Socialveins curated this list

  1. 1. Relevance: Creators are matched to the selected category and any location or gender criteria used on this page.
  2. 2. Usable creator information: The shortlist prioritises profiles with enough available information to support meaningful brand research.
  3. 3. Audience and performance context: Available follower and engagement signals are used to provide campaign-planning context.
  4. 4. Campaign usability: The final shortlist is intended to include creators that brands can compare for content fit, scale and potential campaign roles.

What stands out in this shortlist

This version of the shortlist currently leans towards micro creators, with 11 of the 20 displayed profiles falling into that audience tier. Micro creators often provide a practical balance between audience scale, content quality and community interaction.

9 Nano11 Micro

Strongest content signals

Cooking · 20Food · 19Lifestyle · 17Fashion · 8Travel · 6Music · 3

Best campaign uses

Local discovery, restaurant visits, product trials and recipe-led awareness.

Recommended formats

Taste tests, venue walkthroughs, recipe reels, menu launches and regional food stories.

What brands should verify

Prioritise local audience relevance, video views, saves, comment quality and previous restaurant or food-brand partnerships.

How a brand should use this curated list

  1. 1. Define the campaign role. Decide whether you need awareness, product education, local discovery, content production or conversions.
  2. 2. Compare a focused group. Select five to eight creators whose content style and audience appear closest to the brand.
  3. 3. Validate recent evidence. Review recent reels, typical views, audience comments, sponsored content and audience geography.
  4. 4. Confirm campaign readiness. Recheck commercials, availability, deliverables, usage rights, brand safety and expected timelines.

Editorial note: this curated list is intended for creator research and campaign planning. Inclusion does not guarantee availability or campaign performance. Statistics describe the creators currently displayed and should be revalidated before final selection.

About this curated Cooking influencers in India list

Practical answers for brands evaluating the creators, audience mix, campaign fit and hiring process behind this shortlist.

Why were these Cooking influencers in India selected for this curated list?

Socialveins curated the 20 creators shown above from a selection pool of 1,025 relevant profiles. The shortlist considers category relevance, selected location and gender criteria where applicable, available audience size, recorded engagement signals, profile information and potential campaign usability. It is designed as a focused research shortlist rather than an exhaustive list of every matching profile.

Who are some of the creators featured in this Cooking influencers in India shortlist?

Creators currently featured near the top of this curated shortlist include Vijayalakshmi Akula, Dream kitchen, Mehjabeen M ✨. Their inclusion reflects the profile and performance information available for this particular list. Creator information can change, so Socialveins recommends revalidation before beginning a campaign.

What does the creator mix in this Cooking influencers in India list look like?

The median audience size among the creators shown is approximately 11T followers. The median recorded engagement metric is 2.19%. The shortlist currently includes 9 nano, 11 micro. These figures describe the curated creators displayed on this page, not every profile in the broader selection pool.

What types of campaigns are best suited to these Cooking influencers in India?

This curated list is particularly relevant for local discovery, restaurant visits, product trials and recipe-led awareness. Suitable formats include taste tests, venue walkthroughs, recipe reels, menu launches and regional food stories. The final creator mix should depend on the brand objective, target customer, content requirement, budget and expected campaign outcome.

How should a brand compare creators from this curated list?

Prioritise local audience relevance, video views, saves, comment quality and previous restaurant or food-brand partnerships. Brands should also compare recent content consistency, typical video views, quality of audience comments, previous sponsored content and how naturally each creator can communicate the product. Strong content signals represented in the shortlist include Cooking, Food, Lifestyle, Fashion.

How should brands interpret the filters used for this Cooking influencers in India shortlist?

The India selection uses the creator-location information currently available to Socialveins. A listed location does not guarantee that most followers are from the same city, so audience geography should be checked separately for local campaigns.

Are the influencers in this curated list ready to hire immediately?

This page provides a strong starting shortlist, but campaign readiness should still be confirmed. Before hiring, Socialveins recommends checking recent performance, audience geography, brand safety, commercial availability, content deliverables, usage rights, exclusivity and campaign timelines.

How much does it cost to hire creators from this Cooking influencers in India list?

There is no single fixed price. Creator commercials depend on audience size, recent reach, content format, production effort, usage rights, exclusivity, campaign duration and turnaround time. Socialveins can revalidate selected creators and prepare a campaign-ready shortlist with current commercials and deliverables.