Top 20 Recipes Influencers in India on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 147 recipes influencers in India on Instagram. These creators use "recipes" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in India. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Updated July 30, 2026

  2. 2Sofin Joel 🧿⚜️ Instagram profile photo

    Sofin Joel 🧿⚜️

    @joee_cooks

    ASMR Food Creator 🍗 • Fried Chicken ASMR • 15-min Meals ⏱️ Chennai 📍 📩 promotions - joecooks777@gmail.com

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers476K
    Engagement rate8.03%2.3x page median
    Suspicious followers19.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays794KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India94%
    United Arab Emirates1.1%
    United States1.0%
    Malaysia0.5%
    United Kingdom0.4%

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    Avg likes: 123K. Avg comments: 97. Audience credibility: 81%.

  3. 3Neelam Agarwal Instagram profile photo

    Neelam Agarwal

    @neelamscookingdiaries

    Wholesome & easy recipes that inspire you to cook 🌿🇮🇳 Chef | Mom | Content Creator। Nutritionist New tiffin meal idea every week 🍱 📍 Bengaluru 🏡

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers469K
    Engagement rate2.40%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers23.5%Elevated
    Average reel plays236KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India83%
    United States5.3%
    United Arab Emirates2.1%
    United Kingdom1.7%
    Canada0.9%

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    Avg likes: 2.0K. Avg comments: 60. Audience credibility: 77%.

  4. 4Anjali❤️💫 Instagram profile photo

    Anjali❤️💫

    @avi2spice

    Food Blogger Delicious Food Easy recipes chalo❤️😊 DM For Paid Promotion 👇🏻 Manage by - rclashers.media Anjalibusiness449@gmail.com

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers436K
    Engagement rate5.03%1.4x page median
    Suspicious followers17.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.4MPer video post

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    Audience location

    India67%
    United States3.2%
    United Arab Emirates3.0%
    Saudi Arabia2.9%
    Pakistan1.5%

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    Avg likes: 47.3K. Avg comments: 1.1K. Audience credibility: 83%.

  5. 5Piyush & Yamini | Influencers Instagram profile photo

    Piyush & Yamini | Influencers

    @piyushyaminiofficial

    Relatable family comedy😆 Weightloss & Recipes on @yaminijainofficial Founders @snowberryindia @numotalk | TedX Speaker My online marketing course👇🏻

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers426K
    Engagement rate4.06%1.2x page median
    Suspicious followers22.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays484KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India77%
    United States6.8%
    United Arab Emirates1.8%
    Canada1.6%
    United Kingdom1.4%

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    Avg likes: 7.7K. Avg comments: 56. Audience credibility: 78%.

  6. 6Gulbahar Kitchen Instagram profile photo

    Gulbahar Kitchen

    @gulbaharkitchen2.0

    👩‍🍳 Indian & Global Food Creator 🍽️ Recipes • Quick Meals • Street Food 💌 Paid Collabs & Promos 🔁 Backup: @gulbaharkitchenreveal 📍 Delhi, India

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers401K
    Engagement rate6.63%1.9x page median
    Suspicious followers21.3%Elevated
    Average reel plays294KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India86%
    United Arab Emirates2.4%
    Pakistan1.9%
    Saudi Arabia1.6%
    Bangladesh1.0%

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    Avg likes: 5.6K. Avg comments: 35. Audience credibility: 79%.

  9. 9Bharti Sharma Instagram profile photo

    Bharti Sharma

    @savorwithbharti

    Techie Turned Halwai👩🏻‍💻👩‍🍳 Food🍛🍱Flavours🍇🥭Recipes🍔🌽 Former Lead AI : IBM|Harman|Wipro|CTS Technophile👩🏻‍💻

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers325K
    Engagement rate8.78%2.5x page median
    Suspicious followers13.1%Moderate
    Average reel plays5.7MPer video post

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    Audience location

    India95%
    United States1.3%
    United Arab Emirates0.8%
    Pakistan0.6%
    Malaysia0.3%

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    Avg likes: 67.8K. Avg comments: 237. Audience credibility: 87%.

  10. 10India Food Kitchen Instagram profile photo

    India Food Kitchen

    @indiafood_kitchen

    🍛 All about FOOD | Wife cooks🧑‍🍳, hubby talks 🎤 🥘 Unique Recipes from all states 📩 DM for collaborations/ promotions

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers313K
    Engagement rate2.36%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers17.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays571KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India90%
    United States5.9%
    United Arab Emirates0.5%
    Australia0.4%
    United Kingdom0.4%

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    Avg likes: 5.4K. Avg comments: 28. Audience credibility: 82%.

  12. 11Shivani Singh @peepalfarm Instagram profile photo

    Shivani Singh @peepalfarm

    @kahaniwalishivani

    ♻️ Sustainable Living 🌱 Vegan Recipes ☮️ Animal Welfare Co-founder @peepalfarm🐮 Head of @peepalfarmproducts👭 Life's philosophy - Do no harm 🕊

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers260K
    Engagement rate2.03%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers23.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays1.6MPer video post

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    Audience location

    India84%
    United States2.7%
    Malaysia1.4%
    United Arab Emirates1.1%
    Pakistan1.0%

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    Avg likes: 5.2K. Avg comments: 63. Audience credibility: 77%.

  13. 12Nayanaa Pillai Instagram profile photo

    Nayanaa Pillai

    @organizedflavor

    🍴 Foodie & home styling enthusiast 🏡 Cozy, organized spaces ✨ Simple recipes, mini vlogs, cat mom! ✨ Managed by: @chtrbox 📩 dm for collabs

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers250K
    Engagement rate3.03%At page median
    Suspicious followers8.0%Low risk
    Average reel plays798KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India93%
    United Arab Emirates4.5%
    The Netherlands1.1%
    United States1.1%

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    Avg likes: 7.6K. Avg comments: 123. Audience credibility: 92%.

  14. 13Rajni Yadav | Yoga & Pilates Coach Instagram profile photo

    Rajni Yadav | Yoga & Pilates Coach

    @rajni6789

    Transform your body💫 Yoga & Pilates🤍 Fitness trainer 9+yr Live zoom classes, wtsapp- +91 9319311324 ✉️ teamrajni08@gmail.com YT workouts &…

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers249K
    Engagement rate3.31%At page median
    Suspicious followers18.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays77.1KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India82%
    United States3.3%
    United Arab Emirates2.0%
    Canada2.0%
    Malaysia2.0%

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    Avg likes: 5.5K. Avg comments: 21. Audience credibility: 81%.

  15. 14Shiwani Khilwani Instagram profile photo

    Shiwani Khilwani

    @shanuonthego

    Chef | Food Creator @tajmahalmumbai • @carnival On the go, but always hungry Food | Travel | Recipes

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers235K
    Engagement rate3.69%At page median
    Suspicious followers19.0%Moderate
    Average reel plays84.0KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India91%
    United States2.2%
    United Arab Emirates1.4%
    United Kingdom1.4%
    Uganda0.7%

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    Avg likes: 1.4K. Avg comments: 25. Audience credibility: 81%.

  17. 16hetals_homefoodrecipes Instagram profile photo

    hetals_homefoodrecipes

    @hetals_homefoodrecipes

    House wife, Home chef, Indian dish lover, Cooking enthusiastic, Youtuber DM for collaboration/promotions/reviews/invites❤️ 5k🎯

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers201K
    Engagement rate2.15%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers12.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.1KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India91%
    Canada1.9%
    United Kingdom1.2%
    United States1.2%
    United Arab Emirates0.8%

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    Avg likes: 85. Avg comments: 4. Audience credibility: 87%.

  18. 17Nivin Winfred | kanji club Instagram profile photo

    Nivin Winfred | kanji club

    @kanji_club_

    Warning: don’t watch hungry 📈🔥 Crazy food experiments + recipes Follow for food adventures! 📍BLR | Kerala 💌 Collabs 📩 kanjiclub.collabs@gmail.com

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers197K
    Engagement rate9.80%2.8x page median
    Suspicious followers15.2%Moderate
    Average reel plays392KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India85%
    Sri Lanka2.6%
    Bangladesh2.2%
    United Arab Emirates1.9%
    Malaysia1.0%

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    Avg likes: 19.3K. Avg comments: 127. Audience credibility: 85%.

  19. 18Khushal Chawla Instagram profile photo

    Khushal Chawla

    @khushalfitness

    Lost 95 KG Naturally 💪 (165 ➜ 75 KG) DM “CHANGE” to start Weight Loss • Fat Loss Daily fitness & fat-loss diet tips

    Mid-tierIndia
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    Followers188K
    Engagement rate2.56%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers11.8%Moderate
    Average reel plays39.8KPer video post

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    Audience location

    India86%
    Pakistan2.3%
    United States1.7%
    United Arab Emirates1.4%
    Malaysia0.9%

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    Avg likes: 5.6K. Avg comments: 23. Audience credibility: 88%.

Benchmarks

Top recipes influencers in India: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong recipes creator from an average one.

147creators indexed286Kmedian followers3.50%median engagement17.4%avg suspicious followers

The top recipes influencers in India run a median engagement rate of 3.50% and average 17.4% suspicious followers. Treat 3.50% as the bar a strong recipes creator in India should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best recipes influencers in India here span 0 nano or micro and 1 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in India (70%), skewing female at 55%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like recipes, home cook, cooking in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in India. 147 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Jul 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

India70%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
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Micro10K to 100K
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Mid-tier100K to 500K
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Macro500K+
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FAQ

Recipes influencers in India: common questions

How do I find recipes influencers in India?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 147 recipes influencers in India and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top recipes influencers in India right now?

On this ranking, Sara Daily Recipes (@sara_dailyrecipes), Sofin Joel 🧿⚜️ (@joee_cooks), Neelam Agarwal (@neelamscookingdiaries). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Jul 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for recipes creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these recipes influencers in India, the median engagement rate is 3.50% at a median of 286K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 17.4% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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