Our story
Real food, made properly, for everyone
Dosa Chaska brings the light, fresh food of South India to West Cumbria: pancakes made from rice and lentils, fermented overnight, curries slow-cooked in small batches, and proper coffee and chai.
- 5-star food hygiene rating
- Loved by locals in Cockermouth and Whitehaven
Why we do it
The opposite of ultra-processed
Dosa Chaska was started by Shubha and Sachin. Shubha is a mum and a home cook who wanted to feed her family real food, made from scratch without anything ultra-processed. She was a performing arts, fitness and yoga teacher before she brought her cooking to Cumbria, and she still runs our cooking workshops. We began with a food trailer in 2024, opened our Cockermouth café on Main Street in April 2026, and now cook our curries at our hub in Whitehaven.
Most quick food today is ultra-processed. We wanted the opposite: food made from 8 to 12 whole ingredients, with no emulsifiers, stabilisers or artificial colours, that leaves you feeling good. So that’s what we cook, every day.
- Batter fermented for 8 to 12 hours
- Whole spices, ground and tempered by hand
- Pancakes made without gluten-containing ingredients
- Most dishes can be made vegan
More than a café
Good food that brings people together
Our hub in Whitehaven is home to Indian Global Village, our non-profit community interest company. Through cooking workshops, wellbeing sessions, cultural events and work with local charities, we use food to bring people together and help our community live well.
Why trust us
Good to know
- 5-star food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency
- Everything vegetarian; everything gluten-free except cookies and samosas; vegan on request
- Cooked from scratch with no ultra-processed ingredients
- Dosa Chaska Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 16281713
You may have read about us in the News & Star, Cumbria Crack and the Whitehaven News, in Enterprising Cumbria’s case studies, or found us at Taste Cumbria in Cockermouth.
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