Cooking a proper curry made effortless, enjoyable, and without compromise.
Aiyō is a clean-label, traditionally made Sri Lankan curry. Crafted by food industry specialists so your residents can cook a wholesome, nourishing meal entirely on their own, every time.
Ready in 15mins
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Made Local
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100% Plant Based
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Ready in 15mins 🍚 Made Local 🥄 100% Plant Based 🍛
2025
New York
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A par-cooked dhal curry. Locally grown lentils, onions and. garlic, ginger, curry leaves, rampe, and traditional spices, slowly cooked in pure coconut oil. 100% made in New Zealand. Every ingredient named. Nothing added. Nothing hidden.
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Skip the mess, keep the magic. Add water, coconut cream and heat. Give it 15 minutes on medium heat. Salt and lemon to finish. Done.
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Rich, creamy dhal layered with tropical aromatics. It is fragrant and vibrant, then deepens. Slow heat, toasted spice, coconut smoothing the edges. Fragrant, deep, gently spiced. Distinctly Sri Lankan.
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Our dhal gets its warmth from coriander, mustard seeds, and both fresh and dried chilies. It’s not a sharp, overpowering heat. More a gentle, rounded warmth that slowly builds.
We make two versions. Hot is the traditional Sri Lankan style. Medium is gentler and can be softened further by adding extra coconut cream.
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We use our mum’s traditional recipe. Whole ingredients, traditional wisdom, and slow-built flavor.
We cook everything in pure coconut oil with no additives, preservatives, colors, or flavorings. They’re also gluten free and 100% plant based.
Our Google Reviews
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Truly delicious, from a heartfelt family recipe, with healthy ingredients and so easy to make for a quick week night meal. Love that Aiyo is a small Kiwi business too, so we can support local.
- Sarah Holland Pritchett
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….It was very easy to prepare, and the taste was so much better than we expected. So good. We have since used it a home for a quick and tasty meal…
- D & S McNeil
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…got more for each of my family at Christmas making me the coolest Christmas elf of the year. Every one of the family loved it also, so a big thanks from the Reeves family….
- Matthew Reeves
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Aiyō is the perfect companion for my strike missions down the coast chasing surf. Minimal additional ingredients are required to achieve a mouthwatering meal. And leftovers for brekky!
- Matt Moriarty
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Wanted a quick and easy meal solution for a busy weeknight. Totally amazed at the flavor packed into that little package, and the kids loved it too. Love that it can be a full meal or a side dish. So easy, so delicious and so satisfying.
- Aeron Pollard
Cooking Demonstration
45 – 60 minutes
Complimentary
We come to you and cook an Aiyō curry live. Showing exactly how it's made, where every ingredient comes from, and why.
Residents get to watch, ask questions, and taste. It's relaxed, informative, and genuinely delicious.
What’s required:A space for people to gather, a table, and access to a power point. We bring everything else.
Weekly
Deliveries
Every Wednesday
Complimentary
We deliver Aiyō curry packs directly to your facility once a week.
If required we can also provide everything needed to make a great curry: coconut cream, rice, and papadum. No shopping trip required. Just a proper Sri Lankan meal, whenever residents want one.
Payments: We accept payWave and cash. Simple and flexible.
The part we didn’t expect.
Aiyō started with our mum's dhal recipe made for exploring Aotearoa's wilderness, because we couldn't imagine the outdoors without a proper curry. Real ingredients. Nothing added.
Then something unexpected happened. People like our own parents found us. Living independently, still deeply passionate about cooking and great food, but not always with the energy for everything it takes. They weren't looking for a shortcut. They were looking for a way to keep cooking. Without the fuss.
Perhaps it was always going to lead here. Our mum spent 25 years as a nurse in age care. Most days she'd bring her patients curry and rice. Because she believed that for some people, a proper home-cooked meal has a restorative power greater than any medicine.
It came full circle in the most beautiful way.
Making curry effortless for the people who love it most. We didn't plan it this way but it has become the most meaningful part of what we do.