Not sure what should I eat today? Our free meal idea generator picks a dish for you in seconds. Choose the meal, the cuisine, your diet and whether you want to cook at home or order out, then tap the button. If you do not like the idea, tap Next idea and get another one. It opens right in your browser, so you can use it while standing in the kitchen or scrolling through a delivery app.

1. Choose a meal: breakfast, lunch, dinner, a snack or dessert. Or leave it on Any meal.
2. Choose a cuisine, such as Pakistani or Desi, Italian, Chinese or Healthy. Or leave it on Any cuisine.
3. Pick your diet: Any, or Vegetarian only.
4. Choose whether you want to cook at home or order or eat out.
5. Tap What Should I Eat? and watch the dishes spin until one lands.
6. Not happy with the idea? Tap Next idea. Like it? Tap I will eat this, or Save it for later.

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• 92 dish ideas across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts.
• 8 cuisines: Pakistani or Desi, American, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Healthy and Fast food.
• Smart filters: meal, cuisine, vegetarian only, and cook or order.
• Fun spin animation before your dish is revealed.
• Next idea button: go through your matching dishes one by one, with a counter like Idea 2 of 14.
• Save your favorites and open them anytime in the Saved tab.
• History: see the last 10 dishes you chose.
• Find recipe and Find near me links for every dish, so you can cook it or look for it nearby.
• Share option on your phone after you choose a dish.
• Easy one-handed use, with big tap targets for every filter.

Breakfast ideas
Start the day with halwa puri, an aloo paratha with chai, anda paratha, pancakes, a veggie omelette, shakshuka or a bowl of oatmeal with fruit.

Lunch ideas
For lunch, try chicken biryani, daal chawal, a club sandwich, a falafel wrap, a burrito bowl, a Caesar salad or chicken chow mein.

Dinner ideas
Dinner is a good time for chicken karahi, nihari, lasagna, kabsa, grilled fish with vegetables, chicken enchiladas or sweet and sour chicken.

Snack ideas
When you just need a bite, pick chana chaat, samosa chaat, pakoray, nachos with cheese, hummus with pita or loaded fries.

Dessert ideas
For something sweet, try kheer, gajar ka halwa, gulab jamun, kulfi, tiramisu, baklava or churros.

Cook at home: pick this when you want something simple and fresh, like daal chawal, egg fried rice, a veggie omelette or penne arrabbiata. Tap Find recipe on the dish to see how to make it.

Order or eat out: pick this for dishes that are easier to buy, like nihari, haleem, shawarma, gol gappay or falooda. Tap Find near me to look for places that serve it.

The tool also shows many dishes that work both ways, so you can decide later.

• Start with the meal you want, then narrow it down by cuisine.
• If you are tired, choose Cook at home and a simple dish, or order something you already love.
• If a group cannot decide, let everyone tap Next idea once and pick the dish that gets the most votes.
• Try a cuisine you do not eat often to discover something new.
• Save dishes you enjoy, so next time you already have a short list.
• If you have dietary needs or allergies, always check the ingredients of any dish before cooking or ordering.

Having too many choices can make a simple decision feel tiring, and many people ask the same question every day. A random idea takes the pressure off. You do not have to decide from zero. You only have to say yes to the idea, or ask for another one. Often, seeing a dish is enough to know whether you want it.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is this what should I eat tool free?
   Yes. Ask for as many meal ideas as you need, without paying or making an account.
2. How does the tool pick a dish?
   It picks randomly from the dishes that match your meal, cuisine, diet and cook or order choices. Every matching dish has the same chance.
3. How many dishes are there?
   The tool has 92 dishes across 8 cuisines. You can see them one by one with the Next idea button.
4. What if I do not like the dish?
   Tap Next idea to see another dish that matches your filters. When you reach the last idea, the list starts over.
5. Can I get only vegetarian ideas?
   Yes. Choose Vegetarian only under Diet, and the tool will show only vegetarian dishes.
6. Are the dishes halal?
   The tool does not label dishes as halal. Ingredients and recipes can vary, so please check the ingredients yourself if you follow dietary rules.
7. Can I save dishes I like?
   Yes. Tap Save on any dish and it will appear in the Saved tab. Your saved dishes and history are kept in your own browser on your own device.
8. What do Find recipe and Find near me do?
   They open a Google search for the recipe, or a Google Maps search for places that serve the dish, in a new tab.
9. Does it work on mobile?
   Yes. The filters and the meal card fit on a phone screen, so you can pick dinner without opening a laptop.