Undakam - Recipe Platform

Architecture Update: We're changing frontend-backend separation to a streamlined redirect-based system. Subdomains now hit the server directly for parsing, then redirect to our Vue frontend for display.

Overview

Undakam is a unique recipe discovery platform that uses intuitive subdomain-based URLs instead of traditional search. Users can discover recipes through memorable URLs like chicken-curry-nadan-for10.undakam.com.

Features

• Subdomain Recipe Discovery: chicken-curry-spicy-for6.undakam.com → Spicy chicken curry for 6 people
• AI-Powered Recipe Generation: Uses Google Gemini to create authentic recipes
• Bilingual Support: Malayalam + English content (planned for more languages too)
• Interactive Frontend: Recipe scaling, cooking timers, ingredient checklists
• SEO Optimized: Clean URLs, social sharing ready
• Mobile-First: Progressive Web App capabilities

URL Structure Examples

chicken-curry-nadan.undakam.com     → Traditional chicken curry
fish-curry-malabar-easy.undakam.com → Easy Malabar fish curry  
payasam-rice-for10.undakam.com      → Rice payasam for 10 people
pasta-carbonara-quick.undakam.com   → Quick pasta carbonara

Tech Stack

• Backend: Go (Gin framework) - subdomain parsing, recipe generation
• Frontend: Vue.js - interactive recipe display
• AI: Google Gemini 1.5 Flash - recipe generation
• Hosting: Railway (backend) + Vercel (frontend)

Architecture

1. User visits chicken-curry.undakam.com
2. Railway Go server parses subdomain and generates recipe
3. Redirects to Vue frontend with recipe data
4. Vue displays interactive recipe interface

Development Setup

# Backend
cd backend
go mod download
export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-key"
go run main.go

# Frontend  
cd frontend
pnpm install
pnpm run dev

Environment Variables

• GEMINI_API_KEY: Google Gemini API key for recipe generation
• PORT: Server port (default: 8080)