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Snacks & Munchies

Roasted namkeen, baked chips, millet murukku & Indian tea-time snacks — no palm oil, no fried muck. Small-batch Karnataka makers, Bengaluru delivery.

Somewhere along the way, "chips and namkeen" stopped meaning what it used to. What was once a snack made in a small mill — chana, dals, and rice fried in the day's oil, tossed with hand-crushed spices — is now almost entirely a factory extrusion, coated in palm oil, dusted with maltodextrin, and sealed in a bag that promises "made with real spinach." This collection is our attempt at putting a saner tea-time back on the table.

Everything on this shelf is a small-batch, mostly hand-rolled Indian snack — roasted (not deep-fried) murukku from millet dough, baked ragi chips, cold-pressed groundnut chikki, spiced roasted chana, banana chips fried once in coconut oil the way Kerala does it, and jaggery-glazed mixture. The makers are a mix of home kitchens and small licensed units, mostly in Bengaluru, Mysuru, and coastal Karnataka. Where a snack traditionally must be fried, we insist on a single fry in a clean, cold-pressed oil — never palm, never reused, never hydrogenated.

The Indian tea-time snack is one of the small pleasures this country genuinely gets right. Four in the afternoon, a cutting chai, and something crunchy in a steel dabba. There is no reason it needs to come from a synthetic packet. What we've been trying to prove with this shelf is that small mills and slow makers can supply that ritual at a fair price, and the snacks come out better than the factory version by every measure — taste, texture, and what they do to you.

Everything here keeps well in an airtight dabba on your counter for a couple of weeks. Explore below — every snack on this page is on the shelf next to our own chai kettle.

Snacks & Munchies products

Mocha Nutrigen Millet Cookies
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Mocha Nutrigen Millet Cookies

Mocha Nutrigen Millet Cookies — small-batch millet cookies baked with cold-pressed oil, jaggery and whole grain flour. No maida, no refined sugar, no palm oil. Nutrient-dense enough to be a mindful office snack, kid-friendly enough to keep in the school tiffin — the flavours (mocha, choco-chip, vanilla, fruit & nut) do the rest. Great with milk, cold coffee, or on its own when you need a sweet nudge through the afternoon. Store in an airtight tin. Best consumed within 30 days for peak crunch.

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Multi Millet Muesli 500g

Multi Millet Muesli 500g

Multi Millet Muesli 500g — a rolled-oats-free breakfast made with multiple millets, seeds and dry fruits, lightly sweetened with jaggery and coconut sugar. Rich in fibre and slow-release energy, it keeps you comfortably full through the morning without a sugar crash. Serve with warm milk or cold curd, top with fresh fruit and a drizzle of honey, or eat it dry as a mid-day snack straight out of the jar. Store sealed in a cool, dry place. Best within 60 days of packing.

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Vanilla Nutrigen Millet Cookies
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Vanilla Nutrigen Millet Cookies

Vanilla Nutrigen Millet Cookies — small-batch millet cookies baked with cold-pressed oil, jaggery and whole grain flour. No maida, no refined sugar, no palm oil. Nutrient-dense enough to be a mindful office snack, kid-friendly enough to keep in the school tiffin — the flavours (mocha, choco-chip, vanilla, fruit & nut) do the rest. Great with milk, cold coffee, or on its own when you need a sweet nudge through the afternoon. Store in an airtight tin. Best consumed within 30 days for peak crunch.

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Millet Chikki

Millet Chikki

A traditional, crunchy Indian sweet snack made by binding roasted or puffed millets (like Pearl, Sorghum and Ragi) and peanuts with natural jaggery and dry ginger.

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