From Dink Ladoo To Amla Gulkand: Try These Homegrown Treats From Aazol

Aazol is a homegrown food brand based in Maharashtra founded by the mother-son duo Apurva Purohit and Siddharth Purohit. The brand is working towards empowering women hailing from the rural parts of Maharashtra. They aim to give consumers healthy, authentic, and wholesome food.

About Aazol

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Aazol seeks to provide traditionally prepared food from women-led self-help organisations across Maharashtra. SHGs are rural, women-led collectives that pool their resources to produce goods on a large scale. They do this to support their family financially and to generate jobs in their areas. Each of these 17 SHGs, which operate with Aazol, employs 2-200 women.

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The products are manufactured in small batches in houses, prepared with the best quality ingredients, and sold for reasonable prices. They make sure to carefully choose and deliver them to your plates both in India and around the world. Their products are both healthy and environmentally sustainable. Take a look at these star products of Aazol that you can try:

1. Dink Ladoo

Dink Ladoo are healthy high-energy Marathi snacks prepared with ghee, spices, nuts and gondh (edible tree gum). These ladoos will give you a boost to stay fit and healthy throughout the day.

2. Jumbo Black Raisins

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Black raisins are juicy, big raisins that you can have as a mid-meal snack or add to your desserts.

3. Flaxseed Chutney

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For years, the Maharashtrian javas chutney has been an integral component of their cuisine. This chutney is made in small batches and has a distinct flavour with high nutritional value.

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4. Indrayani Rice

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Indrayani rice also known as samak rice is India's finest rice, renowned for its flavour and sticky texture. This medium-grained rice is produced by breeding a long, productive variety with the regional Ambemohar rice variety. (Nutritionist Explains How Rice Can Help In Weight Loss, How To Use It)

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5. Kolhapuri Green Chilli Chutney

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This delicious Kolhapuri Green Chilli Chutney is prepared with green chillies and coriander. To give it that extra flavour, the chutney is hand-pounded in a mortar and pestle. You can try this with thalipeeth and curd.

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