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Cold-pressed gingelly oil and masala blends · Theni

"Wooden chekku oil press, run by the same family for sixty years."

64Years

TheniDistrict

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The story

In Ramaswamy's words.

Ramaswamy's grandfather installed the wooden chekku in 1962. Fifteen revolutions a minute, pressed by a single bullock. No heat, no solvents. The oil is bottled within an hour of pressing.

From Ramaswamy's workshop

8 pieces in our shop.

Temple Lamp Oil · 200 ml

Temple Lamp Oil · 200 ml

Temple & Sacred

Pressed gingelly oil for prayer-room lamps

Karupatti · Palm Jaggery · 500 g

Karupatti · Palm Jaggery · 500 g

Traditional Foods

Iron-rich palm jaggery from the Tirunelvel

Palm Sugar Candy · 250 g

Palm Sugar Candy · 250 g

Traditional Foods

Naturally cooling palm-sugar crystals.

Cold-pressed Gingelly Oil · 500 ml

Cold-pressed Gingelly Oil · 500 ml

Spices & Pantry

Wooden chekku, single ox-power, no heat.

Sambar Podi · 200 g

Sambar Podi · 200 g

Spices & Pantry

Hand-roasted, stone-ground sambar masala.

Rasam Podi · 200 g

Rasam Podi · 200 g

Spices & Pantry

Pepper-cumin-coriander forward, fragrant.

Madurai Filter Coffee · 250 g

Madurai Filter Coffee · 250 g

Spices & Pantry

80:20 coffee-chicory blend, fresh-roasted.

Madurai Sampler Box

Madurai Sampler Box

Gifts & Souvenirs

Kumkum, malli buds, halwa, kadalai mittai,

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