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Grown in the ponds of Mithila, Bihar

The lightest snack
in the house, and
the most honest.

Hand-picked fox nuts, roasted in small batches and seasoned with spices we grind ourselves. Plus the namkeen and pantry staples that go with them.

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Roasted, never fried  |  No palm oil  |  FSSAI licensed unit

Swaadika Fresh — Har Bite Mein Apnapan. Makhana, snacks, grocery.

Our story

We started because good makhana kept turning up stale.

Swaadika Fresh began in a Delhi kitchen with a complaint. Every packet we bought was either soft by the second week, drowned in oil, or sold as premium at four times what the farmer was paid.

So we went to the source. Makhana grows underwater in the shallow ponds of Darbhanga and Madhubani, and it is harvested by hand — divers pull the seeds from the pond bed, dry them in the sun, then roast and crack each one open with a single strike. It is among the most labour-heavy foods in the country, and almost none of that effort shows up in the price farmers receive.

We buy directly from nineteen families across those two districts, roast in batches small enough to taste every one, and pack the same week. That is the whole model. No middle layers, no year-old stock.

“Har bite mein apnapan” isn't a slogan we wrote in a meeting. It's what we want the pack to feel like when it's opened at 4 pm on a Tuesday.

  • SourcingDirect from 19 grower families in Darbhanga & Madhubani
  • RoastingSmall-batch dry roast, no oil bath, no deep frying
  • SeasoningMasalas ground in-house; no MSG, no artificial colour
  • PackingNitrogen-flushed pouches so the crunch survives the journey
  • DeliveryPan-India shipping, 2–6 days depending on pincode
Hand-harvested makhana, roasted and served in a dried leaf bowl

What a pack costs you, and where it goes

Split of a ₹199 / 200 g pouch of roasted makhana

Most snack brands won't publish this. We do, because the farmer share is the number we're proudest of and the one we're working to raise.

The range

Three shelves, one standard.

Start with the makhana. Stay for the namkeen and the everyday staples that are surprisingly hard to buy well.

Roasted makhana
Namkeen & snacks
Grocery staples

Every pouch carries its roast date. If a pack reaches you soft, message us the batch code and we replace it.

Why makhana

The rare snack that doesn't ask you to negotiate.

Fox nuts are almost fat-free before anything is done to them. That's unusual — most things that crunch get there by being fried. Makhana puffs from dry heat alone, which is why a handful sits so much lighter than the same volume of chips.

  • Plant protein without the oil. Roughly 9–10 g of protein per 100 g, with under 1 g of fat before seasoning.
  • Fills you up on fibre. Around 14 g per 100 g, which is why a small bowl ends the 4 pm hunger rather than starting it.
  • Fits most diets by default. Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan in every flavour except the cheese one.
  • Fasting-friendly. Plain and sendha-namak variants are suitable for vrat and Navratri.

Makhana against the usual suspects

Per 100 g, approximate values. Pick a measure:

Values before seasoning. Useful for comparison, not a substitute for advice from a dietitian or doctor.

From pond to pack

Five hands touch it before you do.

Harvest

Divers collect seeds from pond beds across Darbhanga and Madhubani, between August and October.

Sun-dry

Seeds are washed and dried in open yards until the moisture is low enough to roast cleanly.

Roast & pop

Heated in iron pans, then struck by hand so the white kernel bursts out whole.

Grade

Sieved by diameter. We keep the 6–8 mm Suta grade and pass the rest on for flour and cattle feed.

Season & seal

Tossed with fresh-ground masala in small batches, then nitrogen-flushed and sealed the same day.

What people tell us

Mostly about the crunch. Sometimes about the price.

★★★★★

Third order. The peri peri is genuinely hot, not just red, and it doesn't leave that oily film on your fingers.

Ritika SahniGurugram · Orders monthly
★★★★★

I run a small café and switched our counter jar to Swaadika. Customers ask where it's from, which never happened with the old supplier.

Anwar QureshiLucknow · Bulk customer
★★★★☆

Not the cheapest makhana on the internet and they don't pretend to be. But it's the only one my mother has stopped complaining about.

Devika MenonPune · Subscriber

Bulk, retail & distribution

Buying for a shop, an office or a wedding?

We supply kirana stores, cafés, corporate gifting teams and event caterers, with white-label packing available from 200 kg. Work out a rough number below, then send it to us.

Rough bulk estimate

Base rate₹520 / kg
Volume slab5% off
Indicative total₹24,700

Indicative only, excluding GST and freight. Final rates depend on grade, packing format and season. Nothing here is a binding quote.

Questions we get a lot

Before you order

How long does it stay crunchy once opened?

About two weeks in the resealable pouch if you press the air out, longer in an airtight jar. Unopened, the pack is good for nine months from the roast date printed on the back. If it ever does go soft, five minutes in a dry pan on low heat brings it right back.

Where do you ship, and what does it cost?

Pan-India. Delivery is free on orders above ₹599; below that it's ₹59. Metro pincodes usually see it in two to three days, the rest in four to six. Bulk consignments move by surface transport and we share the docket number the day they leave.

Is the makhana suitable for fasting?

The plain roasted and sendha namak variants are, and they're the ones most customers pick up for Navratri and Ekadashi. The flavoured variants use regular salt and mixed masala, so skip those if you're observing a strict vrat.

Do you do white-label or private-label packing?

Yes, from 200 kg per variant. You send us artwork and we handle roasting, seasoning, packing and FSSAI-compliant labelling. Lead time is roughly three weeks for a first run. Start with the bulk enquiry form above.

What's in the seasoning?

Spices, salt, and in some variants milk solids or dehydrated vegetable powders. No MSG, no artificial colours, no preservatives. The full ingredient list and allergen note is printed on every pack, and we'll email the lab report for any batch if you ask.

Can I return a pack I don't like?

If a pack arrives damaged, stale or wrong, send us a photo of the batch code within seven days and we replace it or refund you — your choice, no return shipment needed. We don't accept returns simply because a flavour wasn't to taste, but tell us anyway; it's how the range changes.