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Calcutta Chanachur

Calcutta Chanachur

₹ 170.00
₹ 170.00
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Weight:150 g

  • Made at Place of Origin
  • Clean Simple Ingredients
  • First Oil Produce

Chanachur doesn't ask to be understood. It asks to be eaten by the fistful, preferably while the sun is going down and something good is on the radio.

Chanachur is Kolkata's answer to the namkeen, except Kolkata, being Kolkata, made it more complex, more layered, more everything. A mix of thin sev, flattened rice, fried dals, and a spice blend that the city's other foods — the mishti doi, the fish cutlet, the jhalmuri, would recognise as kin. The tang is the thing. A sharp, tamarind-forward heat that other cities' mixtures never quite replicate.

Our Calcutta Chanachur is made in the tradition of North Kolkata's roadside namkeen makers, the right proportions of sev to chivda to dal, with the spice mix that hits the middle of your palate first and spreads outward from there. No palm oil. No artificial colours or flavours. Made at source, the way the city intended.

The Bengali way: crumbled into jhalmuri on a rainy afternoon. Also excellent straight from the pack at midnight — or stirred into a bowl of dahi when you want something that does more than just add crunch.

Shelf life: 120 days. Keep sealed and away from humidity, chanachur is particularly sensitive to moisture.

What is chanachur?
Chanachur is a Bengali spiced namkeen mix, a blend of sev, beaten rice (chivda), fried lentils, and roasted peanuts, seasoned with a tangy, chilli-forward spice mix. It is the defining tea-time snack of Kolkata's street food culture.
Is chanachur the same as namkeen mixture?
Broadly, yes. "Chanachur" is the Bengali word for spiced mixture. What makes the Kolkata version distinct is its sharper, tamarind-led spice profile and specific proportion of ingredients, it tastes noticeably different from North Indian mixture blends.
Where is this made?
Our Calcutta Chanachur is made in Kolkata by traditional namkeen makers, at the source, not in a central factory. This is what "made at origin" means for us.
Is it suitable for vegans?
Yes. Fully vegetarian and vegan. No dairy, no animal products, no palm oil.
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