Buy dry fruits online in Anand

Anand and its twin town Vallabh Vidyanagar hold a dairy cooperative, a large university area and old Charotar villages, all within a short ride. Each of them buys dry fruits for a different reason.

Milk sweets need nuts

With fresh milk this close, homes in Anand make basundi, doodhpak and shrikhand without a second thought. Basundi is finished with Pista Katran and a few strands of saffron, while doodhpak takes Charoli and sliced almonds. For a quick shrikhand topping, Badam Katran saves the work of slicing by hand.

Hostel shelves in Vidyanagar

Thousands of students live in hostels and paying guest rooms around Vallabh Vidyanagar. A jar of Trial Mix with 12 Nuts on the study table beats a packet of chips at midnight. Makhana (Fox Nut) roasted with a little salt is another snack that keeps a student going through exam week. Parents sending a parcel from home can order straight to the hostel address.

NRI visits and Charotar homes

Many Charotar families have relatives in the UK, the US and East Africa, and winter is when most of them visit. Hosts keep a full tin of Regular Cashew for the stream of guests, and a few visitors pack sealed pouches of almonds to take back. Look through the almonds collection to pick a size that suits your kitchen.

Anand also sends a steady stream of young people to dairy science and agriculture courses, and many of them cook for themselves for the first time. Almonds soaked in a steel glass overnight are often the first thing they learn. In Charotar villages, Sharad Purnima and Diwali bring cousins home from cities across the country, and households plan their dry fruit order a week ahead so the doodhpak and the guest bowls are ready when the cars start arriving.

A Anand order usually reaches you in 2–4 days by courier, weighed to the gram and sealed airtight. The courier also goes to Petlad, Borsad, Khambhat and Umreth. Orders start at ₹1,000 and every order ships free. Payment is online only.