Buy dry fruits online in Muzaffarpur

For a few weeks each summer, Muzaffarpur talks about nothing but shahi litchi. For the rest of the year, its kitchens follow the festival calendar of north Bihar. It is also the commercial centre for half a dozen districts, so shopkeepers, students and families from the villages around all pass through its markets in a normal week.

Sawan at Garib Nath

Through the month of Sawan, devotees queue at Baba Garib Nath temple from before dawn, many after a long walk carrying Ganga water. Fasting families snack on Roasted Almonds (Badam) and Kishmis Lambi Dakh through the day, and cook a kheer of Makhana (Fox Nut) in the evening.

Weddings and the tilak tray

North Bihar weddings begin with tilak, when the bride’s family visits the groom’s home with gifts. Trays of dry fruit are part of that visit, usually Super Cashew, almonds and Walnut Whole in the shell. Wedding sweets such as khaja and balushahi follow later in the week, and many of them carry a cashew on top.

Litchi summer, foggy winter

The same humid heat that ripens litchi in May softens anything crunchy. Keep makhana and cashews sealed, and move Regular Anjeer to the fridge until the rains end. Winters here are cold and foggy, which makes them the best months to buy a bigger pack. The cashew collection lists every grade we pack.

Muzaffarpur is also known for lahathi, the lac bangles sold in the old market, and brides from across north Bihar shop for them before weddings. The same families place their dry fruit order in that week, for the tilak trays and for the sweets that follow. The city’s coaching centres draw students from surrounding districts, and many of them live on their own for the first time. Parents often send a parcel of almonds and raisins with the first month’s rent.

A Muzaffarpur order usually reaches you in 4–6 days by courier, weighed to the gram and sealed airtight. The courier also covers Hajipur, Sitamarhi, Samastipur and Vaishali. Orders start at ₹1,000 and every order ships free. Payment is online only.