This one’s for our childhood – for all the slumbery afternoons we spent at the backbench in class, trying to wake ourselves up with sucking on imli pedas and spitting the seeds out, or licking up the spicy masala on top of the black aam papad to get our brains working again! This one’s for the queues we would form outside the school at the cart that sold these little morsels of excitement. This one’s for those innocent days when eating something sour would be like a mini adventure, and we’d gorge ourselves on these and feel like we’d accomplished something immense, while our overprotective mothers warned us of dire consequences in the background. This one’s for all the friends who would get bags of these to school and share the wickedness without hesitation.

Take a trip back to your childhood with Ammiji’s Khattey Bombs.

Ammiji’s Khattey Bombs are a curious mix of sour aam papad/sour mango fruit leather and imli/tamarind. Both the wickedness ingredients of our memories, combined beautifully to form little morsels of deliciousness.

We guarantee you, you will not be able to resist dipping into the pouch again and again. And again.

Please note: These candies are homemade and while we were experimenting with them, we discovered that wrapping them in butter paper, in which we wrap our other candies, dried them out. So we chose to individually wrap them in food-grade aluminum foil to preserve their freshness and texture.

Ingredients: Mango, Tamarind, Salt, Black Salt, Mango powder, Sugar

Weight: 175 gms (~15-16 pieces)

Best before: 2 months

Store in a cool, dry place.

The season of joy. When the mornings are as crisp and golden as apples and the evenings twinkle and smile through the haze. When festivals and special occasions are just an excuse for indulgence and happiness. When the cool nip in the air demands warming from the inside. And when the sweetness of life is reciprocated by the sweetness on your plate.

The season of joy is the season of ladoos. And not just ordinary ladoos, but Ammiji’s homemade ladoos, with the goodness of unprocessed, natural sweeteners and pure fragrant desi ghee. Ammiji’s ladoos are a throwback to a time when living was slow and pleasures small. They’re evocative of the perfume of autumn and of the nostalgia of your childhood.

Winters are synonymous with Panjeeri for most Punjabis. Motherhood is synonymous with Panjeeri too. Ammiji made entire canisters of panjeeri around Diwali to see her children and grandchildren through the winters. And she made a special panjeeri for the grandchildren going up to boarding school and or for mothers in the family who had just delivered a baby or were pregnant. Her panjeeri was like a talisman – a device to ward off ill health, lack of nutrition or general ennui.

We’ve taken her Panjeeri recipe, modified it a bit, and shaped ladoos out of it. The resultant ladoos are a powerhouse of nutrition and good health – each of the ingredients playing an important role in keeping you active through the winter months and beyond.

Made with wholewheat flour, desi ghee and organic raw sugar, the ladoos also contain kamarkas and gond – those two ingredients prescribed by Ayurveda for their immense benefits. These ladoos are especially powerful for post-partum or post-operative recovery but their deliciousness and nutrition value makes them ideal for everyone!

Ammiji’s Panjeeri Ladoos are made at home in small batches. What you’re getting is nostalgia and goodness in a box. Each ladoo is made with love and packed carefully for you. Each brightly coloured box comes with all of Ammiji’s love, concern and good intentions.

The season of joy deserves to have Ammiji’s Panjeeri Ladoos in it. 🙂

Ingredients: Wholewheat Flour, Desi Ghee, Raw Sugar, Almonds, Edible Gum, Flame of the Forest, Chironji

Good For: 1 month

Net Weight: 500 gms

Picture yourself in a small cottage in the hills in the dead of winter. The fireplace is alit. Tiny snowflakes drift past the window. The sound of wind in the trees and the occasional crackling off a log is the only noise you hear. You’re all snuggled up in a throw on the couch in front of the fireplace, warming your toes at the fire and warming your hands with the glass of warm mulled wine in your hands. This is where you’ll take a sip and smile at the pervasive smell of spices and the sheer deliciousness of the moment. And this is the moment we’ve tried to capture in this jar of Ammiji’s Mulled Wine Jam

We took the best Cabarnet Sauvignon we could lay our hands on – Indian, because #vocalforlocal! – and simmered it down with fruits and spices, till it formed a thick, spreadable jam. And then we bottled it up and hid it from Ammiji. Oh, she won’t disapprove, but being a teetotaler all her life, it’ll take a lot of conversation to convince her that alcohol could be converted to jam – and she likes jams! So we’ll take this jar to her when we visit her and get her approval then! 

This jam is perfect for your cheeseboard, or your snack platter. Use it with cheese on crackers or smear it on cold cuts. Glaze meat with it. Or simply spread it on crisp toast and have it for breakfast! (Wine for breakfast? The things we do!) And no, you won’t get drunk on this jam. Most of the alcohol evaporates while cooking, leaving behind the characteristically umami, earthy taste of red wine.

Ammiji’s Mulled Wine Jam is made with NO artificial pectin. Just fruits and spices. And of course, no preservatives at all!

This jar will transport you to a winter wonderland – where fireplaces are always lit and snow always falls gently. Where people bundled up in sweaters and scarves sip on warm, boozy drinks while smells of cloves and citrus emanate from the kitchen. Where smiles are easy and conversation smooth. Where vanilla and cinnamon are not just flavours, they’re feelings. (Imagine saying “I’m feeling a wee bit cinnamonny today!” – lovely, no?)

So go ahead and get your jar of winter warmth right now – and make us feel cinnamonny. 🙂

Ingredients: Red Wine (Cabarnet Sauvignon), Sugar, Apple, Orange, Raisins, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Star Anise, Vanilla Extract.

Weight : 125 gm

Best Before 6 months

Refrigerate after opening

The season of joy. When the mornings are as crisp and golden as apples and the evenings twinkle and smile through the haze. When festivals and special occasions are just an excuse for indulgence and happiness. When the cool nip in the air demands warming from the inside. And when the sweetness of life is reciprocated by the sweetness on your plate.

The season of joy is the season of ladoos. And not just ordinary ladoos, but Ammiji’s homemade ladoos, with the goodness of unprocessed, natural sweeteners and pure fragrant desi ghee. Ammiji’s ladoos are a throwback to a time when living was slow and pleasures small. They’re evocative of the perfume of autumn and of the nostalgia of your childhood.

Ragi or Finger Millet is one of our ancient Indian grains, used extensively for cooking in South India. It’s a rich source of calcium and protein and is full of anti-oxidants. At Ammiji’s, we believe wholeheartedly in the goodness of our indigenous grains, and these specially created Ragi Til ladoos are our first foray into exploring millets.

Ammiji’s Ragi Til ladoos contain no additive or filler – they’re pure ragi flour, roasted with desi ghee and then combined with organic jaggery. Bits of almonds, gond and kamarkas are added along with the super-nutritious sesame seeds to make these spheres of sheer goodness. They’re crunchy and delicious, yes, but they’re also immensely good for you. And when it’s the season of indulgence, you have to be sure that it’s not only empty calories that you’re consuming!

Ammiji’s Ragi Til ladoos make the perfect, guilt-free sweet treats during the festive season and beyond it too. They come packaged in a bright box, making them perfect for that special gift for your loved ones. And you can be sure that each ladoo inside that box is shaped with love and packed with care. Ammiji’s ladoos will be the perfect post-meal treat, anytime indulgence, or the special occasion bhog.

Ingredients: Ragi Flour, White Sesame, Desi Ghee, Jaggery, Almonds, Edible Gum, Flame of the Forest

Good For: 1 month 

Net Weight: 500 gms