Handcrafted Ragi Dry Fruit Cookies – Pure Ghee & Jaggery Goodness
The Story Behind the Crunch
Every bite of our Ragi Dry Fruit Cookies carries the warmth of tradition and nourishment. These are not factory-made biscuits. Each cookie is lovingly handcrafted in small batches under our brand, Agro Queen Foods, by a dedicated team of rural women entrepreneurs based in the Wagholi region of the Satara district.
When you choose these cookies, you are directly supporting rural women who are passionate about bringing wholesome, traditional foods back to modern tables.
Key Highlights & Benefits
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100% Wholesome Snacking: Made with nutritious Ragi (finger millet) and naturally sweetened with pure jaggery. No refined sugar.
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Crunchy Premium Dry Fruits: Packed with finely chopped premium dry fruits, adding a delightful crunch and extra nutrients to every bite.
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The Pure Ghee Difference: We use only pure, rich ghee — no vegetable fats or processed oils — giving our cookies their signature texture.
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Zero Nasties: Absolutely NO maida (refined flour), NO palm oil, and NO artificial preservatives in our recipe.
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A Thoughtful Snack for Kids: Made with clean, traditional ingredients — a wonderful, worry-free treat for your children.
Our Story: From an M.Sc. Agriculture Degree to a Clean Food Revolution!
Educated to Innovate, Driven to Create... Rutuja Navase
After completing my postgraduate degree in Agriculture (M.Sc. Agri), I had plenty of corporate job opportunities before me. However, sitting in an air-conditioned cabin doing a routine job just didn't speak to my heart. Having studied agriculture, I always had a deep desire to build something of my own — something deeply rooted, authentic, and genuinely beneficial to society.
Driven by this vision, we started a mushroom farming venture two years ago. While selling fresh mushrooms in the local market posed its challenges, we refused to give up. Instead, we adapted, processed them, and began crafting healthy, value-added byproducts like mushroom cookies and papads.
Discovering the Path to a Clean Food Revolution...
Interacting directly with customers at various food exhibitions opened our eyes to a massive shift in what people wanted. Post-pandemic, urban families had become deeply health-conscious. There was a surging demand for natural, jaggery-based alternatives to replace refined sugar.
Having some prior experience in baking, I decided to closely study the commercial biscuits available in the market. What I discovered was eye-opening. Most market cookies are packed with maida, palm oil, heavy preservatives, and synthetic chemicals. Truly wholesome, 100% clean cookies were virtually non-existent.
That's when a single thought took root: We need to create a cookie so pure and clean that it stands apart in the market!
Baking Real Goodness: The Birth of Our Ragi Dry Fruit Cookies
We refused to take factory shortcuts. Instead, we brought together a powerful blend of traditional, clean ingredients:
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Shelf Life: 3 months from the date of manufacture. Refer to the pack for manufacturing and best-before or expiry dates.
- Nutrient-Rich Ragi (Finger Millet)
- Jaggery Powder
- Pure Cow Ghee
- Whole Wheat Flour
By combining these wholesome staples, we crafted our signature Ragi Dry Fruit Cookies — delivering the rich, delicious flavor that children love, while packing the natural goodness of millet and pure cow ghee.
An Overwhelming Response & Our Ultimate Reward
From the very first day of our launch, the response from customers has been phenomenal. For parents, it has quickly become the go-to wholesome school tiffin or evening snack option.
We now receive messages every single day from delighted customers saying, "We have never tasted cookies this delicious, rich, and pure anywhere else before!" Knowing that a mother can confidently hand our cookies to her child is the highest recognition and the truest reward for our hard work.
Empowering Rural Communities
Operating under our parent company, Krushikanya Foods, Agro Queen Foods is proudly based in the remote village of Wagholi, located within the Koregaon taluka of the Satara district. Today, our core production unit is managed by my mother, my brother, and myself. Alongside our family, we have also been able to empower our community by bringing in two local rural women to handle our packaging operations.
For us, this isn't just a business driven by profit. It is a mission to uplift rural women entrepreneurs while delivering unadulterated, nourishing, traditional food straight to your family's table.
When you choose Agro Queen Foods, you aren't just buying a snack — you are supporting an authentic journey of purity, tradition, and rural empowerment!
1. School Tiffin Companion
Pack a couple of cookies in your child's lunch box alongside a fresh piece of fruit.
2. Mid-Day Office Snack
Keep a pack in your bag or office drawer. Pairs beautifully with evening tea or coffee.
3. Classic Warm Milk Dunk
Dunk these cookies into a glass of warm milk for a comforting, nostalgic snack.
4. On-the-Go Energy Boost
Perfect for long drives, travels, or post-workout snacking.
5. Crunchy Dessert Topping
Crumble over kheer, fruit custard, or ice cream for a nutrient-dense crunch.
