Festivals are a time of celebration and coming together for families and friends. Festivities over the world are
synonymous with good food and desserts. For us Indians, sweets and savouries play a major role in celebrations. And
for South Indian families, bakshanam is both tradition and enjoyment. And this is not limited to festivals, weddings are
a time to enjoy and spread the joy. And this festive season, if you find yourself pressed for time, got bogged down by
the wedding galatta or want to gift someone the best of bakshanam, here are some amazing finds to help you sail
through this!
Bakshanam or seer bakshanam plays a major role in South Indian households. Over the years, it has also transitioned
from the traditional ladoos and mysorepak to a diverse palatable spread.People are ready to experiment and with many
options available, who can blame them! Here are a few providers, whose bakshanam hampers you will be tempted to
try!
Andhra Delicacy
Andhra sweets have always been an enigma for us and their variety and taste is out of the world, no doubt. If you have a
weak spot for Andhra delicacies, be sure to try their pootharekalu and jeedipappu paakam (cashewnut with jaggery
sweet), along with their halwa varieties. And needless to say their gongura pickle is to die for. Andhra Delicacy also
takes up orders for customized hampers and delivers across the world. Truly, a small world indeed!
Namma Farm
With global revolution and eating pizzas and burgers, we are all going back to basics. We are seen gravitating towards
millets, jaggery, palm sugar and our traditional/organic food items. Namma Farm has taken it a notch higher by
producing bakshanam from organic food. Kambu mysorepak, thinnai ladoo, samai mixture , varagu murukku – time to
binge without the guilt! And these guys offer hampers across India, gift your loved ones healthy option this season!
Subasri Reddy Vilas
With an effort to familiarise everyone with the traditional TamilNadu delicacies, Subasri Reddy Vilas offers us some
authentic staples from down south. Chettinad ribbon murukku, Nagercoil special nendran chips, Tuticorin macaroons,
Tirunelveli halwa – we cant stop drooling already. What sets them apart is that they offer their hampers in Chettinad
hand woven baskets to support the rural craft. They offer a variety of other packaging options as well. Do check them
out for some of the best treats!
Krishna Sweets
A popular name amongst all households, known for its mouth melting mysorepaks, Krishna sweets has been offering
bakshanam hampers for the longest time. They offer a wide range of hamper options you can choose from. With mini
hampers to melting magic hampers, they have these in all price ranges. Our favourite is the mysorepak kaju katli
hamper. And with Krishna sweets, you can never go wrong!
Chettinad Snacks Online
Authentic Chettinad snacks from its own land! With innumerable options for its packing, right from colourful Chettinad
baskets to jute bags, these hampers are hard to resist. Their variety ranges from lunck koodai packs to palm basket
hampers, and are available in all price ranges. With different hampers for specific festivals, their best sellers definitely
the adirasams and mavurundais. They also offer thamboolam packs, making your jobs easier – complete solution
providers!
24 Chakra
An amazing concept of bringing stores together online – 24 Chakra displays a number of brands on its site including
Krishna sweets, Amaravathi and so on, enabling people to buy form a single place. An e-commerce for sweets and
snacks! This place also offers special seer for weddings apart from the sweet and snack boxes for festivals. They ship to
the US also – this is truly unlocking the sweet side!