Ragi
Finger millet · nachni · nagli
A small, reddish-brown grain grown across Karnataka and Maharashtra. At home it’s ragi mudde, nachni bhakri or a warm porridge.
In VOHM: 57% of our Ragi Peri Peri Chips, and 7% of our Millet Mix
Why millets
The snack shelf forgot its roots.
For most of Indian history, ragi, jowar and bajra were everyday food. Then they quietly left our plates, and the snack aisle filled up with refined flour. VOHM is our way of bringing them back, in a form you’ll actually reach for.
- Ragi
- Jowar
- Makhana
- Bajra
The problem
What’s wrong with the snack aisle
Not every packaged snack is bad. But most of them are built the same way.
01The same few ingredientsRefined flour, palm oil and salt in pack after pack. Different names, same recipe.
02The truth is in small printThe front of the pack makes the promise. The back, in tiny type, tells you what’s really inside.
03Our own grains got left behindMillets that fed India for centuries rarely make it into the snacks we buy for our families today.
Millet 101
Meet our grains
What they are, where they come from, and what we make with them.
Jowar
Sorghum · jondhale
The grain behind the jowar bhakri, a staple across Maharashtra’s villages. Mild, nutty, and naturally a little sweet.
In VOHM: 45% of our Jawar Cheese Puff and 38% of our Millet Mix
Makhana
Fox nut · lotus seed
The seed of a water plant grown in ponds, mostly in Bihar, then roasted and popped into light, crunchy puffs.
In VOHM: 80% of our Himalayan Salt Makhana, with just rice bran oil and salt
Bajra & amaranth
Pearl millet · rajgira
Bajra is the winter bhakri grain of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Amaranth, or rajgira, is the grain behind fasting-day chikki and laddoos.
In VOHM: 5% bajra and 2% amaranth in our Millet Mix
Good for the farm too
Hardy grains for a hotter India
Millets grow in dry, hot conditions and generally need far less water than rice. That’s why India named them Shree Anna, and why the UN declared 2023 the International Year of Millets.
Every pack of VOHM is a small vote for farmers who grow them.
What we leave out
Not in any VOHM pack
If it’s on this list, you won’t find it in our ingredients. Check the full list for each snack on our ingredients page.
Maida (refined wheat flour)Palm oilPreservativesSynthetic colours