Locho is Surat's own steamed snack, and Gujarati families in other cities and abroad rarely find it fresh. Packed mixes that let anyone steam locho or khaman at home can sell in Surat's shops, across India and in Indian grocery stores overseas.
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This unit makes dry instant mixes for Surat's steamed snacks: locho, khaman and their spice toppings. The buyer adds water, steams the batter, then tops it with the masala and oil sachets from the box.
Locho comes from Surat, and the city is known across Gujarat for its snacks, so a Surti label means something. Gujarati families in other states or abroad rarely get a fresh plate of locho, and a good mix fills that gap. NABARD's 2023-24 credit plan for Surat names food processing among the district's main farm-based activities, and road and rail links on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad route make it easy to ship stock both ways.
You need an FSSAI food licence, a clean room with a mixer, a sifter, a weighing and pouch-sealing machine, and lab tests for shelf life. The first hard part is the recipe: the batter must rise and stay soft from a packet, so test it in many home kitchens before launch. Gram flour goes stale or gets insects if kept damp, so buy small lots and seal packs well. The second is selling. Big snack makers already sell khaman mixes, so lead with locho, and expect shelf space outside Surat to take time and money.
Sell through Surat's grocery and farsan shops, online marketplaces, and importers who supply Indian grocery stores abroad.
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