Soybean is a main crop of the Malwa plateau around Indore, and the government's national soybean research institute is based in the city. A small unit making fresh soy milk and soy paneer (tofu) can supply gyms, hostels, cafes and health-minded families.
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This unit soaks, grinds and boils soybean to make fresh soy milk, then sets part of it into soy paneer (tofu), a protein-rich block that cooks like dairy paneer. The leftover pulp, called okara, can be sold as cattle feed to nearby dairy farmers.
Soybean is one of the main crops of the Malwa plateau around Indore, so beans are easy to buy from the mandi. The government's national soybean research institute is in Indore and runs short training courses on making soy milk and tofu. NABARD's 2023-24 credit plan for Indore names weak food-processing capacity as a gap and suggests promoting small food-processing units. The city's large student and office crowd, and its many gyms, give you buyers to try first.
You need an FSSAI food licence, a soy milk machine with a boiler, a tofu press, deep freezers or a small cold room, and a clean floor with good drainage. The hard part is shelf life: fresh soy milk and tofu spoil in a few days, so you must sell daily and keep everything cold. Many people dislike the beany taste, so work on flavours. Label your product clearly as soy paneer or tofu, never as plain paneer.
Sell to gyms, hostels, mess kitchens, cafes and grocery stores with chillers. Home delivery builds steady weekly orders.
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