Ooty Varkey

Description

Ooty Varkey is a relic of the colonial era — a crumbly, layered biscuit-sweet introduced during the British summer camps in the Nilgiri hills. Alongside Ooty tea, Varkey became one of the defining tastes of the hill station. Made from a combination of wheat flour, rice flour, rava, ghee, and a gentle sweetness from sugar, this light, flaky confection dissolves on the tongue in the most satisfying way. The use of both ghee and baking soda gives it its characteristic layered texture — simultaneously crisp and melt-in-the-mouth. A slice of Ooty’s colonial culinary history in every piece.