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www.purwaaii.com

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Advent of Purwaaii  We never thought of Starting an online store. It was early 2014 when we started to find some Bengali Groceries in some of the best Shopping Malls. We were not satisfied with the kind of items available or the quality or with the pricing. We then thought that there might be many of us who are deprived like us. We Bengalis rather Probashi Bengalis miss many of the things routinely especially on account of food. We Probashi who stay away from home miss the basic ingredients of Bengali Food or Bengali cooking. It’s not only the food but also Art, Handicraft, Apparels, Saris and Puja items which we don't get so easily being outside of Bengal. We also experienced the trouble of taking out time to drive to Shopping Malls, Parking, and devoting time on shopping. Its then we devised a plan to start an Online Store completely based on ethnic values.  The next thing which could occur to us is the name of the store. We thought a lot ... but then since we Bengalis co

Collection of Purwaaii.Com

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About our Collection.. The next difficult task was to enlist the product for the Store with a view to cater to the Country Cousins -  The Probashi Bengali . The essentials of  "Purwaaii"  is to provide the best product ..and from the source like in case of Bodi ,  Amsatto and Muri.  Since I am a great lover of  Munching Muri mixed with  Bapi Chanachur lightly coated in  fresh Mustard Oil , I wanted to take special care in case of Muri ( Puffed Rice ) . Earlier days during childhood I have seen that Muri used to be made at Home especially in the Rural Bengal . Expert ladies who were skilled in making Muri out of Rice used to come home and make Muri in bulk for the entire family to be consumed for one or two months . Those muri were free from chemicals or baking agents like cooking soda etc . Today Muri making by Skilled women is almost over Rather proceeding to extinction . Revolution , Industrialization , Mechanization  is an important part of our life  .. So "Muri Ma