Davanagere sits on the line where South Karnataka's cooking meets North Karnataka's, and its kitchens show it. The same household that makes a benne dose for breakfast will eat jolada rotti with ennegayi at night, and both habits want different oil. We deliver unrefined, wood pressed groundnut, sesame, niger, safflower, sunflower and coconut oil, plus deepam oil for the home lamp, to Davanagere city and across the district — Harihar, Channagiri, Honnali, Nyamati and Jagalur included.
Which oil suits which Davanagere dish
- Benne dose and its palya: the dose itself is butter's job, not oil's. The potato palya beside it is where the tempering matters — groundnut oil gives a clean, nutty ogarane that does not fight the butter.
- Jolada rotti with ennegayi: for the stuffed brinjal, many families in the district's northern taluks use niger oil (huchchellu enne) or safflower oil (kusube enne). Both carry the dry-roasted masala the way groundnut oil does not.
- Mirchi bajji, bonda and the evening fry: long frying sessions need a heat-stable oil. Groundnut is the usual choice here; coconut oil holds up equally well if you like the flavour it leaves.
- Chitranna, puliyogare and vangi bath: sesame oil (ellenne) for the puliyogare gojju, groundnut for everyday chitranna.
- Ragi mudde with bassaru: a spoon of groundnut or sesame oil in the ogarane, nothing more complicated than that.
- Everyday light cooking: sunflower oil if you want something with less of its own taste.
Popular with Davanagere households
- 15 L groundnut oil tins for large families, hostels, functions and weddings. The 15 L works out at the same rate per litre as the 5 L, so buy whichever size you will finish while it is fresh.
- Deepam oil for daily lamps, Karthika masa and Deepavali.
- Niger and safflower oil for families who moved down from the Hubballi and Ballari side and cannot find the taste they grew up with in supermarket bottles.
Delivery to Davanagere
We deliver to P.J. Extension, Vidyanagar, Vinobanagar, Nittuvalli and the rest of Davanagere city, and to serviceable pin codes across the district. Orders are packed in 2–3 business days, then you choose the speed at checkout: free delivery (7–14 business days), standard for ₹49 (3–7 business days) or express for ₹99 (1–3 business days). All orders are prepaid.
Check us before you buy
Chennamma Ajji is FSSAI licensed — licence no. 1122632300006, which you can verify yourself on the FoSCoS portal — and rated 4.65 out of 5 across more than 8,600 customer reviews. Every oil is mechanically pressed at low temperature from seed bought directly from Karnataka farmers, with no hexane, no bleaching, no deodorising and no preservatives. You can read exactly how it is made, how to test any oil at home, and how to store it so it does not go rancid. Unrefined oil looks darker, smells stronger and settles a little at the bottom — that is what it is supposed to do.
Shop the range
- Cold pressed groundnut oil (kadalekai enne)
- Cold pressed sesame oil (ellenne)
- Cold pressed niger oil (huchchellu enne)
- Cold pressed safflower oil (kusube enne)
- Cold pressed coconut oil (kobbari enne)
- Cold pressed sunflower oil
- Cold pressed castor oil (haralenne)
- Deepam oil
- All oils
Frequently asked questions
Do you deliver to Harihar, Channagiri, Honnali and Jagalur?
We deliver to serviceable pin codes across Davanagere district, including Harihar, Channagiri, Honnali, Nyamati and Jagalur. Enter your pin code at checkout to confirm.
Which oil should I use for benne dose?
Benne dose is made with butter, not oil. Use groundnut oil for the potato palya and chutney tempering that go with it.
Do you sell niger and safflower oil, or only the common oils?
Both. Niger oil (huchchellu enne) and safflower oil (kusube enne) are part of our regular range in sizes from 500 ml to 15 L.
Is the 15 L tin cheaper per litre than the 5 L?
No. The 15 L tin and the 5 L pack work out at the same rate per litre. Both are cheaper per litre than the 500 ml and 1 L bottles.
Is cash on delivery available?
No. All orders are prepaid.
We also deliver to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Tumakuru, Mandya, Hubballi-Dharwad and Mangaluru. Full terms are on our Karnataka delivery page.