Pure & Sure

Methi Sticks

₹130.00(₹1.00 per gram)

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Size 120g

Zero additivesNo preservativesReal methi9 ingredients

CLEANNine ingredients, no colour, preservative or enhancer.

Methi Sticks are thin, crisp savoury sticks made from a wheat and rice flour dough with dried fenugreek leaves worked through it. The methi gives a mild bitter edge that runs underneath the spice rather than sitting on top, balanced by chilli, black pepper, ajwain and turmeric. The sticks are fried in cold-pressed sunflower oil, break cleanly rather than crumbling, and carry no coating or dusting. They suit chai time, lunchboxes, and serving alongside a meal in place of papad.

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Why We Like It

Methi is the second ingredient by weight, which is why these taste of fenugreek and not just of spice.
Nine ingredients, turmeric doing the colouring, ajwain where it belongs, and cold-pressed oil instead of refined palm.
536 mg of sodium per 100 g — it is still a fried namkeen.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour (organic)

Main flour

Gives the stick its structure and clean snap. Contains gluten.

Methi Leaves (organic)

Dried fenugreek, listed second by weight

The actual source of the bitter note, not a flavouring.

Rice Flour (organic)

Secondary flour

Keeps the texture short and crisp rather than bready.

Chilli Powder (organic)

Note

Mild heat, from ground chilli rather than a masala premix.

Black Pepper (organic)

Note

Second heat layer with a warmer, slower burn.

Ajwain Seeds (organic)

Carom seed

The traditional pairing with methi in Indian savoury baking.

Turmeric Powder (organic)

Colour and earthy base note

The yellow tone is turmeric, not an added colour.

Cold Pressed Sunflower Oil (organic)

Frying and dough fat

Expeller/cold pressed rather than refined, solvent-extracted oil.

Salt

Seasoning

Salt cannot be certified organic; it drives the 536 mg/100 g sodium.

Nutrition factsPer 100g

Energy kcal: 443 kcal
Protein g: 7.8 g
Carbohydrate g: 64 g
Total sugars g: 0 g
Added sugars g: 0 g
Dietary fibre g: 4.3 g
Total fat g: 28 g
Saturated fat g: 11.6 g
Trans fat g: 0 g
Cholesterol mg: 0 mg
Salt g: 1.34 g

Pure & Sure Methi Sticks versus other methi sticks

What to compare	Purepicked	Regular methi sticks
Ingredient list	9 ingredients, 8 certified organic	Often 12+ with premixes, raising agents and starches
Source of methi flavour	Dried methi leaves, second by weight	Methi extract or flavouring, often far down the list
Frying medium	Cold pressed sunflower oil	Refined palm or blended vegetable oil
Colour	From turmeric	May use added colour
Preservatives	None	TBHQ or BHA common in fried snacks
Flavour enhancers	None	INS 627 / 631 / 635 common
Trans fat	0 g per 100 g	Varies with how often the frying oil is reused

Is It For You?

Good for

People who actually want the methi to taste of methi

A papad alternative alongside meals

Households avoiding refined palm oil

People avoiding synthetic colours, preservatives and flavour enhancers

Chai-time and lunchbox snacking

Avoid if

Coeliac disease or gluten sensitivity — contains wheat

Anyone avoiding fried foods

Sodium-restricted diets

How to use

Serve with masala chai or filter coffee

Put out alongside drinks in place of papad or crackers

Pack into lunchboxes as a dry snack

Break over a salad or curd rice for crunch

Store in a cool, dry place and reseal after opening to keep the snap

What to look for in Methi Sticks?

Read what it is actually made of. Besan or millet should lead. Maida near the top means refined wheat flour in a different shape.

Check which oil it was fried in. Palm oil and unnamed 'edible vegetable oil' blends are the default in packaged namkeen.

TBHQ (INS 319) is the usual antioxidant in fried snacks. A pack without it has a shorter shelf life, which is the honest trade.

MSG shows up as 'flavour enhancer (INS 621)'. A properly spiced snack does not need it.