Kalari cheese
Made by hand, this cheese is sun-dried to develop a hard exterior while the inside remains soft.
Made by hand, this cheese is sun-dried to develop a hard exterior while the inside remains soft.
This semi-firm aged cheese made from goat milk is Panchal Dairy’s take on the traditional French Tomme de Savoie.
Made with camel milk, this creamy and mildly sour cheese has a spicy kick from green chillies.
Made with camel milk, this mildly salty and creamy cheese is preserved in peanut oil.
Slightly saltier than conventional halloumi which is made from cow milk, this camel milk halloumi has a mildly stretchy texture, with a nutty, carmelised flavour when grilled.
First introduced by Swiss missionaries, this crumbly cheese is now native to Kalimpong in West Bengal.
The salty-smoky crumbly Bandel cheese’s origins can be traced back to the time the Portuguese settled in Bengal.
Exploring India’s little-known cheeses from varied regions and communities with cheesemaker Aditya Raghavan.