Desi cow breeds
Know your bloodline.
India didn't simply have “cows.” Each indigenous breed evolved within a particular geography, climate and farming culture, and each one is a story of a place.
These are the breeds we work with, and the ones we're working towards.
Available now
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The NurturerGirGentle · Golden · GenerousNative to the Gir forests of Saurashtra. Unhurried, heat-hardy and unmistakable. The breed behind our first jar.Ghee: deep gold, sweet, mellowRead her story
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The SentinelKankrejFierce · Proud · UnbreakableForged in the Rann, a draught breed bred for endurance rather than yield, and all the more characterful for it.Ghee: silver-gold, clean, boldRead her story
Coming later
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The MountaineerBadriSmall · Sure · HardyA small hill breed of Uttarakhand, adapted to steep country and thin air.Read about the breed
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The BackboneHarianaWilling · Strong · EverydayLong central to plains farming.Indicative ghee: soft gold, mellow, everydayRead about the breed
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The MainstayRathiThrifty · Steady · WillingA hardy desert dairy breed.Indicative ghee: bright gold, clean-sweet, balancedRead about the breed
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The ProviderSahiwalSteady · Generous · PatientOne of the subcontinent's finest dairy breeds.Indicative ghee: deep warm gold, rich and creamyRead about the breed
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The SurvivorTharparkarEnduring · Thrifty · UnfailingGives milk where little else survives.Indicative ghee: pale-to-mid gold, clean, leanRead about the breed
In the record, not in the roadmap
Some breeds will never be a Sudesi jar. They are here because a record of the desi cow that only listed the ones we sell would not be a record.
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The StalwartHallikarTireless · Upright · SpareA southern draught breed of Karnataka, prized for stamina and bearing.Read her story
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The RunnerKhillarSwift · Spare · EnduringA Deccan draught breed built for speed and stamina rather than milk. She will never be one of our jars, and is worth keeping anyway.Read her story
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The bullNandiThe male half of the animal, and the half the milk economy discards. Conserve the cow without him and there is no next generation to conserve.See the Nandi series
One breed. One landscape. One community. One story at a time.
Why the breed matters
A breed is never just an animal.
Cow
Fodder
Farmer
Soil
Crop
Food
Family
- Cow
- Fodder
- Farmer
- Soil
- Crop
- Food
- Family
Cattle supported farms. Dung returned nutrients to soil. Fields produced food and fodder. Every part supported another, and the breed is where that circle begins.