Telangana: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Telangana known for?

• SakinaluCoiled rice-flour and sesame rings, deep fried
• Sarva pindiThick rice-flour disc with chana dal and peanuts
• ChegodiluRing-shaped fried rice-flour snack

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What does Telangana export?

• Turmeric

  Telangana 24.75% of India's production (2021-22); national USD 341.54 million exports 2024-25

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• Hyderabadi haleem

  Exported to US, UK and West Asia (2025, no value published)

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• Eggs

  Third-largest producer, 12.77% of India (production share)

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India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Nizamabad

  National Turmeric Board HQ; largest turmeric market; operational mega food park Source

• Hyderabad

  Hyderabad haleem (GI 2010-11); ready-to-eat snacks ODOP Source

• Tandur, Vikarabad

  Tandur redgram (GI 2022) Source

• Warangal

  Warangal Chapata chilli (GI 2024-25) Source

• Khammam

  Chillies ODOP; mega food park under implementation Source

• Jangaon

  Chittimuthyalu scented rice products ODOP Source

Sources

• Spices Board, list of spice GIs
• The News Minute, haleem GI renewed
• Telangana360, Tandur red gram GI
• CESS policy brief, rice production
• FoodTechBiz, National Turmeric Board headquarters
• Outlook Traveller, Telangana snacks