Ooty varkey

{{Short description|Crispy vegetarian snack native to the Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu, India}}

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| country = India

| region = The Nilgiris

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| main_ingredient = Wheat flour

| variations = Sweet, Salt

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Ooty varkey is a crispy vegetarian snack that is native to the Nilgiri district in Tamil Nadu, India. The varkey is named after Ooty, the popular hill station in the region.{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|title='Ooty varkey' synonymous with the Blue Mountains|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ooty-varkey-synonymous-with-the-blue-mountains/article6669342.ece|access-date=11 December 2017|date=7 December 2014}} It is made from wheat flour mixed with mava along with ghee, vegetable oil and spices. Mava is made of banana, rava, and sugar.{{cite news|last=Nainar|first=Nahla|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-journey-of-the-famous-ooty-varkey/article24717476.ece|title=The journey of the famous Ooty 'varkey'|date=17 August 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=30 March 2020|issn=0971-751X}} There are more than 90 bakers in the region who manufacture the same.{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|first1=Cities, Coimbatore|title='No animal fat in Ooty varkey'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-animal-fat-in-ooty-varkey/article7714307.ece|access-date=11 December 2017|date=2 October 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}} In 2015, efforts were initiated by the Ooty Bakery Owners Association to obtain a Geographical indication.{{cite news|title=Efforts on to get GI recognition for Ooty 'Varkey'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/efforts-on-to-get-gi-recognition-for-ooty-varkey/article7468334.ece|access-date=11 December 2017|author=M.Soundariya Preetha|date= 27 July 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}} Ooty varkey was accorded GI tag in 2022-23.{{cite report|url=https://ipindia.gov.in/registered-gls.htm|title=Geographical indications in India|publisher=Government of India|access-date=1 December 2023}}