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Dune Aura is reviving India's oldest oil-extraction tradition — the wooden kachi ghani — for health-conscious urban kitchens. Here's everything you need to cover us.
Our story in brief
Dune Aura was founded in 2024 in Gurugram, Haryana, with a single conviction: the best cooking oil is the one extracted the way your great-grandmother's village extracted it — slowly, cold, in a wooden ghani, with zero heat and zero chemicals.
We press every batch below 45°C, which means the omega-3s, antioxidants, and natural flavour compounds that refined oil destroys are still intact when the oil reaches your kitchen. No solvents. No bleaching. No deodorising. Just the seed, the press, and the bottle.
From a single product — kachi ghani mustard oil — we've grown to six cold-pressed oils and fourteen stone-ground masalas, all made at our FSSAI-certified facility at Sector 9A, Gurugram, and delivered same-day across the city.
Fast facts for your article
Founded
2024, Gurugram, Haryana
Facility
DSS 53, Sector 9A Market, Gurugram 122001
Certifications
FSSAI certified
Extraction method
Wooden kachi ghani cold press, below 45°C
Product range
6 cold-pressed oils + 14 stone-ground masalas
Flagship product
Kachi ghani mustard oil — ₹280 / litre
Delivery
Same-day across all Gurugram sectors; pan-India shipping
Additives
Zero chemicals, zero solvents, zero additives
Website
duneaura.com
Our product range
Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil
The bold, pungent oil of North Indian kitchens — unrefined, unfiltered, alive.
₹280 / litre
Cold Pressed Sesame Oil
Nutty, golden, rich in sesamol — the original gingelly oil of South Indian cooking.
Available in 500ml & 1L
Cold Pressed Coconut Oil
Virgin coconut oil with natural fragrance intact — not the odourless refined version.
Available in 500ml & 1L
Cold Pressed Soya Oil
High omega-3, light flavour — the everyday oil that doesn't compromise on nutrition.
Available in 500ml & 1L
Cold Pressed Almond Oil
Pressed from whole almonds — for cooking, skin care, and baby massage.
Available in 200ml & 500ml
Cold Pressed Rice Bran Oil
High smoke point, heart-healthy oryzanol — ideal for high-heat Indian cooking.
Available in 500ml & 1L
Story angles we love
Pitch ideas we're happy to support with data, quotes, and product samples.
"The kachi ghani revival"
How a 2,000-year-old wooden press is making a comeback in Gurugram's health-conscious kitchens — and why it matters nutritionally.
"What refined oil actually does to your food"
A deep-dive into hexane extraction, bleaching, and deodorising — and what gets destroyed in the process.
"The Gurugram startup bringing farm-fresh oil to your door"
Same-day delivery of cold-pressed oils from a Sector 9A facility to DLF, Golf Course Road, and Dwarka Expressway homes.
"Why your sarson ka saag tastes different with kachi ghani mustard oil"
The flavour science behind unrefined oils — and why North Indian grandmothers were right all along.
"FSSAI, acidity tests, and peroxide values — how to actually verify cold-pressed oil"
A consumer guide to separating genuine cold-pressed oil from marketing claims.
Approved quotes for publication
"We started Dune Aura because we couldn't find a single cold-pressed mustard oil in Gurugram that we trusted. Every bottle on the shelf was either refined, adulterated, or both. So we built the press ourselves."
"Cold pressing isn't a trend — it's a return. Indian kitchens ran on kachi ghani oil for centuries. We're just making it accessible again, at the right price, with same-day delivery."
Get in touch
We respond to all press enquiries within 24 hours.
We can provide:
- Sample products for review (oils + masalas)
- Facility visit at Sector 9A, Gurugram
- Interview with the founder
- Custom recipe development with our products
- Hi-res product photography on request