Chekko: Agamahil Corporation - Est 1985
Traditional South Indian Oils.
Made Slowly.
Protected Carefully.
For more than 40 years, Chekko has preserved the traditional wooden cold-pressing method trusted by generations. From carefully selected non-GMO seeds to food-grade tin packaging, every decision is guided by a commitment to purity.
A Legacy Of Purity
For more than 40 years, Chekko has remained committed to one simple belief: pure food creates healthier lives.
Inspired by traditional South Indian oil-making practices, every batch begins with carefully selected non-GMO seeds, continues through traditional wooden cold pressing, and is protected through every stage until it reaches your kitchen.
While much of the industry moved toward speed, scale, and shortcuts, we chose a different path - one rooted in patience, craftsmanship, and responsibility.
From handpicked seeds to food-grade tin packaging, every decision is made with a single purpose: protecting purity.
It is a discipline we have followed for over four decades.
From Seed To Kitchen
Every decision is designed to protect quality, not just during production, but throughout the entire process.
Carefully Selected Seeds
Great oil begins long before the press starts. At Chekko, every batch begins with carefully selected non-GMO seeds because exceptional oil can only come from exceptional ingredients.
Traditional Wooden Cold Pressing
Chekko continues to follow the ancient chekku method trusted in Southern India for generations. No high heat. No industrial shortcuts. Just patient extraction that respects every seed.
Natural Sun Settling
Instead of aggressive refining and over-processing, we allow the oil to settle naturally. Time does what machines cannot, helping preserve character, aroma, and authenticity.
Food-Grade Tin Protection
Chekko is proud to be a pioneer of food-grade tin packaging for cold-pressed oils in India. At a time when plastic packaging had become the industry norm, we chose a different path, one focused on protecting freshness, aroma, and purity beyond production.
Delivered To Your Kitchen
Every Chekko oil begins with carefully selected seeds and ends with responsible food-grade tin packaging. Between the press and your kitchen, every step is handled with one purpose: to protect purity, freshness, and trust. From our press to your family’s table, nothing is left to chance.
Because Purity Deserves Protection.
Most brands focused on making oil. We asked what happens after the oil leaves the mill.
The Birth Of Chekko Tin
Chekko Tin was born from a simple but unsettling observation. After drinking water that had been left for hours in a plastic bottle under the sun, our founder began asking difficult questions. If heat and plastic can affect drinking water, what happens to edible oils that spend months in storage, transportation, and on kitchen shelves? Unlike water, those changes are not always obvious. That thought led to months of research and the creation of Chekko Tin - a food-grade tin solution pioneered for cold-pressed oils in India. Because we believed purity should be protected from our press to your kitchen.
Most packaging is designed to carry oil.
We believed packaging should do more than contain oil. It should help protect the quality created during production.
If plastic can affect drinking water...
What is it doing to edible oils? That question changed how we thought about packaging forever.
Purity does not end at production.
It must be protected every day, every mile, every shelf, until the oil reaches your kitchen.
“Did we deliver something we can stand behind - without compromise?”
Building a food brand is a daily test of discipline. Behind every product are production deadlines, quality checks, cost pressures, logistics delays, and decisions where convenience must never come before trust.
Yet every decision eventually comes down to one question: Did we deliver something we can genuinely stand behind?
That belief became the foundation of Agamahil and later Chekko. Because when a family chooses oil for their kitchen, they are placing their trust in us.
If it compromises purity or trust, we do not do it.
Growth matters. Profitability matters. But credibility matters more.
Explore Our Collection
Traditionally cold-pressed oils crafted with patience, protected with care, and trusted for generations.
Peanut Oil
Rich aroma and traditional flavour for everyday cooking.
Sesame Oil
The authentic South Indian favourite with deep traditional character.
Coconut Oil
Pure coconut goodness, traditionally made from sulphur-free copra and carefully protected.
Castor Oil
Traditionally produced with care and protected in food-grade tin.
Mustard Oil
A traditional oil valued for external care, massage, and heritage wellness practices.
Sunflower Oil
Light, clean, and naturally crafted for modern everyday cooking.
Questions People Ask Before Choosing A Cooking Oil
In A World Full Of Shortcuts,
We Choose Discipline.
Every seed. Every batch. Every drop. For more than 40 years, Chekko has remained committed to traditional cold pressing, responsible packaging, and uncompromising quality.
Pure Oil To Humanity
Perumayee, a young grandmother in one of the villages of Southern India, carried a simple dream: to serve people through pure food.
She met farmers from distant villages, encouraged them to bring their best farm originals, and believed that honest ingredients deserved honest value. She ground handpicked seeds using a traditional cold press, an art she learned from her father.
With careful observation, she allowed the oil to settle under the perfect sun. For her, oil was not just a product. It carried the memory of the land, the rain, the climate, and the seed.
“When you close your eyes and taste real oil, the aroma and taste should remind you of the land, the rain, and the climate where the seeds were harvested.”
With that art passed on through the family, Chekko was created to serve pure oil to humanity. Today, her values continue to guide every seed we select, every batch we press, and every tin we pack.
Chekko is not only the story of oil. It is the story of patience, responsibility, and purity protected across generations.