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About RT Chocos

From ancient rituals to artisan bars - honouring cacao's true origins.

I Never Planned to Fall
in Love with Chocolate.

But some of life's most meaningful chapters begin with an unexpected gift.

I started with balance sheets, not ganache. A finance graduate from Banasthali University with an MBA and a clear professional path ahead โ€” numbers were my language, spreadsheets my world. Chocolate? That was just something I loved to eat.

Then, in 2012, a friend handed me a small box of handmade chocolates. I took one bite โ€” and something shifted. It wasn't just the flavour; it was the realization that someone had crafted this by hand with intention and care. That single moment rewired everything, proving that analytical systems and culinary passion could merge.

By 2014, I left corporate finance behind to enroll in my first professional chocolate class in Ludhiana, Punjab, where the crystal physics behind tempering curves clicked. Soon after in 2016, I scaled home production to supply luxury cafes and hotels while organizing hands-on workshops to empower aspiring female home-bakers.

When 2020 brought global lockdowns, I transitioned physical workshops into interactive live online masterclasses, connecting chocolate lovers across the globe. By 2022, I took on the role of Head of NPD (New Product Development) & Production for a premier Indian chocolate brand in Mumbai, managing industrial conching, refining, and commercial batch scaling.

Today, I work as a freelance recipe developer and chocolate consultant, partnering directly with cacao plantations โ€” auditing post-harvest fermentation setups and formulating signature bean-to-bar recipes. Tracing how every decision from soil to drying bed shapes what lands on your palate is where the real story begins.

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Discover Your Cacao Philosophy

Select the area of chocolate making that fascinates you the most, and we'll dynamically matches you to your ideal chocolate learning path.

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Tempering Physics

Crystal structures, working curves, cooling chemistry.

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Practical Ganache

Ganache emulsions, bonbon painting, hand-rolling truffles.

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Cacao Sourcing

Orchard fermentation setups, bean roasting profiles.

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Batch Scaling

Translating kitchen recipes into commercial formulations.

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1. Signature Roasted Cacao (Default)
2. Botanical Cacao & Olive
3. Velvet Plum Cocoa
4. Dark Chocolate Espresso
5. Raw Cacao & Pistachio
6. Midnight Cacao & Liquid Gold
7. Vintage Ruby Cocoa
8. Royal Sapphire Cacao