For Komalpreet Kaur, 34, dairy farming was an unfamiliar territory. She had never seen a buffalo being reared, let alone milking or making dairy products, but what began as a modest venture during the Covid pandemic has now grown into a business with monthly sales of more than Rs 6 lakh.

A homemaker, Komalpreet began this journey with her husband, Gurjeet Singh Hundal, 37, who initially worked as a foreman in a small ‘kirpan’ (small sword) manufacturing unit, and then drove a rented battery rickshaw to make ends meet. Today, the couple run a thriving dairy enterprise, with Komalpreet involved at every stage — from milking buffaloes to preparing milk badam, barfi, kheer, buttermilk, paneer, curd, and clarified butter. They have taken their products directly to customers, selling them daily at a makeshift stall in front of a gurdwara in Amritsar.

“Getting pure milk and its products are a luxury today, but we can vouch for our products with full confidence.…