Men are hard to buy for because most gifts for men are props. Coffee he will drink, pepper he will cook with, chips he will finish in a day, and his name on the lid so it is plainly his.
Add a brass pen if he writes, or a framed portrait if there is a photo he keeps.
Coffee, pepper, cardamom, tea and chips: things that get used, not stored.
The Kerala Box
Classic, 6 things
Idukki green cardamom, Tellicherry pepper, Munnar tea tin, Filter coffee and banana chips, with a card printed for them. Change anything before you pay.