“It is Vishu eve. Everything of golden hue in the market is fetching a premium,” says a wholesale vegetable trader in Ernakulam, making light of an unusually damp market this year. Among the yellow stuff that define Vishu and go to fill a platter of auspicious sighting objects is ‘Kanikonna’ (cassia fistula) or golden shower. … Read more
Heralding the arrival of Vishu, Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram district mission is organising Vishu markets at 82 centres in the district. The Vishu markets are being held in Kudumbashree’s community development societies (CDSs) in 72 panchayats and 10 Corporation CDSs. The markets will be open for a minimum of three to five days and will go on … Read more
Kanivellari is an integral part of Vishukkani. | Photo Credit: H VIBHU Vishu is incomplete with kanivellari or the golden cucumber. It is a must in Vishukkani, the resplendent arrangement that one has to see as the first thing on Vishu day. Since this cucumber variety is not commonly cultivated in Thiruvananthapuram, it usually arrives … Read more
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A bowl of Kerala special Ada pradhaman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement April is not just about lilacs, as T S Eliot wrote. It is also about freshly harvested rice. The month, for most Indians, is a celebration of harvest festivals. And I, for one, am really happy with the food, especially the rice-based sweets … Read more