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Market Visits We also organise trips to Farmers Auctions markets located around us . There are different market days . Markets give a different experience and each time it is different . You wll be accompanied with a locally knwoledgable person who can tell you what happens there and make yourself comfy in the market situation . Today you will be introduced to Chena or Elephant foot yam, Ginger , and Lesser Yam or Cheru Kizhangu (dioscorea esculenta) from top to Bottom in the photos on the right . Photo on the left below corner is farmers market . (Amorphophallus paeoniifoliu) latin name , the or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical tuber crop.) . It is a crop in kerala planted very early before the monsoon till to the onset of monsoon and irrigated and harvvested through the monsoon till few months after the monsoon . Most of the times it is available in the market . If you consume this in July - August as a carbo hydrate substitute it will be laxative food and takes lot of toxind from your body . Rest of the time it can be used in various curries . Ginger - A spicey root used in cooking universally grown in kerala through the season and the demand for this is broadly classified into two as fresh and dried . Dried ginger is usually planted at the early start of monsoon and harvested in the first week of Jan to dry and use it as dry ginger for kitchen , medicine and food addiitves . Fresh ginger is cultivated through out the season and used . The ginger is a natural pain killer and immunity boosting spice. Cheru Kizhangu or dioscorea esculenta( Latin name)when cooked with a mild sweet flavour and can be cooked steamed and mashed with coconut and spices and add to the diversity of the food we have.Cultivated using the support of monsoon , planted just before the monsoon and harvested after the monsoon especially from Jan to March . #ThePimenta #keralacookingholidays #marketvisits #Vegetariancookingholidays #nondestinationholidays #staycation #learningholidays #skillimprovement #healthyholidays #localmarkets #kerala #doinkerala #traveltoindia #spicesinkerala #foodofkerala #highimmunefood (at The Pimenta Spice Garden Bungalows-Kerala Cooking Holidays (Veg)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bs2VrJscC/?igshid=gl0hytag7tfc

Reminiscence A surprise on my 57th Birthday was a message from Antonis Petropoulos founder and Managing Dirctor of EcoClub `16 years ago.This brought that I should tell the story of The Pimenta Spice Garden Bungalows .My 2 and a half decade in Responsible Tourism and commitment to this .Few posting will be devoted to that . #harithafarms #thepimenta #besthomestay #keralahomestay #responsibletourism #conqueringthekitchenback #indianfood #keralafood #vegetarian (at The Pimenta Spice Garden Bungalows-Kerala Cooking Holidays (Veg)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SXqoJimDh/?igshid=1dl7lf9ex78js

Moringa and Mango curry . The tasty healthy ayurvedic vegan and veg dish suitable for serving with rice or flat breads .Ayurvedic properties of Drumstick or Moringa Containing alkaloids, flavonoids and anthocyanin, drumsticks are anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial by nature. They also act as an antifertility agent. Drumstick pods are light to digest and are slightly bitter in taste. It increases the heat or pitha in the body and so alleviates vata and kapha in Ayurvedic terms. Drumstick can heal inflamed conditions like open wounds, joint pain and arthritis. In Ayurveda, the seed’s power is administered through one’s nose to reduce severe headache. and many more . Ayurvedic Properties of Green Mango Green, unripe mango is also used in Indian cooking. Several varieties are especially cultivated for using raw. Green mango could be picked long before ripening while it is still hard. The fruit is grated and added to dhals and vegetables, or made into chutneys and pickles. The ayurvedic qualities of green mango are sour, astringent and coolingand many more #ayurvedacooking #healthycooking #culinarylessons #learntocookinkerala #thepimenta #handsoncookinglessons #cookingschool #veganandvegcookingclasses (at The Pimenta Spice Garden Bungalows-Kerala Cooking Holidays (Veg)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7aT36HJWV9/?igshid=zuiwplho0b17

Hope grows to sky when each fresh leave coming in the pepper plant we growing here . This is to re establish the glory of the Pepper Country Vadakkumkur and for the west known as the Pimenta from where I took the name of The Pimenta. When we walk the history lane we have to re establish the plant life and the bio diversity using sustainable techniques. It seems that our efforts are becoming fruitful . We are also trying to multiply the saplings of the early varieties which made the pepper from India made more desirable. Very important the pre colonial cultivation where the bio diversity and nature is very important. Rather proclaiming many things efforts are made to create result. #thepimenta #keralabiodiversity #green #experience #travelexperiences #blackpepper #blackgold (at The Pimenta Spice Garden Bungalows-Kerala Cooking Holidays (Veg)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Fmu3_J64R/?igshid=1n53eesvep0a6