Local delicacies

A T Basheer is among the few in Kerala who still make ‘panjara paalu mittayi’ or sugar candies. The delights are made on a traditional firewood stove and involve tedious processes & remarkable skills.

Tanya Kotnala, an illustrator and Tanya Singh, a nutritionist joined hands to form Bhuli (which means ‘Little Sister’ in the native dialect of Garhwali), last year with the intention of reviving the local art and culture of the state.