Kerala Market – Parakkodu – Adoor
Simple make shift vegetable market of Parakkodu near Adoor, Kerala – India
These photos were taken at a vegetable market that I spotted while driving in Kerala.
Big pile of Nellikka or Amala (Indian gooseberry) .
A colourfull array of South Indian vegetables…green tomatoes, red tomatoes, ripe marrows, cabbage, ginger……
Snake beans or Achinga payar.
It is hard to believe now that Indian cooking didn’t involve any chillies until 16th century when Vascodigama brought it from South America. Chillies Are sold every where dried as well as green and fresh.
The main ingredients of Keralan cooking is rice and coconut…. rice fields and cocnut trees they are every where…
Very nice.
Nice set of pics, Aunty. Even though I shuttle between the state and Gulf frequently, seeing these pics sets us into a ‘feel good’ moment.
Reminds me of a holiday we took in Kerala in 2011! I have a lot of these vegetables available to me as I live in the Gulf and they import a lot from India 🙂
Hi leachilton, Hope you had a nice holiday in Kerala. I also get very excited to see South Indian vegetables when i get to visit supermarkets in the Gulf as well 🙂
Excited to see colorful array of Kerala vegetables Please verify with Horticultural gene banks for the endemic pre-existence and harvesting of various capsicum species before India’s European colonisation , note that Vasco Da Gama arrived in Kerala in 1498.