Flavours of South India
Looking for authentic, home-made pickles and sprinkles, like our grandmothers would make at home in the village? Try the Manduva brand. They’re fresh, have no preservatives and are made just like what our aunts and grannies made
The Manduva Project, started by an aunt and niece duo — Ms Usha Sarvarayalu and her niece Neha Alluri — in 2021, is a vision to build a cottage industry through which home bound women can earn additional income. Situated in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, TMP represents the origins of handmade, artisanal family heirloom recipes with a contemporary twist to bridge urban audiences with rural palettes.
Manduva’s products are free of preservatives, and they involve local women, often the wives of farmers, in sourcing the produce to create these recipes. TMP believes that women in these villages are the experts at this – they’ve done this for generations, and this is an opportunity for them to showcase their skills and earn a livelihood.
The majority of the ingredients are sourced directly from farms. Manduva currently has four product lines which pickles, sprinkles (p (vadiyalu) and spice
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Given below are few lip-smacking recipes using the Manduva produce. One can also make their own variations with the podis, sprinkles...
Enjoy.