Spices
Black Pepper
The vine that put Kerala on the ancient spice trade map, widely grown on Idukki's slopes.
ThodupuzhaKattappana
Spices
Cardamom
- Category
- Spices
- Grown around
- Kattappana, Nedumkandam
Overview
About Cardamom
Often called the queen of spices, cardamom thrives in the cool, humid, shaded slopes of the high range. Idukki is among the most important cardamom-growing regions in India.
Where it grows
- Kattappana
- Nedumkandam
- Vandanmedu
- Pampadumpara
Uses
- Cooking and sweets
- Tea and beverages
- Traditional medicine