A steamed dumpling made of ripe jackfruit, jaggery and rice flour wrapped in an aromatic leaf with the fragrance of cinnamon has begun to enjoy popularity as a snack. It is proving to be a winner for the Neeloor Producer Company (NPC), a farmer-producer organization (FPO) in Kottayam district of Kerala.
Called kumbiliyappam or chakka ada, the snack is a fusion of flavours particularly so because of the edana or vayana leaf which is redolent and tastes like cinnamon. It all adds up to a tasty, modestly priced and hugely. . .