No Indian meal without spices. Lots of spices come from the Western Ghats, the mountain range running parallel to the western coast of southern India.
One of the highlights in Kerala was definitely visiting one of the spice plantations.
Coffee is being collected after drying in the sun.
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a winding plant and can be used fresh and green or dried and black, with or without skin red and white. All from one plant.
Cardamon is in almost every Indian sweet dish and of course in masala chai. The fruits grow at the base of the very leavy plants.
And did you know that the Indian bay leaves come from the same tree as cinnamon?
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