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nother edition of Metro Mart is with you.
An eventful year is bidding farewell to us.
Covid-19 which turned the world upside down,
which distorted human lives, which severely hit the
financial fortunes of businesses across the world,
which pushed the industry’s boundaries of resilience,
which rewrote the equations of doing business,
which brought in radical changes in the chores of
man’s day to day life, which upped the supremacy of
advanced technology is slowly fading away. Human
life is returning to normalcy. Businesses have started
to gear up for a world where the old norms are being
reframed and instead new rules and different social
mores are being put into place. Resuming operations
after an unforeseen pandemic has necessitated bold
and courageous thinking and using innovation as the
mantra for sustenance of any enterprise.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that as
Foreword
2020 is fading into history and the new year 2021
is ushering in, what we see is a new world order.
This is not forgetting the new threats which have
surfaced in some parts of the world in the form of a
slightly changed form of the Corona virus. The certain
prospects of Covid vaccine becoming an effective
reality are adding brightness to a world which was in
the gloom contributed by the pandemic.
We have endeavoured to include many interesting
features and articles in this issue and hope our readers
would find them informative as well as interesting.
On this occasion, Metro Mart wishes all its readers
and their families a very happy, peaceful, healthy and
prosperous New Year 2021.
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CYCLE EXPEDITION
'WONDERS OF KERALA BY CHARLY’S ANGELS'
CONCLUDES AT WAYANAD
8 January 2021
WONDERS OF KERALA by great success. It was undertaken
CHARLY’S ANGELS, the Cycle with the twin missions of giving
Expedition by two young a vehement public message that
girls Parvathy and Meera, after the receding of the pandemic,
which started from Poovar at Kerala is now open and all our
Thiruvananthapuram on December hotels, resorts and destinations
7th successfully concluded are safe to travel maintaining all
at Wayanad. Waynad Travel the protocols and guidelines set
Organization gave a rousing by the Government and letting the
reception to the two travel world know that Kerala tourism
enthusiasts. Throughout their destinations are safe for women
journey from Thiruvanthapuram travelers.
the expedition received cheers,
The two young girls who have
greetings and warm receptions
set out on the Cycle Tour to ride
from the people. At Kochi, India
through the important tourist
Tourism India Tourism felicitated
destinations of Kerala have a clear
the expedition at Abad Plaza, Kochi
mission for the following reasons:
on December 14th (Monday).
1. With the entire travel and
The expedition Organized by
tourism industry going through
Citrine Hospitalities promoted by
a very crucial phase over the past
India Tourism Kochi, under the
few month, the girls through this
Ministry of Tourism, in association
ride aim at creating awareness
with Metro Media and 1913 PIX
that tourism in Kerala is now open
Entertainment turned out to be a
January 2021 9
and all our hotels, resorts and visited 17 popular tourist
destinations are safe to travel destinations in Kerala. Vinu
maintaining all the protocols and Vidyadharan a renowned Ad Film
guidelines set by the Government. Director (1913 PIX ) captured all the
This will not only help the Hotel, golden moments of the trip along
travel and tourism industry directly with his crew to promote Kerala
but also help in creating economic tourism at these difficult times.
improvements in the sector.
This initiative was supported by
2. The second message is to let the Kerala Travel Mart, South Kerala
world know that Kerala tourism Hoteliers Forum, Wayanad Tourism
destinations are Safe for women Organisation, Travel Agents
travelers. Associations of India, Thekkady
Destination Promotion Council,
During the ride, the expedition
SHOWCASE MUNNAR.
10 January 2021January 2021 11
RECIPE
Christmas Plum Cake
The ‘Making’ Is Such Fun!
There is Never A Christmas
Without a Plum Cake
Deepika Dewan
N
o Christmas festivities are fort of your kitchen.
complete without a classic
Method:
plum cake. It is not just a
Christmas special - it shrinks in 1. To make the Christmas mix-
size - minutes after it is baked and ture: mix the dried fruits and nuts
kept on the dining table. And you (you could add the nuts at a later
can guess why? More than the stage) with the rum/brandy and
ingredients, there is a lot of love, orange juice and leave it closed
bonding and camaraderie (and for at least 24 hours (meaning one
kilos of it) that goes in its making. day). Based on your like/prefer-
Most of us as kids, fondly recall ence, you can reduce the alcohol
the Christmas memories in Kinder- content.
garten and of course the simple
2. Separately, beat the butter and
pleasures of ‘stealing’ a plum cake
sugar for around 10 minutes until
at the neighbourhood bakery.
it turns fluffy.
Such fun it was. Even if our par-
ents spotted us making these it- 3. Add the eggs and vanilla es-
sy-bitsy mischiefs, it was pardoned sence, and mix it for a minute or
the very next minute. In fact, there so.
are many bakeries in Kerala who
do a stellar job, and still. Ingredients:
Did you know - it was King George Butter - 200gm
I - who is supposed to have pop- Icing sugar - 200gm
ularised the King George's Plum
Eggs - 4
pudding in the 18th Century? Back
then, the puddings combined dry Flour - 200gm
fruits with minced meat and suet Baking powder - 2 tsp
(a form of animal fat). In fact, they Vanilla essence - 2 tsp
were also called ‘bag puddings’
Nuts and dry fruits - 400gm
because they used to be hung in a
cloth and boiled. Mixed spice (cinnamon, nutmeg,
cardamom, cloves) - 40 gm
With the Christmas season near- Rum and/or brandy - 200ml
ing, here is the recipe of making a
Orange juice - 100ml
Christmas Plum Cake in the com-
12 January 20214. Add flour and baking powder to
the butter-sugar mixture.
5. Now add Christmas mixture and
mix it properly. Did you know? - it
6. Transfer the complete mixture in was King George I -
the ring mould. who is supposed to
7. Bake in a pre-heated oven at a have popularised the
temperature of 180 degree C for
40 to 45 minutes. King George's Plum
(Recipe by Chef Anil, Hyatt Regen- pudding in the 18th
cy, Chennai) Century!
Hope you enjoyed reading this
small and absorbing piece on cel-
ebrating Christmas with the Christ-
mas Plum cake. Do share it with
your loved ones and tell us their
experience on making this cake
that binds hearts.
January 2021 13CUISINE
Tales of a
Christmas Cake
14 January 2021C
hristmas is the time for love, oatmeal being steamed or boiled,
happiness, and of course, later variants were oven-baked.
lots of Christmas cakes. And Historians note that the baked
nothing beats the traditional Indi- variants originated in the more
an plum cake, filled in abundance prosperous houses of the 16th
with all the good stuff one can im- century. During this time, marzipan
agine. The rich and fragrant plum and sugar icing also were used
cake is one thing that instantly as a decoration on cakes in these
comes to our minds when some- houses.
one mentions Christmas. It is so
The plum cake came to India as
intricately intertwined with Christ-
part of the English culture. And
mas in our minds that it has come
when it came to India, many dried
to represent the Indian Christmas
tradition. As December approaches
with the spirit of Christmas, this
delicacy is also being prepared in
with all the love and joy of the
season.
The Christmas cake has a long
story which started very long ago.
The plum cake comes from a long
tradition where a special pudding
was made for Christmas to line
the stomachs of devouts who fast-
ed on the eve of Christmas. This
pudding, or porridge, was made
with plums, and very humble in-
gredients. This was meant as a
light meal prior to the feast of the
coming day.
With the passage of time, the
ingredients took a decadent turn
with raisins, dried fruits, honey,
butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and
other goodies being added to the
mix. Exotic spices became a com-
mon ingredient in Christmas cakes,
as they came to represent the gifts
the Wise men from East brought.
The method of cooking the dish
also changed. While the earlier
version consisted of plums and
January 2021 15fruits and nuts became part of it, the cake are soaked in rum way
except the plum. Ironically, plum ahead of Christmas. Many consid-
was hard to produce and procure er this a ritual prior to Christmas
in India. Despite that, the cake re- and families get together for this
tained the name till this day. merry event. Cake mixing events
are held in some places where
The Christmas pudding changed
people come to be part of the fun.
tremendously over time. This deli-
This mixture is stored in a cool
cacy travelled from England during
place and allowed to ferment for
the Victorian Age and took on its
a month or two. It is occasionally
Indian avatar, vastly different from
stirred to keep the fruits and nuts
its ancestors. Now, the plum cake
moist. Soaking it in rum gives the
is a unique dish found only in the
fruits a very rich and sweet flavour.
Indian subcontinent. Like the first
At the time of baking, other dry
snow of winter heralds Christmas,
ingredients are added and baked
the arrival of plum cake heralds
to perfection.
Christmas for the desi heart.
The Christmas cake is packed in
The plum cake, or fruitcake, as it is
abundance at every store during
called in other parts of the world,
the Christmas season. Be it for
is prepared months of Christmas.
gifting or indulging in the rich
The dried fruits, nuts, raisins and
goodness, the plum cake is a tan-
other chunky goodies that go into
talizing option every time.
16 January 2021NEW YEAR
New Year Resolution:
A Self-Contract
A
N.Vijayagopalan
nother New Year is slowly resolutions at the beginning of
ushering in. Every New Year a year, mostly the financial year,
gracefully walks into our life which will be disseminated to their
with a bouquet of exotically fra- workforce.
grant and colourful flowers, which
A New Year Resolution is like a
are nothing but our aspirations,
self-contract, a kind of commit-
our hopes, our unfulfilled desires,
ment where you write down what
our ambitions.
you want to achieve as well as
The dawn of a new year is the how to achieve it. Making New
most ideal time for indulging in Year Resolutions is a good thing,
a retrospection and re-evaluating provided the one who makes
some of our life choices and prac- it does it seriously and with all
tices. Making New Year resolutions earnestness and enthusiasm and
at the beginning of a year which strives to live up to what is re-
is a common practice in the west- solved, maintaining the original
ern countries has now become tempo throughout. Of course, one
very common in our country also is not losing anything by having a
among many individuals who take New Year Resolution, as it will at
life seriously, irrespective of age least give some focus or attention
or gender. Many corporates also to some of the chosen areas or
have the practice of making such goals.
January 2021 17There are no hard and fast rules according to one’s imagination
regarding making a New Year and creativity. But having too
resolution. There is no universal many goals or areas in a New
content or format or structure as Year Resolution will never work for
such for the resolution. Instead obvious reasons.
of weaving dreams in the air,
The reality about New Year
one should make a resolution
Resolutions is that the majority
that would have significance in
of people fail to stick to their
and add a meaning to one’s life.
resolution, since they lose focus,
New Year Resolution can be on
enthusiasm or attention and get
achievement of anything which is
distractions or get different or
positive, on any specific or broad
higher priorities. But a sincere
goals, life style changes, attitudinal
attempt to make a workable New
changes, financial habits, social
Year resolution and live upto it in
habits, charity, skill acquisition
letter and spirit will definitely be
and so on and so forth. The
greatly rewarding to an individual.
resolution can be as much on self-
development as on development We will now have a look at various
of one’s community or society.The New Year Resolutions that can be
resolution is drawn in any manner made for the year 2021.
My New Year Resolution 2021
I resolve to have more and more of many things and less and less of
many other things during 2021.
More and more of these things Less and less of these things
Reading good books Spending time on social media
Acquisition of new skills Procrastination
Book writing Net surfing
Saving for future Going to bed late
Eating fruits and vegetables Junk foods
Meeting new people Non-vegetarian food
Relaxing Financial debts
Charity Coffee and tea
18 January 2021My New Year Resolutions 2021
Resolution My Goal How I Will My Goal
First 1
2
3
4
5
Second 1
2
3
4
5
Third 1
2
3
4
5
My New Year Resolutions 2021
(The deficient areas to be borne in mind)
This year I must without fail:- D Learn how to dress with style
D Get in shape. D Spend more time with the peo-
ple that matter
D Improve your concentration and
mental skills. D Get out of debt
D Meet new people D Start saving money
D Become more confident and D Learn a new language
take some chances
D Volunteer and give more to
D Earn more money charity
D Become more polite D Become more organized in life.
D Reduce stress: D Travel more and see the world
D Learn to be happier with mylife D Learn to cook
D Read more books D Learn how to be more self-re-
liant
January 2021 19D Start being more responsible ahead, a Personal Growth Plan
(PGP) as suggested below would
D Learn more about art, music,
be worthwhile. Dawn of a new
culture etc
year is the ideal time for making a
D Spend less time on social media PGP as well. The PGP needs to be
at the beginning of every subse-
D Become more social
quent year.
D Start being more creative
My New Year Resolution 2021–
D Start writing a book/journal My Personal Growth Plan
D Develop good healthy eating I hereby make an unbreakable re-
habits solve to myself that I will take this
Personal Growth Plan (PGP) in all
D Stop smoking.
earnestness and will live up to it,
D Start saving for future. as I am convinced that no individ-
D Learn music. ual will be able to realize his am-
bition, his goals to his satisfaction
D Give more to charity. without having a well laid down
D Increase the time spent for ex- PGP and I am no exception to it.
ercise. I firmly resolve that I will remain
wedded to my goals in life with a
Long Term New Year strong focus, untiring efforts and
Resolution steadfastness and achieve them.
The above are suggested Resolu- I also resolve to make periodic
tions only for the year. Those who reviews of my PGP and take the
want to make a transformation in required course correction so
life and make a big life changing as to face any challenge which I
New Year Resolution which will confront in my journey towards
have relevance also in the years achievement of my goals.
Sl.No. My Specific Goals When would I achieve
them (By which year)
20 January 2021I believe that the following deficiencies are to be got corrected for
achievement of my goals and I must ensure their getting corrected.
1. ...........…………………...........…………………………………………………………………
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5. ...........…………………...........…………………………………………………………………
I also resolve that I will adopt the following strategies and steps to over-
come my deficiencies and acquiring the traits indispensable for success
and for achieving my goals.
1) ...........…………………...........…………………………………………………………………
2) ...........…………………...........…………………………………………………………………
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10) ...........…………………...........…………………………………………………………………
I once again firmly resolve to The matter is really interesting.
myself that I will overcome my Go ahead and make a practical,
deficiencies and acquire the traits sensible New Year Resolution for
indispensable for achievement of 2021 and live upto it. You will
my goals and do full justice to this definitely see yourself reaping
PGP to make a mark in life. I know rich benefits. And you would
that I have only one life to fulfilmy repeat/ review it every year. Try
ambitions. it out.
January 2021 21ON FACE
From Taj to CITRINE:
Another Gem in the
Hospitality Industry
Prasad Manjali, CEO & MD, Citrine
Hospitality Ventures delightfully
shares his two decades of
experience with Raja Gopaal Iyer,
CEO, Raj Hospitality Management.
Prasad Manjali, an ambitious
gem of the emerging Hospitality
Industry brought the success
mantra- Honesty, Professional
Approach, Safety and Reliability
Raja Gopaal Iyer for the industry through Citrine
Hospitality, one of the most
well-established Hospitality
Management Companies in India.
22 January 2021Q How did CITRINE, new hospitality
was born? What is the inspiration
behind it?
A Taj was my inspiration, after my
hotel management, the time we
started. I started my career with Taj
Hotel early 1990s and the simple
passion for the hospitality industry
that I enjoyed right from the
beginning. During the studies, the
training process, when we started
to work, every moment, the pure
passion which was driving us. I
always want to get into something
interesting, that's how the dream
project, CITRINE took shape. We
have hotels and resort divisions
across Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Our other division is MICE which
handles conferences, congresses
and weddings. CITRINE holidays
is another division, an outbound
holiday division. We have a
newborn baby during the COVID
era, a food beverage concept,
called Eat By Citrine which brings
traditional flavour as well as trivial
cuisine to the people.
Q The unique logo, as well as the
name “CITRINE”, is an alluring
one. What is exactly CITRINE?
A CITRINE is a kind of precious stone.
You can see butterfly-like things
at the right top of the logo, but
they are four stones which bring
you good luck and positive energy.
Let it impart positive energy to
everybody.
January 2021 23Q What are the qualities you look same job. They have accountability
at to a leader? and responsibility, they need to
mould, train and make the team
A It is an interesting question. First
and foremost, the leader should more efficient. They are also driven
have the right balanced attitude by passion, only then they will be
to the entire scenario including able to achieve the results. A team
the people, the team, the clients. leader is also a coach. They have to
Inspiration, a leader should be able have the abilities of a coach. Then
to inspire his team. Just preaching they achieve the results.
is not enough, preach, and practice. Q What metrics do you use to
One of the best qualities of a leader evaluate team performance?
have, he should be able to show A It is simple in play. We use pure
an example to his team members. business volume performance
For instance, an inquiry that is and pure business volume
coming in, don’t postpone it. Go evaluation. As you said, we have
straight into the particular inquiry, daily reporting, weekly reporting,
finishing it off, sending them an and monthly reporting plans. We
email, following up the calls that I go through that and understand
have done, what I have to do, and the performance, pattern as well
continue to follow. That is one of and find who is performing well.
the greatest things that a leader That is one side, as any other
should have and that something organizations, we follow the same
which inspires the rest of the team pattern. But at the same time,
as well. That is all about leadership we also give value to teamwork.
and the passion that a leader You know, somebody who is not
carries forward to take his team directly responsible for producing
together. results, but he is one of the
contributors or one of the factors
Q What are the similarities between
a team leader and a coach? And who contribute to achieving results.
how do you define both? The team player who is somebody
who is behind the scenes is also
A In point of fact, between a team very important. We have certain
leader and coach, there are so parameters, through which we
many similarities. Team leader and understand what their performance
coach, like for example, the team is and what the metrics we used,
leader tries to mould his team, for very simple.
him making them competent is
very important. Similarly, a coach Q What do you think that today's
also needs to train his team and generation should adopt for
keep them competent so that being a great leader? Do you
they produce whatever results think that attitude, passion,
are required. More or less if you patience, consistency is needed?
ask me, the team leader and the A I have been seeing a lot of
coach are the same. They do the youngsters getting into the
24 January 2021industry, unlike the day we started
our career. At the time, we were
aggressive, top to be aggressive,
probably we had in it us, our DNA
to be aggressive. And we had a
lot of patience. We knew that it
would take some time and it was
a step by step process. But today's
youngsters, they want to make it
overnight, which is not the right
attitude that they must carry. We
had a lot of patience, you know,
two things they want to do to top
the ladder as pretty as possible,
which is good. Then the elements
of patience are very limited. And
the aggressive nature, they really
need to be very aggressive as
far as the hospitality industry is
never used ideally. Because even
concerned which I saw they lack
if you say it is a failure, failure is
quite a lot, which they want to
the first step. I don’t say that this
work on. I am not talking about
is a stepping stone, it is the first
everybody in the industry as far
step to success. We all had heard
as the newcomers' concern, there
the story of Robert Cruse who
are 12-20 per cent who are really
has attempted and failed multiple
aggressive and serious about the
times. And then he learned the
hospitality industry and tourism
lesson from a spider. He kept
industry, they are doing well. But
on attempting, attempting,
the other 80 per cent, I will figure it
attempting until he succeeded.
as 80 per cent because I have seen
Failure should always be taken
that for so many years, the energy
as a lesson or a second lesson
that they carry is not enough.
or third lesson, you keep trying,
So they have to have patience,
keep trying until you succeed.
commitment, dedication and move
Determination is something we
forward as advice. They have to be
need to have. Persistence is very
aggressive. The most important is
important what I seem to do. You
attitude. That is something they
should always keep putting effort,
have to prepare their mindset to
don't run back or think that this
get ready for that.
is not my cup of tea or I won't
Q Everyone can handle success, be able to do it. Keep trying, you
how failures can handle, definitely succeed in one point or
especially for today's the other. This is what I strongly
generation? believe. If somebody says that you
A The term is called failure which we cannot do it and don't do it that
January 2021 25is the time when you have to tell hospitality industry.
yourself that you are able to do it, Today what happens is, a four-
I am going to do it, I will definitely year degree holder from one of
do it, definitely be successful. We the universities can't handle a
must carry that kind of attitude. You hotels’ department or he doesn’t
will be successful in whatever you even understand when to start
do, there is nothing that is called as unless he goes through aggressive
impossible in this world. This is what training program during his
I believe. education. But otherwise, he may
Q You have been associated with shoot out from the first walk into
many of the colleges. What kind the hotel. Of course, the program
of changes do you suggest for can be for 4 years, but then I
today's hospitality education? would suggest more than 2 years
should be practical training and 2
A If you ask me about hospitality
education, I know there are years should be academic. So they
institutions and colleges which should be allowed to go to hotels
prefer a four-year degree program after each semester. For example,
or a three-year diploma program, all one semester in academics and
is good. But then the traditional way the second one is hardcore
of operating hospitality education training in a hotel, then third in
has to change, it should be high classrooms and fourth in again
tech. From the time we learn and hardcore training in a hotel. That
what you have now, right from the is probably one way of aggressive
syllabuses has to change. We need training. So that after third-year or
to update ourselves. We still follow fourth year these kids are perfect,
the same systems in the schools, they can just enter and blend into
even after 56 years. And we have the system. This is something
to modify our syllabus to a certain that we need to create. That is
extent. But don’t talk about the quite the change that our hospitality
status, including IHMs across India. industry should go through. And
We need to upgrade, we need to include all the latest activities
include new technology activities happening, we need to upgrade
that are currently popular in the ourselves.
26 January 2021Q What do you like to speak to and resorts do very well for them.
people, especially youngsters? And for those youngsters who are
What is the advice for how they stepping into the industry, welcome
can focus on coming months after to the beautiful industry, enjoy
the pandemic? this industry, and the future in this
industry is immense. Do not look at
A Corona, I think, it is an opportunity
if you look at it that way. For those it as one six months, 8 months, or
who sit down and cry, absolutely 10 months when the industry stands
there is no chance. You can do so still, now we start to see the signs
many things during corona. I have of recovery. I am very confident that
seen a lot of my friends in the we will do well in terms of the entire
industry who have not even wasted industry, the travel fraternity, the
one instance, an inspiration to all hospitality fraternity, the tourism
youngsters. I heard a lot of Hotel industry as such the entire industry is
management colleges had no good bouncing back. All of us are going to
luck in terms of admission. Some of do very well and this definitely could
them have 50 per cent, some have happen soon. The youngsters who
30 per cent, some have 70 per cent are reluctant to get into the tourism,
of admission, not to that extent hospitality industry, please do not.
the people use to come to hotel Restrict yourself and get into the
management. That trend is gone industry.
down purely because hospitality is This is one of the most promising
badly affected during COVID. industries where you can do so
Yes, we are the last one to recover well and you can live a wonderful
after COVID. But we will be the life. This is something you really
most successful of the industries to enjoy because you can interact
bounce back and to do so well in with a lot of people. Not even one
the next few months. Probably you day is monotonous, every day is
would see that the hospitality or different, each day, and the industry
hotel industry, the tourism industry is different. I have two and a half
will boom to such an extent. The decades of experience but I felt it
people who are all stuck at homes was like two and a half years, that
who rely on the values of their life quickly the number of years gone. I
and relationship with the family are enjoyed every moment in my work
travelling with their family to various in the hospitality industry right from
destinations and most of the hotels the Taj.
January 2021 27CULINARY
EAT BY CITRINE—AN ODE TO
KERALA’S CULINARY LEGACY
T
he soft buttery flavour of A revival of forgotten flavours
freshly caught fish enhanced Traditional cuisine has faded into
by subtle spices that tantalise obscurity amidst the modern
yet do not overpower. And what demand for easily accessible fast
was that undertow? Could it be food. The time and care required in
betel leaves or maybe it’s mmm… the preparation of each dish deters
this is what trying out the Meen many from attempting to recreate
Vettilayil Pollichathu feels like. An them. While you might have heard
almost forgotten recipe from the grandmothers reminisce about
valleys of Malabar authentically the dishes that they enjoyed
recreated at Eat by Citrine during childhood, it is often near
For Prasad Manjali, the founder impossible to recreate them in
of Citrine, ‘EAT by Citrine is an our homes today, given our fast
attempt to bring the forgotten paced lives. A lot of these heavenly
flavours of the food and beverage recipes are forgotten and even
concept that rekindles an ancient their names are unfamiliar to the
tradition, blending taste and health current generations. EAT By Citrine
in unique mouth-watering dishes.’ brings back those dreamy flavours,
It promises an exclusive experience carefully recreated, after years of
of the slowly fading flavours of the painstaking research. They offer a
past. Each dish is a legacy with its veritable array of dishes from all
own story closely tied to the vibrant over Kerala including delicacies
culture of past Kerala. from the innermost recesses of
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tribal settlements in various parts simple—uncompromising quality
of Kerala. Many of these are recipes when it comes to ingredients.
carefully handed down through Where taste meets health
generations.
There’s no overpowering spice
The secret behind delicious dishes or masalas in any of the dishes
They say “Great ingredients make and that is probably because the
great food”. Vipin Unnikrishnan, masalas are used very sparingly.
Executive Chef at EAT by Citrine As many of these dishes were
takes this maxim very seriously created by farming communities
indeed! For the masala blends and tribals there was minimal use
they organically source the base of oil and other spices which were
ingredients which are then sun often very expensive back then. As
dried and hand ground to retain such none of their dishes are heavy.
their true essence and to ensure It’s quite a discovery to realise that
the best quality. a deliciously satiating experience
“This was the way it was done in does not need to be heavy on the
the past” says Prasad Manjali “and stomach or even unhealthy.
so we have 100% confidence in Tasting Zone comes to Kerala
our ingredients because we make
it ourselves”. So the secret seems This is a unique dining experience
30 January 2021where small portions of several
dishes are offered as combos
in the tasting menu. This is a
wonderful experience for all those
foodies who love to experience
new flavours, for you can try out
a variety of dishes at a go. The
portions together are enough to Vipin Unnikrishnan, Executive Chef
make you pleasantly full.
Stage of EAT by Citrine
Sampling of dishes are also offered — Research, Passion and
on a complimentary basis to guests, Commitment
so you can try out a dish to see
if it is to your liking. This lets you Stage of EAT by Citrine, is a
make an informed choice, offering platform where all these exotic
myriad varieties of dishes to cater dishes are carefully researched and
to different palates. Whether you chefs trained. Citrine recruits fresh
prefer the rich and fiery Attinkal graduates of Hotel Management
Paya, the aromatic Kozhi Gundu and trains them in the preparation
Milagu Curry or the tangy flavour of these traditional recipes so that
of Thenga Aracha Meen Curry, you when a new outlet is planned,
can trust that you will find a dish these chefs are ready to take over.
that not only meets but exceeds The re creation of the authentic
expectations. flavours took 5-6 years of research
in specific areas like Kozhimala,
A CITRINE Venture tribal regions from North to South
“EAT by Citrine is a big plan of of Kerala, etc, explains Vipin
Citrine Hospitality Ventures Pvt. Unnikrishnan. After that, extensive
Ltd. With the rising demand for surveys were taken, over several
expertly created food in Kerala, months, where food samples were
we developed the idea of Eat by given to people in the food industry
Citrine”, says Samson Benedict, and opinions carefully noted. Even
Director, Citrine Hospitality. They the combos seems to have been
have several other projects lined up carefully researched because while
as well. the dishes themselves are delicious
the combination makes for a
transcendent experience.
Beyond mere satiation of hunger,
EAT by Citrine promises a joyous
experience of a forgotten past. And
they are open from 16th November
in Trivandrum, near UST Global and
Infosys Campus.
Give those past flavours a try and
add a few to your present.
Samson Benedict,
Director, Citrine Hospitality
32 January 2021SOCIETY
UN WOMEN LAUDS KERALA AS LIGHTHOUSE, SIGNS
PACT WITH STATE’S GENDER PARK
H
ailing Kerala as the ‘light- the UN Women will offer project
house of the global south’ development and capacity build-
in women empowerment, ing to The Gender Park for the
UN Women today entered into empowerment of women in South
an agreement that recognized the Asia.
state government’s Gender Park
“Undoubtedly, Kerala is one of
as South Asia’s hub for gender
the best places in the region to
equality.
emerge as a hub of gender dis-
While the world body reiterated course,” Shri Vijayan said. Noting
that Kerala has been a role model that the state’s women are among
for the rest of the world through the country’s most educated, he
exemplary leadership in gender quoted a recent official survey
equality initiatives, Chief Minister that cited a rise in female work-
Shri Pinarayi Vijayan described the force participation to 20.4 per cent
partnership as a “step in the right in 2018-19 from16.4 per cent in
direction” to further the cause of a 2017-18.
“just and equal society”.
The Chief Minister stressed the
Dr P T M Sunish, CEO of The Gen- need for social enterprises and
der Park which is an autonomous businesses to be gender-inclusive
body under the state government, so as to empower communities.
signed the MoU with UN Women “This is important for us to achieve
Deputy Country Representative Ms the Sustainable Development
Nishtha Satyam at Cliff House the Goals by 2030,” he said, adding
Chief Minister’s official residence that the government looks forward
here. The two officials exchanged to the cooperation with UN Wom-
the agreement, marking the start en and its contributions to Kerala
of many ambitious projects where society.
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