Kappi pootha kalam

Coffee seeds in covers

Saplings of Coffee

Coffee beans

Saplings of coffee

kappi pookkal

Kappi pookkal in morning at Thookkupalam a beautiful village at high range, Idukki. WE can see the 'moodal manju' in the shot.

Our week ends were in High range. Journey was filled with the fragrance of kappi poo. Through out the journey we can see Coffee flowers like stars. My mother in law who spent more than 40 years in high range is so familiar with this plant. This flowers come after the first rain in summer. These flowers have a special fragrance. It was a nice trip with coffee flowers and its nice smell.

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Kappichedi from Kerala, we can see the flower' kappipoo' also.
Kappi chedi, kappikkuru, kappi poo and kappi thottam are a common sight in Highrange. In highrange, kattan kappi is a must in cool mornings, they are calling it as 'kattan'. kattan kappi(black coffee) is kappi without milk. In highrange they prepare coffee powder as their own. Its different from the powder we buy from the shop. For the tastiest kattan kappi we must add some coffee powder to the boiling water, add some sugar and sip it in cool mornings....
Chukku kappi is another variety of kapi. To prepare this we must add some chukku, chakkara, thulasi leaves and pepper powder with coffee powder to the boiling water. Its a medicine for cold, cough and fever. Now chukku kappi powder is available in supermarkets.
Chakkara kappi is also a variety. In this we add karippeetti or chakkara(palm sugar) instead of sugar.

Coffee culture in Kerala is changing. Nadan chayakkada's to modern coffee pubs.

Coffee at MG Road

Coffee at Kochi