Do you wish to enjoy the flavours of summer season without sweating it out? If you are looking to transform your regular rice, idli, dosa, curd, bread and roti meals into a tangy and lip-smacking treat, here’s something that can save you from toiling in kitchen, be it during weekday lunchtimes or easy and lazy weekends. Vanitha Santosh and her mom Swarnamba spice up the essence of authentic Karnataka flavours with their brand Potz to Pans. Their range of homemade pickles, chutney powders, rasam mixes, bisibele bhath blends and dips are gaining immense popularity among Gen Z and senior patrons alike.
Every summer seems to be setting a new mercurial record with soaring temperatures. Some of us reason out climate change, while others just vent out their dislike for the hot weather. But come to think of it, every season brings its own bouquet of offerings. Summers in India are marked by warm weather to intense heat waves in different regions. They can get very harsh in many states, especially when you are outdoors. However, it is definitely not a season merely to be endured. You can make the best of it with refreshing food, rejuvenating power naps post meals, slowdown activities and slumber time indoor time in afternoons and revitalizing outdoor time during early mornings and late evenings.
Wanna relish the flavours of the season without sweating it out? Podis or pudis (dry spice powders aka gun powder) popular in Southern India and pickles are simple best suited hacks for these scorching summers. These condiments can easily transform rice, idli, dosa, curd, bread and roti meals into a tangy and lip-smacking treat. You can save yourself of toiling in kitchen, especially if you are in the middle of WFH weekdays or wanna take it easy on lazy weekends.
Potz to Pans Makes Homemade Food Tastier & Easier for You
Flavouring up your quick midday working lunch or enhancing your family dining time only gets easier with such condiments. If you are wondering who can help you do that, Potz to Pans, a women-led homemade chutney pudis and pickles brand is bang on. Spicing up the essence of authentic Karnataka cuisine is their relishing range of rasam mixes, bisibele bhath blends, pickles, chutney powders, and dips. Launched by Vanitha Santosh in an “in-house” collaboration with her mom Swarnamba, Potz to Pans is all about upholding the traditional authentic taste despite changing lifestyles. While some Gen Z customers love their innovative regional variety, the senior patrons relish the nostalgic spicy taste. To each their own.
Visit any of the leading fairs and expos of handmade and sustainable products across Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai, and you are sure to spot their stall with the charismatic mother-daughter duo engaging with customers and handling the brisk sales.
Authentic Flavours of Karnataka Spiced Up in a Jar
With food adulteration and lifestyle challenges staring in the face, Vanitha and her mom decided to immerse themselves into something they are absolutely passionate about – their love for preparing and relishing food. “We love our food. The idea was to bring out our simple and seasonal flavours to the people around,” exclaims Vanitha. “Free of preservatives, additives or food colors, Potz to Pans endevours to preserve the regional taste of Karnataka by using local and direct from farmers products, wood pressed sesame oils, sendava salt , Byadagi chillies and traditional recipes passed on from generations,” she adds.
With the rich authentic flavours tastefully packed in elegant jars and airtight zip lock pouches, the pickles and pudis handmade by the mother and daughter evoke pure nostalgia of traditional recipes, especially for the summer season. Whether its mango (avakai) pickle or thili saaru mix, “it’s not just about the taste, it’s about the memories, the flavours of home, and the love that goes into every jar,” describes one of their patrons.
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