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UPPERCRUST DISCOVERY | PAZHANIAPPAN GROCETERIA

morning filter coffee to a soothing bedtime
All things turmeric
beverage. It also offers light cooking
options, authentic South Indian snacks,
millet noodles and a selection of niche
groceries.
It is a medium-sized store with neatly
organised arrays of meticulously stacked
products on open shelves providing a
glimpse into the essence of the native south
for Bombayites in a supermarket setting.
Regional brands from Tamil Nadu
like Aachi & Shakti Masala, Guru from
Tirunelveli and 777 from Chennai (pickles
& paste), and Krishna from Trichy (millets,
flours, breakfast mixes, instant mixes &
powders) instantly take one back to the
familiar flavours of South Indian cuisine.
For discerning filter coffee connoisseurs,
there is a wide selection of popular coffee
powders, including Mysore Concerns,
Nathan, Cothas Coffee, Kaveri, Jayanthi,
Kannan Coffee, Narasu's, Goma's, and Bru
Green Label. Additionally, both brass and
stainless steel filter coffee makers and dabra
sets are stocked here to complete the filter
coffee experience.
There are some things, the taste of
which is so settled in our minds that we
crave it endlessly. I put Coimbatore butter
in that category. And guess what, PG stocks
that, too. Yes, the highly sought-after
white butter sourced from Coimbatore
is right there on the refrigerator shelf for
Pick your pickle
you to take home, put on hot chappatis
and eat. Or even extract ghee from, should
you choose to. You will also find idli dosa
batter sitting on the shelves, each 1-litre
packet is reasonably priced at `60. Senior
staff member, Arumugam states, "Every
day, approximately 100 to 150 packets
are sold."
For those who are fond of idiyappam,
puttu and appams, you can choose from
various well-known Kerala brands such as
Brahmins, Thankam and Double Horse. If
you don't have a puttu maker at home, you
can purchase one right here. Or the appam
kadai, even the panniyaram vessel.
Another popular product from Kerala,
chakka varatti (jackfruit preserve), is
also available here. Along with hordes of
A pasty affair!
other ready-to-eat snacks. All from Kerala,

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