‘Jolada Rotti’ (rotti–flat bread–made from sorghum floor) is one of the commonly available foods in the restaurants of north Karnataka. Traditional eateries of this region are called ‘Khanavali’ where you can expect Jolada Rotti to be served with a side-dish, fenugreek leaves and chutney-pudi (spicy powder as accompaniments).
Seen in the photograph is a kitchen of a Khanavali in Badami, Karnataka, where women are preparing Jolada Rotti on a wood-fired stove. They work for a good part of the day and make several hundreds of them everyday.
A rainy day in Badami, Karnataka.
Am off to Badami later today, on my three-day travel photography workshop. Looking forward to being there again and witnessing the rains showering on the temples.
My eyes light up every time I walk through the narrow lanes adjoining the rock-cut temples of Badami. Out there, I see the everyday life unfolding in various ways from morning to evening. I see children laughing and running behind each other, little boys making their way to school, women gathering water from the street-side tap, more women cleaning the grains sitting on the veranda, cows wandering aimlessly and goats leashed to prevent them from wandering aimlessly, men busy at work or lazing with a pack of cards… The small area that can crisscrossed in less than 10 minutes has so much life in it, that I don’t tire of walking back and forth a million times. Here is an image, made on one such long walk through the small alleys.
