Kudumbashree premium cafe opens at Panmana
This venture, the first in the district under the Kudumbashree network, was inaugurated by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Tuesday. The aim of the project is to transform the area into a food hotspot serving fish dishes. The cafe provides employment for 80 people and has dining capacity for the same number. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian sadya (feast), biryani, Arabian and Chinese dishes, and fast food items are available at the cafe.
Ashtamudi prachikkari, kanambu mappas, kallummakaya mappas, Ashtamudi karimeen pollichathu, chippi roast, kanava 23 and chemmeen malhar are part of the menu. The signature dish of the cafe is special Desinganadu meen sadya (fish feast) featuring four types of fish, prawns, and crab.
While Sujith Vijayan Pillai, MLA, presided over the event, district panchayat president P.K. Gopan, Matsyafed chairperson T. Manoharan, Chavara block panchayat president Santhosh Thuppasseri, and Panmana grama panchayat president P. Sreekala were also present.
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