Sunday 30 November 2014

Cheralai poppadum maker

Every day of the year Usha spending hours making poppadums upon the Cheralai pavement near Palace Road.  Drawing the whole process of kneading the dough, rolling it into a long sausage, cutting into small pieces, pressing flat, rolling with metal pin, weighting the stack, spreading out on a sack to dry in the sun. . . . .is fascinating.  She does everything with supreme deftness and at speed, with a rhythm and a generous smile.


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