Get monsoon-ready with Tanishka's Purument Fest in Panjim

Kimberly Colaco

BEHIND THE SCENES

The Tanishka Purument Fest, organised by Gomantak in collaboration with Vedanta-Sesa Goa, is a showcase of traditional ingredients from Pernem to Canacona, offering shoppers a wide range of culinary essentials to choose from.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

FRESH KOKUM JUICE

A locally-grown superfood, bursting with flavour, kokum is a culinary treasure, perfect for whipping up refreshing juices on a hot summer day.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

DRY FISH

Goans love fish and have a variety of culinary preparations using it. And, when it's scarce during the monsoons, it's salted dry fish that Goans resort to for the daily fix of fish.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

FLAVOURS OF GOA

Craving delicious Goan food? Head to Surboos - The Resto Bar stall at the venue, and indulge in amazing Prawn Dangar, a local specialty. A variety of other dishes are on offer, too.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

One of the stalls showcases a variety traditional Goan implements, from earthen pots to fruit pluckers.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

WOMEN POWER

The market was abuzz with women-run stalls, fostering a spirit of independence and entrepreneurship.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

BEYOND INGREDIENTS

The festival has something for everyone to take home, and that includes healthy traditional eatables from ragi laddoos to fried jackfruit chips to pickles.

Goa | Tanishka Purument Fest | festival | Campal | Gomantak | Photo: Kimberly Colaco

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