DELICIOUS DESI MANGO ORCHARDS
Not so long ago, villages Ladori and Suliali of Tehsil Nurpur were widely known for mangoes and mango products. Desi mango orchards covering vast stretches of areas in and around the villages having dense forest like mango orchards where even in a day time, penetration of sunlight into the gardens was hardly feasible.
Mango was one of the main fruit crops of these two sister villages from where mango, particularly green ones, were used to be marketed in bulk, in various markets of Punjab mainly Pathankot and Amritsar which contributed a lot to the meagre average income of the owners.
Locally, trading of mangoes and its products like Aam Papad, sour and sweet mango chips and amchoor by petty traders have always been a source of extra money for women folks despite the fact that big chunk of profits went straight into the pockets of these middlemen.
Sprawling dense mango orchards spread across vast areas surrounding the villages, some of them though at the verge of decay now, still speak of their richness and past blossom. In order to distinguish and categorize color, shape, size, aroma and wholesome taste, qualities of different types of mangoes, people used to nickname their favorite mango trees and used to refer to them as such, like Peda, Burfi, Guramb, Mishri, Patisu, Sahru, Lara-Lari, Tota-Toti, Mithu, Malta and Malaat etc.
Mango was one of the main fruit crops of these two sister villages from where mango, particularly green ones, were used to be marketed in bulk, in various markets of Punjab mainly Pathankot and Amritsar which contributed a lot to the meagre average income of the owners.
Locally, trading of mangoes and its products like Aam Papad, sour and sweet mango chips and amchoor by petty traders have always been a source of extra money for women folks despite the fact that big chunk of profits went straight into the pockets of these middlemen.
Sprawling dense mango orchards spread across vast areas surrounding the villages, some of them though at the verge of decay now, still speak of their richness and past blossom. In order to distinguish and categorize color, shape, size, aroma and wholesome taste, qualities of different types of mangoes, people used to nickname their favorite mango trees and used to refer to them as such, like Peda, Burfi, Guramb, Mishri, Patisu, Sahru, Lara-Lari, Tota-Toti, Mithu, Malta and Malaat etc.
Besides mangoes, wild fruits like Mahua, Khajoor, Jamun, Shahtoot, Kainth, Phakure, Malihaar, Garna, Rumble etc. have their own rich nutritional values. Mangoes, particularly, are one of the most popular and nutritionally rich fruit in the world over and are often referred to as 'King of the Fruits' . Mangoes are an amazing source of vitamin A,C,E and B complex. Mangoes are a powerful anti cancer food and are specifically known to help prevent many types of cancers.
Other products from forest being Hard, Bhera, Amla, Honey, Bel Pathar, Simble Rui, Reetha, Roots, flowers and leaves of medicinal shrubs, also fetch handsome returns. While talking of wild fruits and other products, mention of locally available conventional vegetables cannot be ignored. To name a few, these are Tardian (wild roots), Lasaru, Tiun, Kachnar-Phool, Chaleri, Bhujji, (Beth), Rabru etc.
In the village, every household particularly owns a backyard kitchen garden (Lahri) where age-old sweet and sour novelties like Trunj, Galgal, Ghamiri, Chakodra, Kimb, Kinnu, Mithu, Santra etc are available to add a little tinge to meals of spicy food lovers.
Other products from forest being Hard, Bhera, Amla, Honey, Bel Pathar, Simble Rui, Reetha, Roots, flowers and leaves of medicinal shrubs, also fetch handsome returns. While talking of wild fruits and other products, mention of locally available conventional vegetables cannot be ignored. To name a few, these are Tardian (wild roots), Lasaru, Tiun, Kachnar-Phool, Chaleri, Bhujji, (Beth), Rabru etc.
In the village, every household particularly owns a backyard kitchen garden (Lahri) where age-old sweet and sour novelties like Trunj, Galgal, Ghamiri, Chakodra, Kimb, Kinnu, Mithu, Santra etc are available to add a little tinge to meals of spicy food lovers.
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