From Backyard to Business: The Jackfruit Papad Entrepreneur of Karnataka

Jackfruit, a fiber and potassium-rich fruit, is plentiful in the Western Ghats during summer. As monsoon season looms, the local people dedicate themselves to making hundreds, even thousands, of Jackfruit papads, or “Halasina Happala” in Kannada.Jackfruit, a fiber and potassium-rich fruit, is plentiful in the Western Ghats during summer. As monsoon season looms, the local people dedicate themselves to making hundreds, even thousands, of Jackfruit papads, or “Halasina Happala” in Kannada.