Tropical Roots
Cochin · Kerala
● 100% preservative-free ● Stays fresh & nutritious up to 2 years ● Authentic South Indian · made in Cochin ● Exported worldwide ● Distributor & white-label enquiries welcome ● 100% preservative-free ● Stays fresh & nutritious up to 2 years ● Authentic South Indian · made in Cochin ● Exported worldwide ● Distributor & white-label enquiries welcome
Fresh-cut Kerala vegetables on a banana leaf — Tropical Roots
Est. Cochin · Kerala

The Kerala pantry, frozen fresh.

N° 001 — Tropical Roots Issue
0  Preservatives · fresh up to 2 years
Cochin · Kerala · India
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Kerala Porotta ✦ half-cooked, never frozen plain Puttu ✦ steamed in 6 minutes Idiyappam ✦ heritage red rice, daily Avial Mix ✦ five vegetables, one ritual Tender Jackfruit Cutlet ✦ Kerala Porotta ✦ half-cooked, never frozen plain Puttu ✦ steamed in 6 minutes Idiyappam ✦ heritage red rice, daily Avial Mix ✦ five vegetables, one ritual Tender Jackfruit Cutlet ✦
01.
A Manifesto in Six Categories

Real food, captured
at its most honest moment.

Kerala has always known how to feed a crowd. We took the kitchen of a coastal grandmother — slow, considered, generous — and learned how to pause it. Not with chemistry. With cold. Each of our 31 products is cooked the way it would be in her kitchen, then frozen within hours so the version that reaches you is the version that left the stove.

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02. The Pantry

Six categories.
Thirty-one dishes.
One Kerala kitchen.

From the buttery layers of porotta to the steamed simplicity of puttu — every category in our range honours a culinary tradition you'd find in a Malabar home, ready in the time it takes to brew tea.

Signature
Kerala porotta
Porotta — 7 varieties N° 03
Morning Rituals
Steamed Kerala breakfast on a banana leaf
Breakfast — 5 dishes N° 04
Tea-Time
Kerala tea-time snacks
Snacks — 10 favourites N° 05
Field-Fresh
Fresh-cut Kerala vegetables
Vegetables — 5 cuts N° 06
Kerala's Gold
Fresh grated coconut
Coconut — 2 cuts N° 07
Heritage
Tapioca / kappa
Tapioca · Kappa — the soul of a Kerala meal N° 08
03. The Craft

Frozen is the
fresher version.

Every minute between harvest and your kitchen, food loses something. We close that minute. Vegetables are blanched within hours of picking. Porottas are layered, half-cooked, then flash-frozen within hours — locking in moisture, layers, and that delicate ghee-shine that defines a real Kerala parotta.

"We don't preserve our food. We pause it. The cold does the waiting so you don't have to."
See how it's made ↗
The Tropical Roots facility in Cochin, Kerala
● Made in Cochin · 17,600 sq.ft.
31 Products From single-serve to family pack
2 yrs Stays Fresh Nutritious for up to two years — preservative-free
17,600 ft² Cochin Plant Ultra-modern facility, globally-sourced machinery
00 Preservatives Zero. Ever. Cold is the only preservative.
Tropical Roots Kerala porotta, plated in Cochin
Real photograph · Shot in Cochin

This is our actual porotta.
Not a stock photo.

From freezer to feast

Dinner in the time
it takes to boil water.

No thawing rituals. No prep. We did the slow part in Cochin — you do the last three minutes.

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❄

We freeze it fresh

Cooked the traditional way and flash-frozen within hours of preparation — locking in moisture, layers and aroma.

Done in Cochin
02
♨

You heat it

Straight from the freezer to a hot pan, steamer or microwave. No thawing, no waiting around.

2–6 minutes
03
✦

You serve it

On the table tasting exactly as it did when it left the stove — because that's the moment we paused.

Just like home
04. The Catalogue

Every dish,
ready in a minute.

Thirty-one preservative-free products across six categories. Hover any item for details — or filter by category to find your kitchen's next ritual.

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05. Six Promises

Six commitments we made the day we started.

The reason Tropical Roots exists isn't convenience. It's responsibility — to the farmer, the recipe, the family eating, and the next generation that should still get to taste this food.

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01 · Inclusion

Universal culinary inclusion

Cooking that transcends age and gender norms — making a Kerala kitchen accessible to anyone, anywhere.

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02 · Honesty

Preservative-free freshness

Frozen, never preserved. Two-year shelf life through technology — never through chemistry.

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03 · Availability

Year-round, always

Seasonal vegetables and traditional dishes, on your shelf any month of any year.

iv
04 · Stewardship

Global food-waste reduction

Capturing surplus harvests at the farm gate — keeping good food out of landfills, on plates instead.

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05 · Partnership

Empowering farmers

Direct partnerships with Kerala's growers — fair prices, predictable demand, global reach.

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06 · Community

Socio-economic growth

Local employment, regional development, and meaningful work in the communities we touch.

"Frozen, at most times, is healthier than the so-called fresh — because the moment we capture is the moment that mattered most." — The Founders, Tropical Roots
06. The Founders

Seven friends.
One conviction.

Classmates from an Executive MBA program at B-School International — bonded by a shared belief that quality food is non-negotiable. Together, they call themselves the 7-Men Army.

Yoonus Saleem
Yoonus Saleem C.P
Chairman
Rahim P.P
Rahim P.P
Managing Director
Noushad Khan
Noushad Khan
Vice President
Mujeeb Rahman
Mujeeb Rahman
Director
Saji Joseph
Saji Joseph
Director
Hassan Reneesh
Hassan Reneesh
Director
Shabeer Bismi
Shabeer Bismi
Director
Quality Assured

Held to the highest global food-safety standards.

FSSAI certified
APEDA registered
ISO 9001 certified
ISO 22000 certified
HACCP certified
GMP certified
Good to know

Questions, answered.

Cold is the only preservative we use. Deep-freezing halts the activity that spoils food, so flavour and nutrition stay locked in for up to two years — with zero chemicals, additives or artificial anything.
Often it's better. "Fresh" produce can spend days in transit losing nutrients. We capture vegetables and dishes at their peak — within hours — so the version you cook is the version that was perfect.
Straight from the freezer onto a hot pan — no thawing. About 60–90 seconds a side until the layers puff and turn golden. Puttu, idiyappam and idli simply steam for a few minutes.
Yes. We work with HORECA kitchens, distributors, retailers and white-label partners — our products are sold across regional and national markets and exported worldwide under APEDA-certified, cold-chain conditions. Open a trade account below and our team will be in touch.
FSSAI, APEDA, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP and GMP — our 17,600 sq.ft. Cochin facility is held to global food-safety standards at every stage from sourcing to packaging.
We're in Chemmalapady, Aluva, Cochin, Kerala. We serve regional and national Indian markets and export worldwide under cold-chain conditions that hold global temperature and packaging standards.
07. Trade & Wholesale

Carry Kerala
in your aisle.

Distributors, retailers, restaurants, hotels and white-label partners — our range already reaches kitchens across India and overseas. Let's bring it to yours.

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08. Get in Touch

Visit. Call.
Or write.

Whether you're a curious home cook, a buyer for a global retail chain, or a chef looking for HORECA-grade Kerala basics — we'd love to hear from you.

  • VisitChemmalapady, Aluva,
    Cochin, Kerala 683561 · India
  • Call+91 96451 31355
    +91 81291 55551
  • Write[email protected]
  • HoursMon — Sat · 9:00 — 18:00 IST

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