A little more with less

As the Coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world and has grown into a global threat to life there cannot be a better time to turn attention to eating healthy On cue design and culture entrepreneur Sangita Kathiwada and Kavitha Mantha chef and slow food and sustainability advocate founded SavaFounders Sangita Kathiwada and Kavitha ManthaHoused in the same location as Kathiwadarsquos fashion store Meacutelange Sava offers food grains flours spices and nuts that are all local naturally grown ethically sourced and packaged responsibly The range also includes sauces dips crackers salad cake and breads all made by Mantha In Hindi the term sava means oneandaquarter and reflects their intent of ldquodoing a little bit morerdquoKathiwada says ldquoKavitha and I share an ethos Our values surrounding sustainable food and fashion clicked allowing us to launch Sava in just twoandahalf months Most of the raw ingredients we use are sourced from Kavitharsquos farm in Hyderabad and mine at Kathiwada in GujaratrdquoIn a glut of organic brands the team believes their products stand apart because the food is not only consciously grown but also offer consumers information about how to consume and preserve The latter refers to extending the longevity of products while maintaining the nutritional value and reducing waste To slow down the food cycle Mantha says she had replaced artificial preservatives with natural techniques such as solar drying pickling and fermenting ldquoThese techniques increase the durability of products For example when I solar dried a chikoo its life extended from a week to three months and it became a perfect snack Solar drying helps keep your fruitrsquos nutritional value in tact We went one step further dried the chikoo some more and converted into flour It has a slight sweet tinge and works exceptionally well as a glutenfree naturally sweetened flour for bakingrdquoSunday Sava Market at Altamount RoadEveryone wants to eat healthy but doesnrsquot always know how They recently organised a virtual cooking session with 25 consumers who were keen to be conscious about buying and cooking They learnt how to make two vegan mealsmdashjowarbase pizza and millet saladSavarsquos central kitchen at Pochkhanwala Road allows the team to work with local seasonal produce where fresh unique products are created on a regular basisThe pandemic says Kathiwada isnrsquot a factor they considered when deciding to launch ldquoItrsquos not a corporation itrsquos a passion project an attempt to see if we can do more with lessrdquoTo Order savagoodnesscomPrice Rs 175 to Rs 1225