Recipes On Ripples - The Taste, Tale and Treasures from The Backwaters of Kerala - Paperbackby Soju Philip (Author) Kuttanad is a nature's paradise and gift of backwaters. It is well known for its vast stretches of paddy fields, coconut lagoons, inlets of habitats, criss cross canals and water surrounded lands. Nearly a decade ago the majority parts of Kuttanad were surrounded with water and isolated from outer world which can only access by boats and canoes. This land was untouched and undisturbed by the peoples for centuries. Predominantly