Women entrepreneurs sell delicious Indian fare in Kajang

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Located in TTDI Grove, Kajang, this initiative by the non-profit Malaysian Indian Youth Council empowers women to earn a living.   Food Garage @ TTDI Grove,  Jalan TTDI Grove 2/1,  43000 Kajang, Selangor   Written & presented by: Theevya Ragu  Shot by: Tinagaren Ramkumar  Edited by: Vishna Laxmi Balasubramaniam   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/07/06/initiative-called-food-garage-helps-women-earn-a-living/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #TTDIGroveKajang #WomenEntrepreneurs #MIYC

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00:00Here's one thing these women have in common, they're hard-working entrepreneurs who are

00:06skilled at serving up delicious Indian food and drinks.

00:10To support their families, these women have found their footing at food garage in Titidiyai

00:16Grove, Kajang, thanks to Kogila Raji Kandasamy.

00:19Raji, who heads the Kajang branch of the non-profit Malaysian Indian Youth Council, has been working

00:26on this initiative for the past two years.

00:29We set up this program called Programme Ke Usavanan Vanitha.

00:36So under Programme Ke Usavanan, we start to come up with all the stalls, vendors, find

00:43for small business owners, that's how it begins.

00:47During FMT Lifestyle's visit, the first to arrive at 7pm was Kalevani Ramakrishna.

00:56Kalevani, whose husband is a lorry driver, began putting together flower bouquets from

01:01home for extra money.

01:03However, needing a steady income to support her family, she ventured into selling pani

01:08puri, her son's favourite treat.

01:11Today at Food Garage, Kalevani's best-seller is her spicy, home-cooked sattisoran.

01:18The mutton version is quite the flavour bomb.

01:21She also serves puri, and several varieties of her popular pani puri.

01:27Each entrepreneur here hails from Kajang and comes from a humble background.

01:32And she is Malar, she is a housewife, she babysits at home, she does the day-time, and

01:39when her kids finish school, she will come back.

01:42She is the one who sets up the shop, A to Z.

01:46The first stall in the row is run by Parimala Devi Arumugam, fondly known as Malar, who

01:58offers a variety of hot and cold drinks.

02:01These include masala chai made with fresh cow's milk, and goli soda, a popular fizzy

02:07drink from India.

02:08And then the third stall, she is also in the day-time, school transportation, tuition centres,

02:17catering, she does all that, and comes back at night.

02:22She runs the stall as a family.

02:24Her son comes back after school to help his mother.

02:27So serving, cleaning, everything is done by her son.

02:30He is only 15 years old.

02:33Running Tina's Kitchen, Ruth Benedict offers unique pandan gula melaka appam served with

02:42warm coconut milk.

02:44She also excels at paneer pav bhaji, a tangy and zesty street food from northern India.

02:53Now in operation for five months, Raji says Food Garage has been a success, with newer

02:59members such as Vani's Kitchen having recently joined.

03:03Being the organiser of this place, I am really grateful, really grateful that we can come

03:10this far.

03:12So the next time you're in Kajang, be sure to swing by, grab some delicious sights, and

03:17bring a smile to these ladies' faces.

03:20Divya Ragu, FMT Lifestyle.

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