Idukki · Kerala · Western Ghats

Second-generation planters from Idukki, Kerala.

Erthiq is a family-owned spice estate in the high-altitude cardamom belt of Idukki district. We have farmed this land across two generations, and today operate a digital trade platform alongside our estate participation programme.

The farm

Thirty acres of living spice history.

Our estate sits at 1,000–1,500 metres above sea level in Idukki district — a region whose unique microclimate, heavy monsoon rainfall, and misty mornings have made it the source of India's most prized cardamom for over a century. The Njallani variety we grow is considered the gold standard in the domestic and export trade.

Our black pepper grows alongside the cardamom, trained on erythrina support trees in the traditional plantation style. Both crops are harvested by hand, cured on-farm, and graded before dispatch. We are recipients of a National Award from the Spices Board of India for our cultivation practices.

350–400

plants/acre

Planting density

Jul–Feb

harvest cycle

Annual harvest window

1,000–1,500m

altitude

Above sea level

Njallani + Pepper

both crops

Varieties cultivated

Registration

Name
Erthiq Farm LLP
GSTIN
32AAMFE2725N1ZA
Registered
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Phone
+91 99943 25676
Email
cardamom@erthiq.in
Website
erthiq.in