Vendors from Nalgonda district sell ice apples, popularly known as thati munjal, near Padmarao Nagar in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 13, 2026)
| Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G
The summer is dominating Telangana’s territorial landscape and with it arrives the season’s special gifts to the people such as mangoes, watermelons etc. Along with them, another niche seasonal fruit, ice apple, also known as “thaati munjalu” in Telugu, is seen in the markets in Telangana from April to June.The fruit provides seasonal business and employment for street vendors and toddy tappers. The vendors said that they procure ice apples from markets in Munugode, Nalgonda, Choutuppal, and Yadagirigutta. The sellers in Tarnaka, Habsiguda localities in the city said that they buy the fruit at ₹8 per piece from Choutuppal market. A vendor from a different part of the city said that ice apples harvested from an entire tree costs him ₹200. Published - May 15, 2026 08:09 pm IST
