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Last winter I decided I'd learn my mother's mutton curry before it's too late. She's 74. First attempt, I burned the onions. She watched me…

My perfect Sunday has 3 parts. Biryani for lunch, a nap after, and one old movie in the evening. That's it. No plans, no shopping, no…

Team lunch on Friday at a new Andhra meals place near Kondapur. 9 of us, 1 long table. The waiter asked how spicy I wanted my chicken fry.…

My brother and I fight about biryani every time a plate lands on the table. It's been 15 years. I mix everything first. Rice, meat, masala,…

My brain switches on around 11 am. Before that I'm a very polite zombie. At my old job in Toronto I started at 10 and nobody cared. Here…

Married 12 years, and for 10 of them I didn't earn a single rupee. Graduation done, job dream gone, usual story. School drop, cooking,…

This rule started with my father in about 2012, when my brother answered a call during Eid lunch. My father put his spoon down, held out…

Our inverter battery died last week and I had to buy a new one. I know nothing about batteries. I went to a small shop in Kukatpally. 3…

Aadhaar update centre in Himayatnagar, last Tuesday, token number 148. They were serving 61. I looked at the board and understood my whole…

For 8 years our family order on Friday was from the same place near Mehdipatnam. Never had a bad plate. Then in July the old cook left.…