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Kitchen stories With her
hair pulled back into a neat bun and her earlobes weighted with gold
flowers, Vijya's tiny grandmother filled the kitchen with her memories. Every ingredient sparked a
string of dishes, and there were stories to go with each dish. While Meera trimmed the cheera,
or red spinach, Radha carefully chopped the leaves into small pieces and
another neighbor reminded them not to skimp on the coconut oil, so that
I'd have a taste of true South Indian cooking. "There's a time for
health and then there's a time for tradition." The women simmered the
cheera with tamarind water, green and red chiles, turmeric, and a
final spicing of oil-roasted mustard and fenugreek seeds. Yum....
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