The kitchen was a war zone. The rice flour was too coarse. The butter wasn’t room temperature. The press slipped in Meera’s hand, producing twisted, broken spirals that looked more like tangled earphones than snacks.

Anjali smiled. Dadi’s kitchen was her first university. Here, she learned that haldi (turmeric) wasn’t just a color but a healer; that ghee (clarified butter) wasn’t a fat but a liquid blessing; and that sharing a meal was the highest form of respect.

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