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The only thing better than a good recipe? When something’s so easy to make that you don’t even need one. Welcome to, a column where we talk you through the process of making the dishes and drinks we can make with our eyes closed. My childhood memories are inextricably linked with my mum’s cooking. At home, the kitchen is her sanctum sanctorum. She’s protective toward her masala box and her VIP . And she has many signature specialties, likethat makes a regular appearance on my dad’s birthdays, or pasta arrabbiata that made it into my lunch boxes.
One dish, in particular, expanded three decades in our home: halwa, a South Asian sweet dish that’s so easy, it birthed the colloquial phrase “Halwa hai, kya?” meaning “Is it that simple?” Mum made her debut halwa while observing Solah Somvaar Vrat, a fast for 16 consecutive Mondays, though her devotion propelled her to continue it to date. This vrat reputedly brings prosperity and a good life partner, and typically sweet treats like
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