Amma's Tales

Tag: Vishnu

  • Onion and garlic, anyone?

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    My mother hails from a rather conservative Tamil Brahmin family. They were Iyers from Palakkad settled in Chennai. From all accounts, my great-grandmother must have been a terror to live with. Lots of rules, usually for women, and enough rituals to make people want to adopt Buddhism instead!!! Cooking was strictly regulated in the house,…

  • A match made in heaven

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    This is a little tale I made up for my daughter D when I was trying to get her to eat (no small feat, let me tell you). As it happened she was eating thairu saadam (curd rice) and keerai kootu (spinach/dal mixture) a combination I was telling her was a match made in heaven…