Add One Part Intention and Two Parts Patience
4 min readNov 13, 2019
You end up with a recipe for life.
When cooking lentil, Mom taught me to heat the onion and garlic in oil separately from the lentil itself. “Carefully sear them in a saucepan until both are golden-red,” she said. “The edges should fray, but don’t burn it.” Once done, I could drop the entire mixture into an already simmering pot, which includes turmeric, salt, green chili, black cumin…