I always thought my mom was an amazing cook. I loved many of the dishes she made, especially her buttery chapathi, which was my all-time favorite. I still miss it. She also made a special chicken curry, which she called Chicken 65, and it was the best chicken I have ever had. I wonder how she made it. Losing her at 10 meant I never learned her secrets.
She also made a delicious vegetable curry with cauliflower, green peas, and potatoes, which she paired with her buttery chapathi. Sometimes, she made noodles with her own masala, long before magic masala packets existed. Those noodles were the best I have ever had, and nothing can replace them.
Her prawn fry and prawn thoran ( thoran is a dry kerala dish with grated coconut) were my favorite Friday dishes. I still remember her making spinach thoran, which my brother and I disliked. I laugh when I think of him stuffing spinach into a rice ball with pickle, just to swallow it without tasting it. But as we grow, tastes change, and today spinach thoran is one of my favorites.
Another memory is of kadala curry (black chickpea curry) and puttu (steamed cake), my all-time favorite combo. Mom used to remove the skin from each chickpea and give it to me. I have continued this habit ever since I was a toddler, and even though it takes time, I still do it. It reminds me of her and all her delicious food.
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