At 10:30, after Mumma and Dadaji have gone to bed, Arjun and I get 15 minutes of quiet. We sit on the kitchen floor (yes, the floor—it’s a desi thing), eating leftover mithai (sweet) from the fridge, talking about bills, dreams, and that funny thing the neighbor said.
We sit as a family. The kids tell us about a fight in the playground. Mumma complains that the maid didn't show up. I show Arjun a meme. Dadaji (grandfather) turns up the volume on the evening news about rising onion prices. www.savita bhabhi.com
Do you live in a joint family or a nuclear setup? Tell me one habit from your childhood kitchen that you still follow today in the comments below! At 10:30, after Mumma and Dadaji have gone