Sitting down at the table, I watch as my mother places various bowls of curry, rice, and vegetables in front of my sister and I. “It looks delicious,” I say as I ladle some spicy curry into my bowl and grab a few warm naans. The last dish my mother places on the table is a stack of piping hot aloo parathas. “Mmm! I love aloo par-a-das,” I exclaim. To my right, I hear my sister snicker at my butchered...

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