There's something about cooking together - doing menial, repetitive tasks like washing vegetables or measuring spices... that makes conversation and connection easier. Food has been a central part of her life because it didn't just open up a world of different cuisines - it opened up the world of my mother.
But sometimes a recipe is too good to share: It's a closely guarded secret that gives its owner power, mystique, a sense of sorcery. Such was the case with these garlic-ginger chicken breasts with cilantro and mint, a recipe that Priya's aunt Sonia wouldn't even share with her daughter.
Being a daughter also means gradually and lovingly wearing down the mother figures in your life - and now we can all make these charred, spicy, slightly funky, juicy chicken breasts to tuck into rotis or to top rice or salads.
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