Sprouted matki/ moth beans are a delight in so many ways - quick to make, less ingredients, protein-packed, and a one-pot meal. Sprouts are paraboiled and paired with yogurt, chopped raw onions, cilantro, a hefty squeeze of lemon and sev.

At one of my childhood homes, we were next door neighbors to a family from Kerala. Their youngest college-going daughter was my idol - I loved how she carried fresh mogra flowers in her ebony black hair, how she talked with kindness and played with me and my sister for hours.