Join the author on a Indian culinary journey as she learns, under her mothers guidance, the ins and outs of one-of-a-kind, homemade South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine (with some modern twists!) that remind her of home. Experience the authors coming-of-age story as Singaporean-Indian mother and daughter wade through laughter and tears to find new meaning in their relationship amidst the cloves and cardamoms. If you are a mother, a chef, or a mother-chef, you would understand: these recipes are sacred. But family is everything.