LEAST EFFORT most reward
In the foreword of the book, Parusha talks about How she identifies as Afro-Asian. Her family has lived in South Africa for six generations, but originally came from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India, while one of her great-grandparents was from Burma (Myanmar). For Parusha, “Least effort, most reward” is her motto in life, and in cooking it means creating high-impact, tasty dishes with minimal strain. The cookbook features her “top hits from over the last decade” of plant-based eating.
RUSSUM
My grandmother Sanna (whose full name is Sakunthala) said I had to include russum in the cookbook. My other grandmother, Kay (or Kamalam) used to always serve this to us, her grandchildren, when winter hit Durban. We drank russum and inhaled sambrani (a frankincense-type of incense) to clear out our lungs. It’s one of the practices that connects me to my ancestors, so this recipe is dedicated to
