University professor Priya is a busy academic, and some nights, the energy to cook escapes her. But then she’ll call on an old family favourite, and before long, she’s tucking into pithla – a quick dhal made with gram flour, green chillies and coriander – eating it with her fingers, just as her mother and grandmother once did.
“This is the same vegan dish my mother Ai used to rush home from her pathology job to cook for us on her lunch break. It’s comforting, easy to make and packed with flavour,” says Priya.
Priya, now 62, was born in London, but grew up in Delhi. Though she never got to meet her maternal grandmother,
