Small Mercies

I'm elated today. I finally know how to make Sambaar without using coconut. In my defense, nobody in my family or family neighborhood makes it without coconut. So it was much later in my life that I realized Sambaar powder existed for a reason. I had tried it once before but since it turned out like a distant relative of both daal and sambaar, I couldn't repeat the attempt. So when most of my contemporaries made the express version, I spent time roasting the masala ingredients, grating the coconut and grinding the mix. Of course I consider the latter superior any day and will not give up on that but today's success makes me feel empowered in a way. 

So MK asked me what I was watching over the weekend and I said Paatal Lok. She asked me if it was a mythological series. Now that I call innocence.