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A Father-Son Favorite
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For authorSalmongnshdie, this dish recattsthe deticiousty

U,z6l My sonMilan,who is 13,loves 1'ouaskedmy mother for a recipe,she'dsay,

u\Mell, you take some of this and a bit of 'Trim
all excess
lVl Indian food, like his dad, and I |"
fat fi!-st,thencut
c'ancook it rcasonablywellifl try. My sis- that, and you stir it for a whjle and cook it the meatinto
medium-size
ter, Sameen,however,is a genius cook, so a litde more." But the mealsof our child- c u b e sd, e b o n t n g
hood are magical memories-the hoftas scmepreces
usually I take the lazy route and go with ancjkeepingothers
Milan to eat at her house.She rnanagesto (meatballs),kormas(rich currieswith yo- en the bone."

capturethe flavorsof my mother'scooking, gurt), and deliciousdesserts.Lamb korma

which we both grew up loving in Bombay is one of Milan's absolutefavorites,and
(before it rvasMumbai). This isnt easy.If mine aswell.

Lamb Korma
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in yogurt.Coverand cookover storesnow For a
verylow heat,1 to 172hours. chanceto wln
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is ready,addonion-cardamom dn^Clwriper,.eorn
pasteandsaffronso it canbe E
absorbedbythe meatandgraw.

SERYESi8 PEi SliVlilo: 450 catories,

?g @rbs, 259 protein,369 fat,550m9
sodium, 19 fiber, t20mg chotesterol

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