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Considerations
Considerations
Consider the curry,
the tempered mustard seeds in oil,
the dried chilies simmering with ginger.
Consider the yogurt turned turmeric yellow
mixed with beige besan flour.
Consider the sizzled cumin seeds
and broiled eggplants tossed
with tomatoes and coriander.
Consider the rice and the round rotis,
the whistling pressure cooker angry with steam.
Consider the puckering lemon squeezed over
the whole pot of curry.
Consider the wooden spoon that tastes
every bit of food that cooks up
with all of these skilled hands.
Consider the salt pinched
between all of these hands
like a gift, a blessing
to keep our bellies full,
our mouths dancing with spice.
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