The children groan when Roopa Pai tells them that one of the essential life skills a teenager should have is cooking. “And it’s not baking a muffin or a brownie. You need to know how to make an Indian meal. That means learning how to prepare rice, how to make dal , thoran … You also need to know how to make a good cup of chai ,” says Roopa .
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