Every Indian household has that one daily question:

“Beta, aaj kya bana hai?”

And every child asks it with hope. Hope for paneer. Hope for rajma. Hope for something exciting. But somehow, the answer is always from the same legendary trio:
Tinda…Tori…Or Lauki.

And the moment Mumma says “Aloo-Baingan” or “Tori ki sabzi,” my entire soul leaves my body. But what I never tell her is that even though I make a face and complain for 10 minutes, the moment she mixes it with hot ghee-walis rotis and serves it with love, it tastes like heaven anyway. But please, no more Tori, Mumma!