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ApS>¡ sdpfp¡ "v¡$iu QuÅ¡_p„ A„N°¡Æ _pdp¡'hpmp¡ g¡M hp„Qhp_u dÅ Aphu. sd¡ sp¡ bfpbf _pdp¡ Np¡su gpìep R>p¡_¡ L$p„C... sd¡ gM¡gp„ _pdp¡ dp¡V$p cpN¡ HÁg¡ÞX$dp„ h`fpe R>¡ `Z Ad¡qfL$_p¡ rb°qV$ifp¡\u OZp Sy>v$p iåv$p¡ hp`f¡ R>¡. 200 hfk `l¡gp„ qb°qV$ifp¡_u kpd¡ gX$u_¡ _p¡Mp \ep `R>u Ad¡qfL$_p¡A¡ `p¡sp_p¡ Qp¡L$p¡ Sy>v$p¡ L$fhp_p cf`|f âep¡Np¡ L$ep® R>¡.

sd¡ ipL$cpÆ hN¡f¡_p„ _pd_u hps L$fu A¡_p k„v$c®dp„ S> hps L$fy„, sp¡ Al]ep„ Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Ap`Zp„ f]NZp„ (Brinjal)_¡ A¡N àgpÞV$ L$l¡ R>¡. àgpÞV$ sp¡ kdÄep `Z Apdp„ A¡N ¼ep„\u O|ku Ney„ A¡_p¡ L$p¡C Ad¡qfL$_¡ lÆ ky^u d_¡ Mygpkp¡ Apàep¡ _\u. lp, lp... lz„ sp¡ Äepf¡ gpN Aph¡ Ðepf¡ `|R>u gJ, A¡dp„ Ap`Ï„ iy„ Åe? `Z dpmp lpmpJ, b^pe Mcp KQp L$fu_¡ "I don't know' L$lu v¡$ R>¡.

A¡hy„ S> buSy>„ R>¡ Ap`Zp„ c]X$p (lady fingers)_y„. Al]ep„ dpfp hpgpJ A¡_¡ Okara L$l¡ R>¡. L$p¡buS> (cabbage) sp¡ Al]ep„ v¡$iu N°p¡kfu õV$p¡fdp„ S> Å¡hp dm¡ `Z Ad¡qfL$_ N°p¡kfu õV$p¡fdp„ L$p¡buS> S>¡hy„ S> v¡$Mpsy„ A¡L$ ipL$-g¡V$k Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. d|mp_¡ Ap gp¡L$p¡ f¡X$ui L$l¡ R>¡.

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L$pmu Öpn (kyL$pe¡gu)_¡ Ad¡qfL$_p¡ Raisins L$l¡ R>¡ `Z dpfp hpgpJ_¡ L$p¡C_¡ Cardamom_u cp_ _p¡ `X$u. d¢ Of¡\u A¡L$ BgpeQu, ap¡sfp krls_u gphu_¡ v¡$MpX$u A_¡ `R>u A¡_¡ ap¡gu_¡ A¡_p v$pZp v¡$MpX$ép Ðepf¡ "Very interesting'_p¡ Dv$¹Npf L$ep£.

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