Her Cooking Offers a Taste of India to People Far From Home | Short Film Showcase

[Music] It's a very humble thing that you put something very nice in somebody's. Tell me, this is what I want to do in the morning: I want to create a dish with so many colors, and the flavor should be [Music] good.

I'm her prit, so I cook for families who either are missing India or who cannot cook because of their busy schedules. It's a family-oriented thing, you know? I cook. My daughter labels, my sister helps me do the dough, and my husband delivers. In the restaurant, they could serve you a lot of stuff camouflaged with cream and shortening. I cook very healthy. This is like my mother's food; this is like my grandmother's food. It should be basic, daisy [Music] food.

I'm in South Richmond Hill, Queens. I think I was 32 years old when I came here. I had three kids. It was hard. I would not say it was easy; it was very hard for us. The first three years, I almost had a nervous breakdown a couple of [Music] times. But I learned America is fast. You need to be fast in order to live here.

One thing I miss about India is the affection that I think. If I put it in words, that would be the right word: I miss that [Music].

I'm just only a woman who cooks actual, authentic Indian food. It's like in the roots; you cook from your heart [Music].