Whatever they show on social media is an exaggerated
version of our Desi Moms. I mean Desi mothers are very friendly and they treat
you like a friend. Although it comes with a Warning: This friendship is one
way. Their way!
Desi Moms are funny, and I mean it. They’d
tease you, irritate you, have fun with you taunting about your personal life.
They create lifelong family jokes that would fit in a perfect and hilarious way
to our daily routines. Life at home would never be boring if you have a Desi
Mom. However, if you try to act like a friend in return, be ready to face the
consequences. When you playfully taunt your Mom, it becomes a battle field
where you are already defeated. Ammi would pause, look me in the eyes and say
in a weird mixed emotional yet stern voice, “Is this the way you talk to your
mother?” And I stand there wondering what just happened…
It gets even better when it comes to everyday
tasks like Cooking:
When you are cooking a dish for the 100th
time in the same week, she’d call you while you are cooking and give you comprehensive
instructions like “Beta potatoes should be tender though not mashed and salt
should be perfect to taste”.
Where in your head you want to scream: They
are just damned potatoes FOR GOD SAKE!!!
And
the day you are cooking a complex party dish you’ve never made in your life. For
instance Matanjan, a Desi Mom becomes absolutely MUTE. One day I slowly walked
to her and asked for just one instruction and here it goes again.
Ammi cried, “Ya ALLAH, when would she learn
to cook! What would you do after marriage? Who would you call too cook for your
husband? Your neighbors?!”
After half an hour long scoffing you’d
manage to get the recipe. So thumbs up!
While making Palao for my guests, I just
needed one quick reminder.
I stated
my query shortly, “Ammi, Palao is exactly like Biryani except you add rice
directly to the curry, instead of boiling?”
Taken aback Ammi exclaimed, “HawwWw! NO! How
many times do I have to tell you?! For Palao you’d need *explains the entire recipe of Biryani*
then you add rice to this curry!”
After this 20 minutes long wonderful
help, I quietly walk back to the kitchen. *facepalm*
No matter how melodramatic, over thinkers
and better detectives than Sherlock Holmes they are. Their warmest love still
makes them the best Moms in the world!
We love you, Ammi!