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Amma taught me to make dosai before sunrise, her hands moving like they'd done this for fifty years. She whispered stories in Tamil—our ancestors, their struggles, their triumphs. I watched her pour batter in perfect circles, each one a small prayer. Years later, I opened my own restaurant. The recipes were hers; the dream was mine. Every customer who tasted that dosai tasted generations of love. I earned enough to support our family, to honor what came before. But the real wealth? Amma finally smiled, knowing our heritage would live on through my hands, feeding our community.