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I want to try the dish and get a doll of our gal Anni!

Anni Dreams of Biryani by Namita Moolani Mehra

August 17, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Anni Dreams of Biryani has a bittersweet ending. And that colored my feelings about the story Namita Moolani Mehra tells. I was on board with our young hero, Anni, as she tries to figure out how to make biryani as well as Uncle (as the man who owns the café across the way is called) does. But no matter what she does, she cannot get the secret from this grumpy (but eyes shining) man. Oh, her biryani comes close, but is not exactly right. And […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: Asia, Chaaya Prabhat, community, Cultural Region |, Diversity & Multicultural, Ethnic Orientation |, family, friends, Little India, Namita Moolani Mehra

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:447 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: Asia, Chaaya Prabhat, community, Cultural Region |, Diversity & Multicultural, Ethnic Orientation |, family, friends, Little India, Namita Moolani Mehra ·
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