Clay pots on a wood fire, a heavy-bottomed karay, and no shortcuts our grandmothers would not recognise. The masala goes in fresh, the onion and thyme take their time, and nothing is finished in a hurry.
Depending on the day and the garden you might taste a chicken or vegetable curry, a tomato rougaille, dholl puri or farata, brèdes picked that morning, a coconut or lime chutney, a spoonful of achard, and vanilla or lemongrass tea to end.