A Small Bowl of Green Gram & 12 Years of Quiet Love

In these twelve years of marriage, as far as my memory stretches, my husband has never once told me what he wanted to eat. Never asked for a special dish. Never made a request.

But on 10th February 2026, something changed.

For the very first time in twelve years, he said he wanted to eat green gram gravy.

And I don’t know why… but it felt so incredibly special.

On one hand, I was already running out of ideas about what to cook. And on the other hand, this man — the man I love so deeply — had finally asked me to make something just for him.

There was no grand celebration. No dramatic moment. Just a simple request.

I hurried into the kitchen with a smile I couldn’t hide. I prepared the green gram gravy with extra care, and for a change, I even made urad dal rice — something I was trying for the first time.

The entire process felt different. Warm. Meaningful. Personal.

It wasn’t just about cooking.
It wasn’t just about food.

It was about being needed.
It was about being asked.
It was about love expressed in the simplest way possible.

And isn’t that a language of love?

Sometimes, love doesn’t arrive wrapped in flowers or big words.
Sometimes, it comes softly — in the form of a small bowl of green gram gravy.

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