Mak Li and Datin Kalsom Taib

When did the Indian woman and three small boys turn up at the father's house?

• Feb 4 1969

• June 3 2011

• Dec 14 2019

• Dec 9 1966

Where did the Indian woman come from to find her husband?

• Kuala Lumpur

• Jalan Ampang

• Ipoh

• Jalan Mayang

What job did the father find for Letchumi?

• Gardener at the house

• Cleaner at the Rubber Research Institute

• Cook at a restaurant

• Teacher at a school

What did Jini learn from her mother before joining the household?

• Baking cakes

• Cooking Malay dishes

• Sewing clothes

• Tosai and chutney

What did Mak Li teach Jini to make first?

• Coconut milk

• Fried shallots

• Gulai asam pedas

• Sambal tumis

What festival dishes did Mak Li and Jini cook in advance?

• Gulai asam pedas, asma rojak, sotong masak hitam, ikan masak terutup

• Nasi lemak, roti canai, gulai nenas ikan, daging masak kicap

• Tosai, chutney, rice, chicken curry

• Rendang, kuah laksa, ayam masak merah, kuzi kambing

What did Jini and her family prepare during Deepavali?

• Rendang, kuah laksa, ayam masak merah, kuzi kambing

• Tosai, chutney, muruku, ayam goreng hitam

• Tosai, chutney, rice, chicken curry, fish curry

• Nasi lemak, roti canai, gulai nenas ikan, daging masak kicap

When did Mak Li pass away?

• Dec 9 1966

• June 3 2011

• Dec 14 2019

• July 17 1989

What did Jini and her family visit the author's mother for?

• On Dec 9 1966

• Just a few months before she passed away

• During Deepavali

• On the author's wedding day

What did the author do with Mak Li's recipes?

• Made copies and passed them to children and grandchildren

• Published them in a cookbook

• Threw them away

• Kept them a secret