Author: Dolphia Nandi Arnstein

Poultry

Chicken Korma Lite

In most of my friends’ households, Sunday afternoons were always reserved for a humble chicken curry.  Mine, however, committed that time to goat meat curry instead. But there were times during the week when my mom would prepare a delicious chicken recipe for us. She never made the famous yellow coriander-cumin curry because I would not eat it. On […]

Photography Tutorials

Steam in food photography with natural light

[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] [/ezcol_1half_end] My inspiration was Simi’s steamy pictures. I consulted with a few food photographers, Googled a dozens of articles, tried with artificial and natural light — anything that would help me improve. I even tried the tampon trick: soak a tampon with water and microwave it for 2 […]

Lentils, Vegetarian

Comfort food – masoor dal, mashed potato and eggplant fritters

COMFORT FOOD. Everyone has their own definition. To my Turkish friend it means “sarma” (Stuffed grape leaves), my American colleague describes it as mac ‘n cheese, and my South Indian blogger friend finds comfort in a bowl of “Rasam, rice and a dollop of ghee.” There is no incorrect answer. It is the food in […]

Drinks

Mango lassi martini – have a sip with us

I have joined Subhasmita, Sujatha and Anjana to do a theme based post every month. This month, Jyothi Rajesh joined as well. Let us know if you want to join. The more the merrier:) I have never met them but we love talking about food and photography. After all, we are […]

Chicken Shawarma
Brunch, Poultry

Chicken shawarma recipe

Finally!! Spring is around the corner!!  Yaaay!!! This week was warm enough for me to wear my dresses, pumps and spring coat. You must be surprised to see me so happy. Well, Boston just went through a bitter winter with record-breaking snowfall. When it comes to snow removal, this town is the worst. […]

Seafood

Fish Kaliya (Everyday Bengali fish curry recipe)

Life is all about making memories. We make new memories every day but never forget old ones. When I was growing up, school days were Monday through Saturday with Saturday being a half-day. I wore my uniform every day from class 5 to 8–a blue skirt and white shirt. In high school (class […]