Paulami's La Passion

Hi friends, I am back with a new recipe after  a long time. Actually I was mulling away my leisure time which is ample by the way , by reading books and watching television. Then I recently watched a movie about a blog writer and realised that being a blog writer you have a   responsibility towards your readers. So here I am once again sharing a tasty recipe with you. I came upon this recipe while surfing through my Facebook account. It is called the Arabian Kabsa . It originated in Yemen but can be said that it is the national dish of Gulf. It is from the family of mixed rice dish with meat and vegetables. But in my version I have used only chicken . So let's start it. Ingredients :- 900 gms whole chicken cut into 6 pieces 4 cups( approx 150 gm equal to one cup)Basmati rice 100 gms  ghee Whole Garam Masala ( cloves, cinnamon sticks, green cardamom, black pepper corn, star anise, jayatri ,bay leaf) Roasted Masala powder ( green cardamom, clove, cinnamon, black...

 Winter season always meant to me time of holidays and gorging cakes and pudding. Rich plum cake is usually the toast of the season but I will share its recipe later. Today I will share the recipe of upside down pineapple cake which I guarantee you will definitely like it.                         Ingredients:- Pineapple- cut into round pieces ( 3-4 slices depending upon the cake tin) boiled in sugar water. Pineapple juice - the sugar water in which you boil the pineapple . Just remember you should add only 1 tbsp of sugar to. 2 cup of water.A Or you can use canned pineapple  2-3 tbsp brown sugar 25gm - butter 200gms- flour 200gms- sugar (grinder) 2 tsp of baking soda 4 - eggs 80ml - white oil 100 ml milk 2 tbsp vinegar 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 150 ml pineapple juice Procedure:- First separate the dry ingredients from wet ingredients. Sieve the flour adding the baki...

Bieng a Bengali I can vouch for other bongs that any meal in Bengali household is incomplete without a fish dish . We eat fish in all possible ways one can cook . But the most favourite way to cook fish is with Sorshe bata ( mustard paste) . So today I will share with you a recipe of Sorshe maach  which you can either steam cook or cook in a microwave. Ingredients :- 4-5 piece medium size fish 3 tablespoon mustard paste 1/2 cup yogurt 1 medium size onion cut into small pieces 1 medium size tomato cut into small pieces Coriander leaves cut into pieces 4 tablespoon of mustard oil for frying the fish 2 tablespoon of mustard oil for the yogurt mixture 1 teaspoon of salt 2 -3 numbers of green chilliest Procedure :- First heat the pan and fry the fish in the oil. Fry them lightly in medium flame . Arrange the fried fish in a baking dish with a lid or in a steel container with a cover which you can put in a steaming container. Then in a bowl mix the mustard paste with yog...

Hello friends. It has been long time since I shared a recipe with you all. Just a few days back we had our Durga Puja and the festive season is going on with Diwali round the corner. So keeping this in mind I have decided to share with you another of my sweet recipe.  It is a sweet made with the seasonal fruit of winter. It is called the Apple Crumble. It goes very well with whipped cream or ice cream. But you may also have it as it is. Ingredients :- 2 nos medium sized apple peeled and cut into small sizes 10-15 raisins 2 teaspoon of lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder 2 teaspoon of sugar For the crust :-   100 gms flour 50 gms plain oats 50 gms brown sugar 50 gms butter 1 teaspoon of cinnamon Procedure:- First put the apple slices , raisins and sugar in a pan and let it cook in medium flame. Add the lemon  juice also. When the apple becomes a bit soft add the cinnamon powder and remove it from flame. Take a baking dish . Brush it with butte...

Hi friends I hope you are liking the recipes I am sharing and trying out at your homes. Today I will share with you a recipe from our neighbouring country Burma or today's Myanmar. It is called Chicken Khowsey or one may say chicken in coconut gravy. Usually this gravy is applied over boiled noodles but I have found out that it also goes very nice with steamed rice. Although I have used chicken legs here one may use boneless chicken also. So let's begin with the recipe. Ingredients:- 6-Chicken legs medium size            OR 500 gms -Boneless chicken 5 -tbsp white oil 100 gms - spring onion cut into small pieces ( separate the green part from white part) 100 gms- onion cut into small pieces 1 tbsp - ginger paste 1 tsp - coriander powder 1 cup - coconut milk Salt according to your taste Procedure:- First heat the pan and put the oil on it. Add the onion pieces and fry it . Pour the salt so that the onion become soft. Add the white portion of ...

It has been often said that morning shows the day and I think that if you have a good breakfast your day starts with a bang. So today I will share with you a breakfast  recipe  which would definitely make your day. It is called the Spanish omlette Ingredients:- 3 - eggs 1 medium sized onion cut into broad slices 1 small green capsicum cut into broad slices You can use red bell pepper also instead of capsicum or use them both. 1 large potato cut into thin round slices. 1tsp - mixed herbs 3-4 basil leaves Salt and pepper 4-5 tablespoon olive oil One Frankfurt sausage cut into thin round slices Procedure:- First heat the frying pan and put oil in it. When the oil is heated add the potato slices. Fry it in medium flame and then add the onion and capsicum and bell pepper. Stir fry them. Add the basil leaves, mixed herbs, salt and pepper. In a separate bowl beat the eggs while adding a pinch of salt . In  the pan arrange the vegetables uniformly and then pour ...

Hello friends I have come back with another recipe. Being a true bong I greatly relate myself with anything cooked with sorshe bata and if it is steamed then hands down it will win the competition in my list of favourite recipes. Although generally fish is used in this type of preparation but today I will share the recipe made with paneer. I will keep the steamed fish recipe for another day. In Bengal usually we call anything steamed as " Bhapa" . The term comes from the word " Bhap" which means steam in Bengali. So let's start the recipe of Bhapa Paneer or Paneer Doi Sorshe. Ingredients:- 250gm - Paneer 2 tbsp - mustard paste 4 tbsp - yogurt ( plain dahi) 4 tbsp - mustard oil One medium onion cut into small slices One medium tomato cut into small slices One small capsicum cut into long slices 2-3 green chilliest Salt - 1 teaspoon Procedure:- First fry the capsicum pieces in two tablespoon of oil and leave it aside. Then cut the paneer into mediu...