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Jervis Bay… IT IS always a delight to into the spirit acknowledge a happy coincidence. of the even- Cricket In the picture above we have our ing...of meet- May Queen carrying a Number One ing with our bonding identity tag and she was ultimately community, crowned our May Queen! Congratu- just being week lations Samantha Jones. together, Our runner up was Montanna dancing, listening to the music of Congratulations and thank you end Farquharson who had a Number 13. our favourite DJ Gerard Jansen and for supporting this event. Many priz- This should not be regarded as bad Craig Dickenson and eating Curry es were won through the evening luck. Montanna proved that. She and Rice! much to the winners' delight. looked a delight. ALIVE Tony Bellet, President of the Thank you to all contestants (see This year was no exception. A AIANSW welcomed Joe Bailey his Our cricket team once again made it to the Grand Finals family and friends. They all had a lot of fun going to the group picture above) right for enter- well attended evening enjoyed by wife Charmaine from Canberra. Joe but unfortunately they did not make it over the line. beach, playing cricket and soccer, and just having good ing in to the spirit of the evening. all. The dance floor was 'alive' with is the president of the Australian As registration is due for the 2014/2015 season they are old chats ." See you next year! dancers all strutting their stuff and Anglo-Indian Association of Can- looking to recruit new players from the age of 15 years THE EVENT gee, in what style. Young and old berra, also a big thank you for do- onwards. The AIANSW May Queen Dance alike kept our ’ musicos’ busy. nated prizes by Elaine Roach and If anyone is interested or have any questions or Secretary, Anglo-Indian Association of NSW Inc., is regarded as 'THE' Social Event on The May Queen Parade was Terry Morris. enquiries please contact Melroy Farquharson on P O Box 156, St Clair, NSW 2759, Australia. their calendar and looked forward to cheered on by an enthusiastic audi- The evening was a success: toe President—Tony Bellett - [[email protected]] 0411 312 835 before 31 July 2014. Secretary—Deanna Kunder - [[email protected]] with much anticipation - particularly ence and whittled down to four fi- tapping music, great company and by the young hopefuls who look nalists ( see picture above) . Our tasty food...a good time was had by "On the last weekend of May, the cricket boys and their Disclaimer. Every effort is made to ensure that all published items in the Prattler are forward to being crowned the Panel of three judges were Win- all but it was felt that numbers were families (see picture above) went away to Jervis Bay accurate and current at the time of publication. The Association accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage incurred as a result of information published in the Prattler . Queen of May for the year! some Seth, Ashley Wainwright and down. by Carolyn Martin. for their presentation. It was a wonderful weekend with ABN 6475226350 The rest of us enjoyed entered Elaine Walford. Pictures by Colin Ayo 2 7 Samantha Jade’s mum, Jacqui, GottaGotta loses her battle with cancer The Never Tear Us Apart star’s mother Jacqui was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in February and died surrounded by her family just four months havehave later. “Our beautiful mother Jacqueline Deans Gibbs passed away peacefully with family by her side,” Samantha Jade wrote in a statement. FOUGHT TO THE END “She fought until the very end with the strength and grace by which she lived her life and will be deeply missed. Jade put her career on hold to help care for her ill Bingo…Bingo… mother with her father Kevin and younger brothers Alex and Thomas. She only left her family’s Perth home in recent weeks to perform at the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation ball in support of surgeon Dr Charlie Teo. Jade was made aware of her mother’s diagnosis just days before she made her ma- jor acting debut as Kylie Minogue in the INXS television miniseries, however told withwith The Daily Telegraph all she could think about was the tragic news. “You can’t do life without your mum,” Jade said at the time. “One of the hardest parts of this is my mum is everything to me.”

How about this as an Award winning picture? Gerard ‘the flower, beans, green peas, potatoes, green chillies…yes, plenty of green chillies lunch!lunch! crooner’ (left) accompanies Pat Thomas our more WHAT IS to make it zesty and spicy…cut the vegetables into small pieces…slice a few senior and experienced crooner . And doesn’t Pat look the onions and grate a few onions. Remember that this is a stir-fry recipe so you fittest guy at the Seniors Lunch? That waist line! have to keep stirring vigorously throughout the cooking process. Our seniors, members or not, ‘JALFREZI’ ? Heat oil in a pan…add cumin seeds…when they sputter add the grated came for an evening out and that’s onions and stir…when translucent stir in ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice, a nice Pat and Noel Soans what we gave them. Despite some Now here’s a Now here’s a question you should never ask an AI. You’ll get a dozen var- amount of red chilli powder and coriander powder…stir…yes, hiccups the show must go on. We great cuddle! ied responses. All have on thing in common, we all love it! Jalfrezi, both the Veg stir continuously and vigorously for this is a stir fry dish. learn with each outing. and Non-Veg version, used to be a regular feature on restaurant menus. If you want to the Jalfrezi to be a bit sumptuous you may add some rich Our in-house DJ, Gerard Jensen It was the onslaught of Punjabi and creamy paste - roasted cashew-nut, al- stepped in and offered his music Mughlai Cuisines, the increasing popular- mond and dry fruit paste. Stir the mixture and services free of cost for the sen- ity of the Kormas, the Koftas, the “kadhai” till it starts separating from sides of the iors while he played all the good old and “butter” makhanwala curries and pan. oldies, the seniors had a dance and gravies, the preponderance of the ubiqui- CRISPY AND CRUNCHY tous paneer, that gradually pushed sang along. Now add all the vegetables, chopped toma- Jalfrezi out of most popular menus and toes, sliced onions and slit whole green Pat Thomas gave us a few of his now one gets this unique dish only at chillies, stir continuously till cooked crisp old time specials which was loved select restaurants or at home. and crunchy…the tomatoes will release by everyone- Pat you are already a CULINARY LEGACY adequate moisture but should the vegeta- legend! The stir-fry Jalfrezi method of cook- bles stick to the pan you may add a bit of CATCHING UP ing is different from the traditional Indian water…not too much… otherwise the vege- Seniors love catching up, exchang- Curry Recipes. tables will lose their crispness and crunchi- In fact, Jalfrezi is an Anglo- ness. ing views and cannot resist ‘Did you Now here’s a perfect Indian Cuisine Dish - a relic of the Raj, a Season with salt, garnish with fresh green know…? Have you heard…? example of two heads culinary legacy of the erstwhile British coriander and eat hot with piping hot rotis, Our MC for the evening was Tre- are better than one. India Raj. chapattis or with fresh soft buns or pav … vor Myers who had the somewhat The look on Marlene Jalfrezi is not a curry or gravy. It a Farquaharson says it NOT A CURRY OR GRAVY tougher job of getting the seniors on stir fry dish which must look colourful and all! Jalfrezi is not a curry or gravy, it a stir fry to the floor. you must be able to identify the various dish which must look appetizingly colourful Having a ball was high on the vegetables (and meats, if any) which be Left: our senior ladies and you must be able to identify the vari- agenda and the ‘balloon dance’ of crisp consistency and taste lip-smacking yummy. lost no time in cutting ous vegetables (and meats, if any) which be of crisp consistency and yummy Jalfrezi literally means “hot-fry ” but the word Jalfrezi is probably better proved a hit. Isn’t it always? the cake. zesty taste. I prefer not to overwhelm my Jalfrezi with too many spices and translated as “stir-fry ”. The term jalfrezi entered the English language at the Lunch was served and the Seniors chillies, but if you like it nice and spicy go ahead. helped themselves. So much more time of the British Raj in India. You can make Jalfrezi with your choice of meat too, chicken or mutton, but friendly. LEFTOVERS in deference to the wishes of one of my favourite vegetarian readers (who says TEN ROUNDS OF BINGO Colonial households employed Indian cooks who would use the jalfrezi that I always give As soon as the ‘bingo’ announcement method of cooking to heat up cold roasted meat and potatoes. Non-Veg recipes) Some say that during the Raj, the British created this method of reheating this time I have was made the guests quickly settled to left-overs, especially left-over meats. given you the Vege- their favourite past time…bring it on! it becomes a financial strain on associa- Others say that Jalfrezi has its roots in the Calcutta region of India at the tarian version of Ten rounds later the excitement Jalfrezi. tion funds if we don’t get the numbers time of the British Raj. mounted as the prize money increased. They credit the Governor General for the state of Bengal, Lord Marcus Make non-veg Jal- After Bingo, Gerard played a few to support the event. Sandys who enjoyed spicy Indian foods for inventing this dish. frezi exactly the tracks and the crowd had a bit of danc- If our patrons want to partly sponsor/ In Bengal, “Jhal” means spicy hot. Jhal led to Jal, and to this they probably same way - I prefer ing, the evening ended with large smiles donate to support such events they are added “fry” and “jee” which probably became “zee” – JAL … FRY… ZEE boneless chicken or of satisfaction...and let’s do it again was most welcome, please contact any com- mutton, but the the verdict. mittee member. Clive Jones reports EASY RECIPIE FOR A JALFREZI choice is yours. It is easy rustle up a delicious jalfrezi. To put in simple words - Jalfrezi is a Left: Note – we organised this event with 2014 Chicken Jalfrezi no funding what so ever and sometimes simple dish…the Indian version of Chinese stir-fry made with curry spices. Take a variety of vegetables… onions, tomatoes, capsicum, carrots, cauli- 6 3 Doing a Mysore!’

The good times are back again? Once upon a time in India, a Rolls-Royce was the ultimate in luxury and maharajas thought nothing of buying half a dozen at a time. But with independence, this emblem of British rule stopped being sold in India. The maharajas lost much of their power, status and money and the market for a one million pound cars dried up. The Rollers were left to rust, or sold to Eu- rope and America. COMEBACK ROLLERS Now, with the Indian economy expanding and the ranks of wealthy entrepreneurs swelling, the Rolls is Proud Udaipur ready to make a come back. royalty Rolls Mumbai's Navnit Motors hopes ultimately to sell Royce winner 30 Rolls-Royces a year, especially if the luxury tax, which adds 107% to the Rs.3.5 crore cost of a Roller, is cut. Last year Yohan Poonawalla, 34, owner of a biotech company, bought the first modern Rolls- Royce Phantom sold in India. GLORY DAYS In its glory days of the 1920s and 1930s, Rolls-Royce executives coined the phrase "doing a Mysore", refer- ring to the Maharaja of Mysore who bought his Roll- ers in batches of seven. India was one of Rolls- Royce's biggest buyers (20% of global sales). TIGER HUNTING Indian princes demanded custom-built models for tiger hunting, "purdah" models with thick window curtains, jewel-encrusted ones that had to be guarded Yuvraj & Yuvrani Jadeja during trips to the garage to prevent pilfering. of Rajkot with their Star of India Rolls Royce

Check the number plate: it reads TIGER CAR and the hissing snake horn.

the roughshod jungles of Raja- sthan”. Includes a hissing snake horn and a hidden safe, while for night-time hunting, Rolls-Royce added two powerful searchlights and a separate machine gun This is a custom-made 1925 some rather unusual accesso- mounted on a matching trailer. Rolls Royce crafted for the ries. The car’s 8.0-litre, engine The tigers never had a chance! Maharaja of Kotah. It was coach with a low gearing ratio allowed Note the Union Jack flag on the built in London and includes “it to creep powerfully through front bumper. 4 5

Cameron is the son of ings are de- Gerard Jansen and voted to ac- mum Geraldine. You MultiMulti----taskingtasking mum tivities that I Say Hi can’t ignore the am passion- ‘Jansen’ stamp. This ate about picture was taken at after I see off to Cam... the Star City Casino my son and and you don’t need to and politician husband to another be told that his guitar college and skills are just When the then Chief Minister she did research on the Anglo- work. It seems magnificent. One look of Karnataka, invited Vinisha Indian community — a life like 24 hours talented and you must agree. Nero (pictured right) to join changing event that made her in a day and Cameron is a busy politics way back in 2002, she aware of the community's seven days in lad. Since completing told him that it was something needs. a week are not Jansen his HSC he has held that she could consider only PARAMOUNT enough for two jobs—Acting after retirement. "I was earning "We are such a microscopic this lady. Nursing Manager at three times more than an MLA community and working for its "Weekends ‘‘‘-‘--- address ARH (Animal Referral at my executive assistant job in collective good is paramount," are meant for issues faced by Hospital) and he also an MNC," recalls Nero. she says. family and puts in a stint as Though she still works as an Nero served as All India An- friends," she AngloAnglo----Indians’Indians’ Crew Trainer, three executive assistant in a US- glo Indians Association's says. nights a week at based company, this time (AIAIA) honorary secretary For the last McDonalds. As you around when the opportunity and committee member. twenty four can see he’s no presented itself, Nero didn't shy AIAIA is the only pan- India years, she and slouch. away. Nero was appointed an body representing the commu- her four broth- MLA under the Anglo Indian nity and has 62 branches across ers have been "meeting up at education, health welfare or quota. She is a popular person- the country, six of which are in mom and dad's" place for lunch housing, Nero is already plan- ality in the Anglo Indian com- Karnataka — Hubli, Hospet, every Sunday. "It's a family ning strategies. munity. Mysore, KGF and two in Ban- ritual," she explains. THINK TANK TAKING THE PLUNGE galore. At Christmas this MLA's Forming a think tank com- With the support of her hus- She is also on the board of hands are full — baking plum prising of experts and elders band, Lawrence Nero and her various schools including the cakes for the family. from the community is the first Malcolm and Maureen brothers helped her in taking Bishop Cotton Girls' School LOVES BAKING thing that she plans to do. "I Farquharson celebrated the plunge without hesitation. and currently, on Frank Antho- She is passionate about bak- may not have a magic wand but their 50th Wedding However, her son, Nicholaus, ny Public School. ing and is stocking up on home- I will work honestly." Anniversary (11 May) had just one query. How was MULTI-NATIONAL made goodies for a stream of Nero feels she can make a with Mass, followed by mommy who is "so busy all the All along, for the last three dec- visitors, friends and relatives. difference. "I believe in being When our boys and girls tied the a reception with family time" going to manage politics ades, Nero has also been work- "My focus will be to address the change I want to see," she knot...they did it with style and was for and friends . Malcolm ever! The big half century says it all. and Maureen lived in as well? ing hard at her day job — the issues faced by Anglo- says, already sounding like a Secunderabad, India Congrats Elaine and Steve Walford. Outspoken and articulate, providing 'executive assistance' Indians in the state. I know seasoned politician. for most of their married life raising their five sons by working hard to Nero is a multi-tasker. She to CEOs of multinational com- there will be many expectations Bangalore Mirror Bureau You’re both strong supporters of the provide them with a good education and the best in life. In 2007, they association and very much appreciated. started as a sociologist. As part panies. "My weekdays are and I will keep their interests migrated to Australia to be with their sons, daughters-in-law and 10 Steve was on the Executive committee grandchildren. We hope they see another strong 50 years of marriage of her M.Phil degree (2001), packed," she says. "The morn- uppermost in my mind." Be it and took early retirement!! We miss you. together. HIGH TEA PUS BIG REMINDER ‘Ghost pepper’ Despite some concerns about response for our Bet you didn’t know where the hottest chilli is found? The bhut jolokia (ghost pepper ) also known as naga jolokia , bih evening annual High Tea Renewal forms are jolokia , ghost pepper , raja mircha , ghost chili pepper, red naga chilli , and ghost chilli is cultivated in the Indian states of (15 June), it drew in over Assam and Nagaland. It grows in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. 100 guests. enclosed only for In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper, The atmosphere was a live 401.5 times hotter than Tabasco sauce ; the ghost chilli is rated at more than 1 million Scoville heat units (SHUs), with music, chatter, the scientific measurement of a pepper's spiciness, while jalapeño peppers measure between 2,500 and 8,000. warmth and the aroma members who need from the cupcakes, pies, Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 SHUs. However, as of 2012,it was superseded by the Trinidad moruga puffs, sausage rolls and all to renew for the scorpion. On December 26, 2013, the Guinness World Records voted the 'Carolina Reaper' the the other food which was world's hottest pepper, dethroning the Trinidad moruga scorpion. bought by the committee In 2009, scientists at India's Defence Research and Development Organisation or donated by our upcoming ﬁnancial announced plans to use the peppers in hand grenades, as a nonlethal way to flush out members. terrorists from their hideouts and to control rioters. It will also be developed into On that note, we would year. pepper spray as a self-defence/antirape product. like to thank the members who donated a variety of Do you want to find the hottest chillis grown sweets and savories. Please send in The evening ended in a in NSW? Here is one well known internet link: typical Anglo-Indian style, THE CHII FACTRY —if@thechiiifactry by playing bingo! soonest. Thanks.