8 AIANSW ABN 6475226350 APOLOGY Our sincerest apologies for the cancellation of the Chaat evening scheduled for July. Unforseen circumstances did not allow us to proceed. It is now… Apl/May/Jun2014 Plus Bingo 06 Sep 2014 ENTRY: $5.00 pp for all. Erskine Park Community Please bring your friends...spread the word. Hall, Peppertree Drive, A lot of work goes in to this Chaat evening... food donations are particularly desired. Just call Melroy on Erskine Park. 0411312835 or Deanna on 9621 3316 to help/donate Chow down from 5pm! MayMay Sat 18 Oct 2014 QueenQueen 20142014 7.30pm to 12.30am—MUSIC: Guinn & the Nightshift ENTRY: $20 pp (Members): $25 pp Guests: Kids (under 15) $10 pp: Under 5 FREE VENUE: Polish Memorial Hall, 115 Quakers Rd., Marayong. PRIZES for most original and flamboyant masks. Make your own. Flyer will follow. Book now. Contact Deanna on 9621 3316 or Melroy 0411312835 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 GottaGotta Samantha Jade’s mum, Jacqui, 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 ”.