Recipe-Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake (for 2 kg)
Ingredients
10 eggs
300g sugar
Less than 300g maida (first add cocoa pd in the weighing pan and then add maida to measure total 300g)
5 tbsp cocoa pd
2(5/6) tsp vanilla essence
2 (5/6) tsp baking pd

Sieve maida, cocoa pd and baking pd at least 3 times. Grease a cake tin. Dust it with the sieved flour.Separate eggs. Beat egg whites till stiff. Add egg yolks 1 at a time. Beat till creamy. Add sugar little at a time and beat till dissolves. Continue until all sugar has dissolved. Add vanilla essence. Preheat the oven at 180 deg. Fold in the sieved flour. Pour into greased container and bake till done(abt ½ hr).

For butter icing
500g icing sugar
125g margarine
125g butter
Cocoa pd for chocolated icing

For melted chocolate icing
120 ml fresh cream
120 g dark chocolate

Method for icing the cake: turn the cake upside down on a board. Separate the cake into 2 halves.Mix 1 tbsp sugar with 1 mug water and spray on both layers. Apply chocolate butter icing on bottom layer and sandwich the cake with the top layer. Spray the whole cake with the sugar water again. Heat cream. Put off the flame. Add chopped chocolate and allow to melt. Pour over the cake and leave to set in refrigerator. Finish the decoration with butter icing.

St JUDE’S HIGH SCHOOL steals limelight

St JUDE’S HIGH SCHOOL steals limelight.

The Social Club of Betalbatim witnessed the Gandhi Jayanti celebration headed by its President Mrs. Clara Cota. The highlight of the programme was Mando Singing Competition among nine high schools. Among the dignitaries present at eh function were the Chief guest Prof. Nelly Rodrigues.Ex Chairperson of South Goa Zilla Parishad and present member of the same, Guest of Honour Rev. Fr. Ubaldo D’cunha, the Parish Priest of Betalbatim and Manager of St. Jude’s High School, Betalbatim. The function was preceded by garlanding of the portrait of the Father of the nation by a senior member of the club Shri. Rui Rodrigues, and a speech on the life of Mahatma Gandhi by Kum. Nikita Afonso. The programme was inter-spaced by felicitation of seven physically handicapped people with cash burses at the hands of the President Mrs. Clara Cota, donated by her in memory of her late husband Dr. Jose L.Cota, Ex.Founder and President of the club. Certificates in tailoring conducted by the club were awarded to the successful students by Mrs. Blanche Afonso, the teacher of the same.

St. Jude’s High School, Betalbatim won the 1st place in then mando singing competition. The 2nd and 3rd prizes were awarded to Regina Martirum High School,Assolna and Saviour of the World High school , Loutolim, respectively. Prof. Nelly Rodrigues praised the club for successfully conducting the competition and also a plethora of Socio-cultural & sports activities towards the enrichment of the village. Earlier the gathering was welcomed by President Mrs. Clara Cota. Shri Menino Cota introduced the guest and the panel of jury consisting of Rev.Fr. Bernand Cota, Prof. Roy Gomes and Shri Acasio Pereira. Shri Ciriaco Cota, the Treasurer proposed the vote of thanks. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes were donated by Mrs. Nalini Alemao in memory of her late husband Shri Fidelis Alemao and Mrs.Filomena Afonso donated a rolling trophy in memory of her late father Prof. Emeliano Afonso and her late brother Shri oscar Afonso. Shri ferdy mendes compered the function.

Mixed Meat Stew

MIXED MEAT STEW

500 gms beef (cubed)
250 gms pork (cubed)
250 gms chicken meat
2 large Goa spicy sausages
1 tbsp oil or fat
2 onions (chopped fine)
2 tomatoes (chopped fine)
2 tsps ginger – garlic paste
2 Carrots ( cubed and bottled)
2 Potatoes (cubed and boiled)
1 Cup peas (boiled)
100 Gms macaroni (boiled)
½ Tsp spice powder no.2
½ Cup milk
vinegar

Boil the beef in salt water and keep aside. Heat oil and fry the next 3 ingredients till onions are tender. Add the boiled beef, fry well, and then mix in the pork, sausage meat and stir-fry. Add chicken and 2 cups of water. Cook till all the meats are tender. Add all the boiled ingredients, spice powder and milk. Salt and vinegar to be added only if necessary. Simmer for 3 minutes.
spice powder no.2

100 gms cumminseed powder; 100 gms turmeric powder; 50 gms black pepper powder; 3 level teaspoons clove powder; 1 tea-spoon cinnamon powder; 1 level teaspoon red chili powder. Pass the powders through a sieve and bottle.

Panjim could lose out on development!Government yet to forward City Plan to JNURM

The Goa government’s apathy towards Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) could be Panjim’s loss!
Two years after Panjim was selected for mega funding for city development under the JNURM, not a single penny has been sanctioned by the central urban development ministry. The reason being that till date the State government has not forwarded the City Development Plan (CDP) -- the prime requirement under the JNURM.The City Development Plan, if one recalls was prepared by the Corporation of the City of Panaji through its consultant HUDCO and was approved at a special meeting convened by the CCP in February this year but is awaiting the final approval of the State’s monitoring committee.Interestingly, city corporations in other States grouped along with Goa’s Panjim City Corporation have bagged crores of rupees under the first-come first-serve and unlimited funding, raising apprehensions whether CCP would be left high and dry.According to data available with this paper, city corporations of Calcutta and Howra have collectively received the sanction of Rs 955 crore for 12 projects under development projects for water supply and sewerage.Nasik City Corporation has been sanctioned Rs 198 crore for four projects for developing water supply systems and underground drainages.Nagpur City Corporation has been sanctioned Rs 910 crore for 13 projects for developing water supply systems, water leakage detection programme, water audit, energy audit, water re-cycling and re-use project and many more.The Ahmedabad City Corporation has been sanctioned Rs 1400 crore for 15 projects and Rajkot City Corporation has been sanctioned Rs 85 crore for 3 projects.The Mayor of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Tony Rodrigues expressed dismay that no progress had been made even after the CCP took all initiatives to study, prepare and approve the City Development Plan.“The CCP also introduced the double accounting accrual system required under the JNURM,” he said fearing that the delay in the submission of the CDP to the central urban development ministry would be a great loss for the CCP having envisaged mega development works under the JNURM for the capital city.The Secretary for Urban Development R P Pal when contacted by this paper today said, “The CDP is under examination of the State’s monitoring committee,” adding further that “as soon as the final approval was accorded that the same would be sent to the government of India”.Herald understands that the CDP is presently pending approval of the State’s urban development ministry.
BY HERALD REPORTER