February, 16,198! THE canadian india times linage 11
By jPraiiati SeiiGupia
It is undeniable that any food column will reflect the uste and cravings of the atrritor. It is certainly true in this column. I have often said that some of the foods presented here are those related to my childhood iri Bengal (India). Lik^ most people/ I have a special craving at timestor certain foods Being a Bengali I have a tremendous yearning for fish, especially the fish known in North America as shad. Even though this is a very ooTiy fish, it has a special appeal because of its flavour. Shad resembles white fish, except that it is a little wider-and softer. The scalcuujf fresh shad is really shiny. Most Europeans and Westerners love caviare (the roes of beluga, sterlet; keta, or dog-salmon), but if they try shad roe just once, they will come back for more. The distinctive taste of shad roe is retained when the roe is gently fried in ghee and served with freshly chopped coriandeT leaves, green chili and fresh squeezed lemon juice. There are many ways we can cook shad* but because it is a bony fish, it is more desirable to serve shad roe. Fried shad roe cooked in a pfenty of green (unripe ) tamarind liquid was our favorite food during summeir days. j| �
Fried Shad Roes
2 large'roesxfr6"r>ii'o:ae large...shad about V. to'8. pounds)
>^ cup rice flour �; .;:;
V* tsp. turmeric [ �
pinch of salt : � .. � '
V\ tsp. black pepper ,
About Vz. cup ghee or melted butter
juice of fresh lemon (about 1 tbsp)
2 fresh green chilies, (cut in the middle all the way and carefully remove all the seeds, wash hand qujckjy) 2 to 3 tbsp. chopped fresh coriander leaves , Salt and pepper to taste. ,
Wash^Tie roes; being careful not to puncture the thin outer membrane. Blanch roes in boiling water for 30 seconds. Drain, rinse with cold water and cool. Dry roes on paper towels. Combine rice flour, turmericP salt and black pepper in a pie plate. ;
Gently roll the roes in rice flour, shake the. exefess flour. Melt ghee in a large frying pah/ Fry the floorer! roes over medium heat about 10 minutes, turnHherri a few times until crisp and golden. Remove to a wari(n platter. Sprinkle 5; little sajt and black pepper. Then pour the x-emaining hot ghee; ia frying pan over the roes. Sprinkle ^crron juic^ over the rocs. Garnish with green chili and coriander leave's.'
The 85th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chpndra Bose was celebrated all wvet1-India on January 2$. ,
in west Bengal, the day began with prabhat pheries and garlanding of Netaji's statue in different, part's of the. scate.% In calcutta, the chief Minister,� jyoti. Basu, jplaced a \^reaih at Netaji's statue just, outside the Raj Bhavan. Mr. Basu described Netaji as a great leader, who inspired the whole nation to fight against imperialism. Hundreds of people visited the ancestral home of Netaji ISubhash , Chandra-: bose : in. (South Calcutta.
4t i'Cuttack, the birth place ox Netaji, several functions were organised to-pay tribute :o his memory. At Netaji Seva sadan> a flag-hoisting ceremony was held on the mojning of January 25. An all-rehgious function was' held at the jldagah later in the evening j' _'.;;'
In Delhi, several functions were organised in different parts of the city to mark the occasio^. At a function at
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� New, Delhi, (UNI).- "Vaya-doot" the third level air service in India, stared operation from January 26.
The operation of the new service is initially confined to ihe nptth-easiern region'connecting areas which are not covered by Indian Airlines.
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A.P. Sharma, making this announcement, said the serr' vice had an authorised capital of 250 million dollars.
Pending selection of a suitable aircraft for the feeder service, two F-27 Fokker Friendship : aircraft have been made available by Indian Airlines to commence .operations ii>. "the ' eastern 'region., .
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New Delhi, (UNI) - President <^f the Indian National Science Academy Prof. M.G. K. Menon has said the study of total solar eclipse of 1980 had yielded important results. '
Prof, Menon, who was inaugurating a three-day international symposium on the total solar eclipse, sard the observations conducted during the period of the eclipse in India not only covered narrow fields * like optical astronomy but were also extended to areas like solar radiation radio astronomy, ionospheric physics, atmospheric physics and the effect of eclipse on the behaviour Df animals, birds
arid insects. '
Prof; Menon said the solar eclipse also provided a great opportunity for cooperative work between a large number of scientists from various parts of the world in India. He said the occasion was memorable because a large number of Indian scientists could take part in it.
Prof. Menon said it was a pity thai the cpmm6n people of the country were frightened away from witnessing one of nature's most spectacular sights because of superstitions. The high pressure' publicity pn the eve of the total solar-eclipse that people who looked at the sun during the eclipse would lose their eye - sight or that they should avoid taking food because of possible poisoning, had affected even those who were not usually superstitious. 1 � [
Prof, Menon said the lesson of this type of propaganda should be learnt. Scientific, issues should be propagated in a scientific manner, he said.
IN DO - BAN GLADESH JOINT VENTURES IDENTIFIED
New Delhi, (UNI) - More than 30 areas for joint ventures and co-operation between India and Bangladesh have been identified iiv the fields of agriculture, industry, power and transport, according to a spokesman for the delegation of the Federa -,tion df Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) which visited Bangladesh recently.
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The largest number ot projects have been identified in the field of industry in which the Bangladesh Government is keen to give special thrust daring its Second Five-Year Plan period With a view to restoring the country's balance of trade with "India and other nations.'
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In the field of agricultural co-operation, the export of basic technical equipment which would help Bangladesh stabilise its agricultural production and also enable it to export its surplus products, has been identified.
A large quantity of pump-sets has been sought for by Bangladesh A total of about 600,000 pump-sets of various designs and capacity during its second plan may be heeded from India.
New Delhi, (UNI) - India has the second largest mus-lim population in^ the world. There are more muslims in India than in Pakistan.
[According to a recent report, Muslim population in India is estimated at more than 121 million, While Indonesia, which tops the list* has more than 139 million.' Pakistan has as many as 75 million muslims.
The report says there are more than 50 million mus" limsliving in ..lb veil countries of the world with the population increase at two per cent annually.
�': The seven countries ate Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Nigeria and the Soviet Union.
The muslim population, the report says, wiU reach one billion mark by the end of the year.
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Madras, (UNI) - The South Indian Film Export Promotion Council has concluded agreements with Kuwait, Mauritius, Afghanistan and
the United Kingdom for the export of South Indian films.
The Secretary-General of the Council, T.S. Narasimha, told newsmen here that with the signing of the agreements the Council had achieved a major breakthrough in tapping Tiverseas; markets for? south Indian films. " The business was concluded at the recent Eighth International Film Festival of India in Delhi. l_. �
Kuwait has agreed to import five films, for bach of which it will p ay 4,000 doll -ars. United kingdom had asked for one film at 8,000 dollars for video taping.
While the traditional marr ket for south Indian films had been Singapore, M alaysia and Sri Lanka, the Council
this year has been able tb tap other non-conventional markets.
The Council, recently sponsored by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (Madras), has signed an agreement with I Mauritius for the export of four films - � three Tamil and one Telugu. Mauritius intended to take 12 more films, four in Tel-egu, seven in Kannada and one in Malayalam. The delegates from Mauritius had expressed their willingness to take more Tamil films if Jndia could offer them. The contract for these would be signed at the end of the Festival of South Indian Films to be held in Mauritius in March this year.
Afghanistan has bought south Indian films for the first time. It has agreed to import all the films entered by the Council in the festival and two others on distribution basis.
the National Awards for Gallantry to children for 1980 have been "given away. Presenting; the awards in New Delhi, the Prime Minister. Indira Gandhi called upon the children to be brave and. courageous and make India strong and united. She said that during her childhood, her aim was national independence. Today, the goal before, the children should be to eradicate poverty and fight against difficulties faced by the country with courage. 1 The Prime Minister, said, that courage and spirit of service should be inculcated in the minds of children to make them useful
citizens. It is the prime responsibility of everyone to take care of the mental and physical health of the children; Who are the hope of the hat ion. Mrs. Gandhi said, this y^ar is being celebrated as the International Year of the Disabled. Special emphasis should be given to help the disabled, including the blind, srie added.
Sixteen children ranging from 5-15 years of age received the awards. Of them 5 are from Uttar Pradesh, two each belong to Tamil Nadui Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra and one each from Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana and Kar-nataka. �
Joint venture with Kuwait
% New Delhi, (UNI) - Two high-level delegations 'from Kuwait and Bahrain will arrive in India oh February 8 and 10 respectively to discuss With this country .areas where joint ventures can be established.
Kuwait has evinced interest in collaborating with India in establishing joint ventures in third world countries. Ku-wait is also keen to invest in mining and allied projects in India.
� India, on the other hand; may be able to provide help to Kuwait1 in setting up small-scale units in Kuwait. I India will provide technical know-how and expertise to Bahrain, which proposes to set up a free trade zone. [The five-irian delegation of
Kuwait Foreign Trading and Contracting Investment
Company led by Mr. Abdullah al-Gabani, including representatives of the Industrial Bank of Kuwait; will- have detailed discussions with officials of the Indian Commerce and External Affairs Ministries. Their visit is aimed at exploring possibilities of investing in India. � The three-man delegation from Bahrain, led by Hamad Abudl, h Will meett officials in the Ministries of Commerce and Industry and will acquaint itself with the technical skill - attained by India in the engineering field. Its basic areas of interest include welding electrodes, aluminium utensils, steel office furniture and foundries. �
