Recipes - Mutton Paya

Ingredients:

• Payas (goats feet) 8 nos.
• Onions, chopped 2 nos.
• Dhania (coriander seeds) 1 tbsp.
• Jeera 1 tsp.
• Bay leaf 4 nos.
• Star flower 4 nos.
• Cinnamon 2 pieces.
• Cloves 6 nos.
• Pepper 6 nos.
• Big cardamom 4 nos.
• Salt To taste.

Method:

1. Tie the coriander seed, jeera, bay leaves, star flower, cinnamon, cloves, pepper an big cardamom in a muslin cloth.
2. Keep the paya with some water on the gas, add the chopped onions, salt and the spices tied in the muslin bag.
3. Now cook the paya on a slow flame for about 4-5 hours.
4. Once done remove the spice bag and serve hot.

Recipes - Crab Soup

Ingredients:

• Sweet corn 1 tin.
• Crab, cooked & shredded 1 no.
• Chicken stock 1 liter.
• Ajinomoto ½ tsp.
• Eggs 2 nos.
• Cornflour 1 tsp.
• Water ¼ cup
• Pepper To taste.
• Salt To taste.

Method:

1. Pour the chicken stock into a vessel and bring to a boil.
2. Add the corn with the spices to the boiling stock.
3. Mix the cornflour with ¼ cup of water and pour it into the stock with ¾ of the crab meat and egg yolks.
4. Keep stirring continuously to avoid lump formation.
5. Boil this concoction, and slowly add the egg whites stirring regularly.
6. Once done, remove from heat and serve in soup bowls garnished with crab meat.

Recipes - Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

• Red pumpkin 1 kg.
• Spring onions, minced 6 nos.
• Cream, thin 1 cup
• Mint leaves As required
• Cream for garnish ¼ cup
• Chicken stock 6 cups
• Water 1 cup
• Sugar 2 tsps.
• Pepper As required
• Tomato 1 no.
• Salt As required

Method:

1. Cut the pumpkin into little cubes and boil in 1 cup of water until soft.
2. Add the pumpkin to the chicken stock with onions, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cook for 10 minutes and then blend in a blender and strain.
4. Cool completely and add 1 cup thin cream.
5. Chill and just before serving, put a tomato slice topped with two mint leaves and a piped cream star.

Recipes - Mushroom & Almond Soup

Ingredients:

• Mushroom(sliced) 225 gms.
• Almonds(blanched & finely
• chopped)
• 10-12 nos.
• Butter 25 gms.
• Onion(chopped) 1 no.
• Chicken stock 600 ml.
• Cornflour 1 tbsp.
• Cream 4 tbsps.
• Milk 150 ml.
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Take a large microwave proof bowl and place chopped onions and butter in it. Cover and cook on micro high for 3 minutes.
2. Add the chicken stock, mushroom and almonds and cook on micro high for 15 minutes.
3. Mix the cornflour with little milk. Then stir in the remaining milk. Add to the mushroom mixture.
4. Cook on micro high for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Serve hot with cream swirled on top.

TIP: If you want the soup to be more thick, add more cornflour.

Recipes - Tri-Colour Soup

Ingredients:

FOR THE RED CREAMY SOUP:

• Tomatoes 750 gms.
• Milk ¾ cup
• Beetroot 1 no.
• Onion 1 no.
• Carrot 1 no.
• Cornflour 1 tbsp.
• Garlic 4 flakes
• Butter 1 ½ tbsp.
• Salt,pepper and sugar to taste

FOR CREAMY GREEN SOUP:

• Spinach(chopped) 2 bunches
• Milk ¾ cup
• Onion(chopped) 1 no.
• Cornflour 1 ½ tbsp.
• Cloves 2-3 nos.
• Butter 1 ½ tbsp.
• Salt and pepper to taste

FOR THE WHITE COLOUR:

• Fresh cream 6 tbsps.

Method:

TO PREPARE THE RED CREAMY SOUP:

1. Cut the vegetables into large pieces and pressure cook with little water till done. When cool puree the vegetables.
2. Add butter in a saucepan, add flour and stir for a minute. Gradually add milk and stir well to a smooth mixture.
3. Add the vegetable puree, salt, pepper and sugar and mix well. Add water to acquire the right consistency.
4. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and strain the soup to get a smooth consistency.

TO PREPARE THE GREEN CREAMY SOUP:

1. Pressure cook the spinach till done. Cool and puree it.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan, add onions, cloves and saute till the onion turns transparent.
3. Add spinach puree and about 4 cups water. Bring to boil.
4. Mix cornflour in the milk to a smooth paste and add to the soup. Stir well.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and strain the soup.

FOR SERVING:

1. Gently pour the red creamy soup from one side of the bowl and the green creamy soup from the other side of the bowl, both occupying equal space.
2. Beat fresh cream slightly till it thickens. Make a ring of cream in the centre of the bowl and serve this exotic tricolour soup.

Recipes - Tomato Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• Tomatoes(chopped) 200 gms.
• Onion(chopped) 1 small
• Garlic 1 flake
• Cloves 2 nos.
• Cabbage(finely chopped) 100 gms.
• Cornflour(optional) 2 tsps.
• Water 2 cups
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Pressure cook tomatoes, onion, garlic and cloves with 2 cups of water for 5-7 minutes.
2. When cool, pass through a soup strainer and transfer to a pan.
3. Add chopped cabbage and bring to boil.
4. Dissolve cornflour in little water and add to the soup.(If clear soup is required, then cornflour is not needed)
5. Simmer and cook till 7-10 minutes or till cabbage is almost cooked.(Little crispiness in cabbage tastes better)

Recipes - Matar Ka Shorba

Ingredients

• Green peas 500 gms.
• Onion 1 no.
• Ginger 2inch.
• Garlic 8-10 cloves
• Green chillies 2 nos.
• Ghee or oil 3 tbsps.
• Cumin seeds ½ tsp.
• Bay leaves 2 nos.
• Cream ¼ cup
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Peel and boil the green peas. Blend in a blender to make a fine puree.
2. Peel and finely chop onion. Peel ginger and garlic and grind with green chilies to make a paste.
3. Heat ghee or oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and bay leaves, stir-fry for half a minute. Add chopped onion and sauté till onion turns light pink. Add ginger, garlic and green chili paste. Sauté for a while.
4. Add green peas puree, cook for five minutes, stirring continuously. Add three cups of water and bring to a boil.
5. Season with salt and stir. Remove bay leaves and discard. Reduce heat and cook further for five minutes. This soup is of thick consistency, however you may make it of the consistency of your liking, by varying the quantity of water used.
6. Stir in fresh cream and serve hot garnished with a swirl of cream.

Tomato Saar

Ingredients

• Tomato 1 kg.
• Water 1 liter
• Ginger 1 inch.
• Red chilli powder 1 tsp.
• Sugar ½ tsp.
• Scraped fresh coconut ¼ cup
• Coriander leaves, chopped 2 tbsps.
• For tempering
• Ghee 2 tbsps.
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp.
• Curry leaves 7-8
• Hing A pinch
• Salt To taste

Method:

1. Peel ginger, wash well. Peel garlic. Grind ginger and garlic to a fine paste along with coconut.
2. Wash tomatoes and cut into quarters.
3. Boil tomatoes along with water, ginger, garlic, coconut paste and cook untilmashed well.
4. Take off the heat and strain it.
5. Add red chilli powder, salt and sugar to the strained mixture. Bring it to a boil.Remove and keep aside.
6. Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, brown them and then add curry leaves and hing. Cook for a moment.
7. Add this to the cooked tomato. Mix well.
8. 8. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves.

Tomato Rasam

Ingredients

• Tur dal 100 gms.
• Dry red chilies 3 nos.
• Asafoetida ¼ tsp.
• Peppercorns 4 nos.
• Cumin seeds ¼ tsp.
• Chopped tomatoes 1 cup
• Chopped coriander leaves 1 tbsp.
• Tamarind pulp ¼ cup
• Salt to taste
• Cloves 4 nos.
• Oil 1 tbsp.
• Mustard seeds ½ tsp.
• Curry leaves 1 sprig

Method:

1. Pick, wash and boil dal with 5 cups of water. Strain the water and keep.
2. Grind together red chilies, asafoetida, peppercorns and cumin seeds.
3. Boil dal water add chopped tomatoes, ground paste, chopped coriander leaves, tamarind pulp and salt. Cook until tomatoes are mashed nicely
4. Now heat the oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves, when they crackle add it to the above liquid, mix well and serve hot.

Celestial Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• Button mushrooms: 8-10 nos.
• Capsicum: 1 medium
• Carrot: 1 medium
• Sweet corn niblets: 2 tbsps.
• Green peas: ½ cup
• Red chilies, crushed:  ½ tsp.
• Sugar: a pinch
• Salt: to taste
• Egg white: 1 no.
• Corn flour: 2 tbsps

Method:

1. Wash and cut mushrooms into four. Peel and cut carrots into ¼ inch pieces. Wash capsicum, halve, deseed and cut into ¼ inch pieces. Reserve a little for garnish.
2. Boil carrots and green peas in vegetable stock or water. Keep aside.
3. Dissolve corn flour in ½ cup water. Beat egg white lightly. Keep aside.
4. Heat oil, add mushroom pieces and sauté, then add capsicum pieces and sauté.
5. Add boiled carrot pieces, corn niblets and vegetable stock or water and mix.
6. Add salt, sugar and crushed red chilies. Add (frozen) green peas and mix.
7. When the mixture begins to boil add corn flour dissolved in water and mix well.
8. Finally add the beaten egg white, stir lightly and serve hot garnished with chopped capsicum.

Details of marks Secured by the Candidates - PO Recruitment Examination

State Bank of India has recently published the Details of Marks secured by the candidates. State bank of India had annouced the written examination date for the post of Probationary Officers on 24th of July, 2012.

Candidates are required to feed their Date of Birth and Roll Number to view their results online.

In case of student are having their registration Number and Password, they can also view their results by entering that deetails. official website link will ask for the string shown in the screen and click on submit button.

After entering a valid details on the given link and by submitting button, students can see their marks secured in the written examination.

FOR, official Examination Result. Click below
https://www.sbi.co.in/user.htm?action=sbiportiresultmarch

State Bank of India Clerical Recruitment (Assistants and Stenographers) Recruitment Feb 2012

This advertisement is in modification of our earlier advertisement CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 dated 27.12.2011

Clerical Recruitment (Assistants and Stenographers)

No. of Post: 
8500 Posts

Qualification: 
Minimum 12th Standard (10 + 2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS). A degree (Graduation level) from a recognised university.The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the minimum stipulated eligibility criteria for the candidate. (11th Standard or below).

Age: 
Minimum 18 Years and Maximum age limit is 28 Years

Pay Scale: 
Rs.7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/1-19300/-

Emoluments: 
The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs. 14,177/- per month for Graduates inclusive of D.A.
and other allowances at the current rate

Contract Time: 
The selected Applicants will be appointed on contractual basis for a period of 2 years, subject to 6 month review.

Probation period: 
The newly appointed assistants/stenographers will be on probation for a Minimum period of 6 months. Before the probation period comes to an end, the performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank’s expectation, may be extended.

Application Fees(Non Refundable): 
SC/ST/PWD/XS - Intimation Charges - Rs. 50/-
OBC/General - Intimation Charge + Aplication Fee - Rs. 350/-

Important Dates

• Written examination Date: 27.05.2012 and 03.06.2012(Sunday)
• On-line Registration will start from: 05.03.2012
• Closing Date for Registration of Online Submissions: 26.03.2012
• Payment of Fees: 07.03.2012 to 31.03.2012

Selection Procedure: 
All eligible candidates should apply on-line before the last date for registration of application.

1. Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview.
2. The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Knowledge. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.

Click on below link for official Advertisement Detail
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State Bank of India Circle Defence Banking Advisors (Army) Recruitment Feb 2012

The State Bank of India is looking for Circle Defence Banking Advisors (Army) on contractual basis. The details relating to the post, eligibility  www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. and complete it in criteria and other terms & conditions are as under

Advertisement No CRPD/SCO/2011-12/06

Circle Defence Banking Advisors(Army)

No. of Post: 
Total no. of vacancy 5  for UR or General category & candidates from the reserved categories (ST, SC, PWD) can also apply on same terms and conditions.

Qualification: 
Candidate must be an Army Officer retired in the rank of Major General or Brigadier.

Age: 
Maximum age for applying for the post is 60 years (as on Discharge Certificate 01.02.2012).

Place Of Posting: 
Selected Office posted in Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad & North Eastern.

Contract Time: 
The selected Applicants will be appointed on contractual basis for a period of 2 years, subject to 6 month review.

Jon Profile:
CDBA shall liaise with local units of Defence forces/Paramilitary forces for expanding the relationship between Army/ other forces and SBI and for spreading Defence Salary Package. Acting as one-point contact for the Defence/Paramilitary establishments in their area for complaints redressal

Application Fees(Non Refundable): 
Rs. 500/- (Application fees plus postage charges)

Apply Procedure: 
Those applicants who are interested Download Application Format from Bank’s web site www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. and complete it in all respects.

Click on below link for official Advertisement Detail
https://www.sbi.co.in/webfiles/uploads/files/1329560241314_CDBA_DETAILED_AD.pdf

How to Apply:

• Candidates to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the post.
• Download Cash Voucher for depositing prescribed fee from Bank’s website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. Deposit the  fee  in  any  of  the  SBI  Branches.  Obtain  receipt  containing Branch name, Branch code no. & Journal No
• Download Application Format from Bank's web site  www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in. and complete it in respects.
• The completed application with photograph & signature should be sent by ordinary post to the address mentioned in the application format along with required document 

SBI Specialist Officers Interview Posponed on 16.02.2012

Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2011-12/3

Assistant Manager (Systems)

• Written Test held on 16-10-2011
• Interviews scheduled to be held from 09-02-2012 to 16-02-2012

Please note that interview scheduled to be held on 16th February, 2012 (Thursday)stands postponed to 17thFebruary, 2012 (Friday). The Time and Venue for the same remains unchanged.

Central Recruitment and Promotion Department,
State Bank of India,
Mumbai.

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State Bank of India Clerical Recruitment Jan 2012

Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment in Clerical Cadre in State Bank of India. Vacancies for Clerical Posts under Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC Category

Scale of Pay: 7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/1-19300

Age (As on 01.12.2011):
Minimum Age : 18 years ; Maximum Age : 28 years (as on 01.12.2011). Candidates born between 30.11.1983 & 01.12.1993 are only eligible to apply

Emoluments: The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs. 14,177/- per month for Graduates inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting.

Educational Qualification (as on 01.12.2011):

1. Minimum 12th Standard (10 + 2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS). PWD(OBC) & XS(OBC) candidates applying under Special Recruitment Drive are required to have minimum of 60% marks in 12th standard or in equivalent qualification. OR
2. A degree (Graduation level) from a recognised university

Probation period:
The newly appointed clerks will be on probation for a Minimum period of 6 months. Before the probation period comes to an end, the performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank’s expectation, may be extended.

Selection Procedure: All eligible candidates should apply on-line before the last date for registration of application.

• Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview.
• The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Knowledge. The questions in objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.
• There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in each of the objective tests. The passing marks in each of the tests will be decided by the Bank on the basis of the performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum required level. Candidates are also required to score a minimum percentage marks on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon). for being considered for interview. Minimum percentage marks on aggregate will be decided by the bank.

Click on below link for official Advertisement Detail
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How to Apply: 
Candidates should have valid email ID. This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advice etc. by e-mail

• Fill the application carefully. In the event of the candidate not able to fill the data in one go, he can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, registration including Nationalised Banks and financial Institutions will be required to submit 'No Objection Certificate' from their employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, will not be paid.
• The candidates must bring the call letter along with photo identity proof such as passport /PAN Card/Driving Licence/Voter's Card/Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in original as well as a self attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be submitted along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall, failing which he/she will not be permitted to appear for the test
• Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste, the Act/Order under which the caste is recognized as SC/ST/OBC and the village/town the candidate is originally a resident of.