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Great Tastes - Mutton Rogan Josh

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  Recipe from Ruby's Kitchen ( as prepared in Kashmir ) Ingredients Mutton----1/2kg Hing (Asafetida) – 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon (darchini)- 2 pieces (1” each) Clove (labanga) - 5 pieces Black cardamom (boro elaich) - 3 pieces Whole black pepper  1/2 teaspoon Juice of one whole large onion coriander powder - 1 teaspoon Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon Ratan Jote  - 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Mirch powder – 2/3 Tsp Hung Curd   250gm Fennel  powder - 1teaspoon Ginger powder - 2 teaspoon Vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon Boil 500 gm mutton in roughly 500ml water until soft and keep the stock and the mutton aside. Put a large pan on the gas and add oil. When the oil is hot (but not smoking), add the whole garam masala and black pepper. When the spices start popping, add the meat and slowly add the onion juice. Stir fry on low heat. When meat becomes almost dry and the onion juice has been completely absorbed, add hung curd, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel powder, asaf...

The Millennium Light

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LED   ----- The Green Light                                                        ( Part 1)  In the light emission phenomenon known as electroluminiscence ,energy is released in the form of photons (light energy) when electrons combine with electron holes within the device.This was discovered by H.J.Round way back in 1907.It took almost 55 years before the first visible red LED was developed by Nick Holonyak Jr. while working in General Electric USA. He is also known as 'father of light emitting diode'.But for almost 40 years LED had very limited application as a light source due to its emission mainly in infrared and longer wavelength spectrum.The application of red LED was restricted to indicator light . It was Shuji Nakamura of Nichia Corporation who brought in the first high brightness blue LED. Since the be...