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Creamy and smoother than creamiest potatoes

Love refried beans? You’ll love refried edamame

Roumeli Hissar Castle … historical landmark of Istanbul

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LatestKWS Kuwait holds AGM: Kokan Wel-fare Society (KWS Kuwait) conducted its annual general body meeting in Salmiya on May 5, 2016. The program started with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.

The president Dr Abdul Razzak Rumane welcomed the members of the society. This was followed by the annual report by Dr Rahmattullah Galsulkar. He, in detail, informed the audience of the various activities the society conducted throughout the past years and in particular to the last year.

He elaborated the aims & objectives of the society and their future plans. He stressed for a common platform for the welfare of community and requested the people to support the society in its welfare works.

A question answer session was allowed wherein the members of Kokan welfare society were given chance to raise their queries or put forth any views or sugges-tions.

The old EC team was dissolved and the Election Commissioner, Mr. AbdulQadir Khot took the stage. Nomination and Election results were declared and the new executive committee for the year 2016-2017 was elected as follows:

Salim Desai, President; Mufti Hamza Kasim, Vice-President; Dr Rahmattul-lah Galsulkar, General Secretary; Ashraf

Hajwane, Joint Secretary; Aslam Thakur, Joint Secretary; Yacoub Solkar , Joint Secretary; Mohammed Shafi Alware, Treasurer; Ashfaque Solkar, Joint Treas-urer.

Amanullah Yelukar, Mujahid Mulla, Hasrat Walile, Maulana Zameer Ahmed, Hafi z Javed Karjikar, Akbar Bade, Labib Fakih, Imtiaz Desai, AbdulQadir Khot and Qamrunissa Alware (Umm Salmaan — Ladies Wing ) as Executive Committee members.

Maulana Nisar Daroge, Dr Abdul Razzak Rumane will be as advisors to the Society.

Mohammed Saleh Burud will be the Patron of KWS Society

The new president Salim Desai, a well-known person for his social works and been in key positions in many welfare societies, welcomed and congratulated the new team. He stated the priority for Ramzan Ration distribution to the needy in India and arrangement of a community Iftar.

The event was well compered by Yacoub Solkar.

Vote of thanks was given by Moham-med Saleh Burud and the program con-cluded with duaa by Mufti Hamza. Dinner was served.

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DBO Sports Mania 2016: Don Bosco Oratory Kuwait is once again pleased to announce the annual “Ramadan Sports Mania 2016”. Continued on Page 24

Photo by Taha OudaRoumeli Hissar Castle is one of the most magnifi cent sites and tourist attractions.

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Hardly can a visitor of Istanbul miss the impres-sive Roumeli Hissar Castle, admiring greatness and unique beauty of such historical site.

It is one of the most magnifi cent sites and tourist attractions in Istanbul, if not in entire Turkey, located in the Sariyer district of the

city, on a hill over the European side of the Bosphorus. It literary means “the Strait-Cutter Castle.” Walls of the castle are 20-25 feet wide, while those of the lead-crowned towers are 32-35 feet.

The outer curtain walls of the fortress are

from north to south 250 meter long and from east to west varying between 50 and 125 me-ters long. Its total area is 31,250 square me-ters.

Roumeli Hissar, designed by architect Musli-hiddin, has three towers; two of them were built

to control sea traffi c on the Bosphorus Strait.Over the centuries, the fortress turned into a

prison used by the Janissaries (the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan’s house-hold troops and bodyguards), and was also closed for a long time. (KUNA)

By Sara Moulton

The fi rst time I ate fresh soybeans was, naturally enough, at a Japa-

nese restaurant. Known as edamame, the dish is a staple of Japanese restau-rant menus.

They were served as an appetizer, in their pods, steamed and sprinkled with salt. It took a little work to suck the cooked fresh soybeans out of their pods, but who cared? I was out to din-ner and in no rush. Besides they were delicious, meaty and fl avorful. They reminded me of lima beans minus the funkiness.

And, big surprise, not only are they good, they’re good for you. Of course, all legumes wear a nutritional halo, but the one radiating from soybeans is especially blinding. They boast more protein than any other legume, and they’re a great source of folate, vitamin K, calcium, iron and fi ber.

RevelationBut the idea of putting edamame on

a home cook’s menu for a weeknight meal? It never entered my mind. Then, several years after my restau-rant revelation, I noticed a recipe in

Gourmet magazine that featured fro-zen shelled edamame, the beans freed from their pods, combined with butter and buttermilk. Who knew you could

buy them already shelled? Suddenly a new world opened up.

Following the Gourmet recipe, I began boiling, steaming or mashing shelled edamame according to my mood. Here, I’ve taken them in a yet another direction, reworking my recipe for a lighter version of Mex-ican-styled refried beans by replac-ing the pinto beans with edamame. The fi nished product is wonderfully creamy smoother than the creamiest mashed potatoes because the beans are pureed instead of mashed. It was a real hit with my family.

One caveat: You want to be sure to cook the fresh soybeans until they’re soft. This advice runs counter to the directions on the back of the package, which recommends boiling the beans for a mere 5 minutes. For this recipe, that short a cooking time would leave them too fi rm.

By the way, when I refer to fresh soy-beans, I mean the frozen shelled guys. At least sometimes, of course, you’ll be able to fi nd them fresh in the pod at the

farmers’ market, and I’m sure they’re delicious. But then you’d have to shell them once you brought them home, which is pretty tedious. The great thing about frozen vegetables is that not only are they a snap to prepare, but they also taste surprisingly fresh. That’s because they’re harvested at the peak of ripe-ness, then briefl y blanched, then quickly frozen. It might seem counter-intuitive if it’s frozen, how can it be fresh? but it turns out to be a great way to lock in their goodness.

Mexican-style edamame ‘refried beans’

Serve these as a dip for tortilla chips, spooned into soft or hard tacos, or layered between quesadillas.

Start to fi nish: 40 minutes (25 minutes active)

Servings: 616-ounce bag frozen shelled

edamame3/4 cup low-sodium chicken or

vegetable broth or stock2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 cup fi nely chopped yellow onion

1 teaspoon minced garlic1 teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon chili powder, pref-

erably chipotle1 to 2 tablespoons lime juiceKosher salt and ground black

pepper1/4 cup sour creamPepitas (toasted pumpkin

seeds) or toasted pine nuts, to garnish

In a medium saucepan over medium-high, bring 2 quarts of well salted water to a simmer. Add the edamame, return to a simmer and cook until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain the edamame, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, and transfer them along with the reserved liquid to a blender or food processor. Start to blend the edamame and when they are fi nely chopped add the chicken broth and continue blending, scraping down the sides as needed, until the beans are smooth. (AP)

This March 28, 2016 photo shows refried edamame. For a lighter version of Mexican-styled refried beans, replace the pinto beans with edamame.

Miss World Megan Young to grace 118th Philippine Independence Day cel-ebration. Free concert on May 28 at Qadsiya Sports Club in Hawally. Gates open at 7:00 am and concert starts at 5 pm. Contact Ph: 55722814 for entry

pass or listen to Pinoy Arabia FM for more details.

Treasure of talents

THE Kuwait Music Academy announces that the Treasure of Talents Festival Gala Concert will be held on Friday, May 27, at 7:00 pm at the Al-Shaheed Park, Multipurpose Concert Hall, Visitor Centre, between the 1st Ring Road and Al Sour Street.

Performing at the event will be the well-known Kuwait star prodigy, the young Chinese who is the winner of several in-ternational music competitions in Kuwait and the Gulf region — Hai Wei Li — piano, violin & vocal.

Also performing at the event will be Kinga Masternak, so-prano singer and pianist and Inna Agibalova on piano and the Student of the Year 2016, Teji Wang (piano & fl ute).

The program includes vocal, piano, violin and fl ute works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Puccini, Rach-maninoff, Debussy, Martin and the popular Kuwaiti songs.

The major sponsors are KGL Holding, KMC, Tanagra, CSCEC & Al-Shaheed Park. The admission is free for the whole day event — the Open Stage Concert for Young Musi-cal Talents — which begins at 11:00 am with the participation of 120 enthusiasts.

The Treasure of Talents Festival gives unique opportu-nity for young talented musi-cians in Kuwait to showcase their passion and achieve-ments on the discipline which greatly develops the young in-tellectually and emotionally but it is for the society to discover and support their talents which is the real treasure of every so-ciety.

Additional information can be availed at the Kuwait Mu-sic Academy, Salwa, Block 3, Street 100, Al-Danah building or Tel 66568600 or 90994561; @kuwait-ma Kuwait Music Academy www.kuwaitma.com @KMA_info. info@kuwaitma.com

The event will conclude the following indoor sports.

4-a-side Rink Football7-a-side Men’s and Ladies Box CricketMixed Carrom Tournament The tournaments will be played on a

league-cum-knock out basis during the Holy Month of Ramadan at the IEAS Quadrangle in Salmiya.

Please hurry up, fi rst-come-fi rst-served condition apply. Please confi rm your participation as we can only accommodate limited teams.

For registration and more information contact 60477786.

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ECI registration of NRIs: The Elec-tion Commission of India (ECI) is in the process of registration of NRIs as overseas electors. The present number of overseas electors is insignifi cant in comparison to the number of NRIs. Overseas/NRI elec-tors can submit their details in NVSP (Na-tional Voters Services Portal) for inclusion of their names in the State Level Electoral roll which should furnish full details of address in the country outside India where they are currently residing.

An Overseas Indian (NRI) can get reg-istered/enrolled in the electoral roll by fi l-ing an application in prescribed Form 6A before the Electoral Registration Offi cer or Assistant Electoral Registration Offi cer of the constituency at the place of residence of the applicant in India according to the address given in his/her passport. For any queries (including FAQs) in this regard, all concerned may contact the following telephone numbers which are given below: Telephone: 0091-11-23717391-98; Fax 0091-11-23713412.

For more details please log on to www.eci.nic.in

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Share your story with Amricani: Do you or any of your family members, acquaintances or friends happen to have a story with the American Missionary hospital in Kuwait (Mustashfa Lemrai-cani) during the years from 1914-1967, the offi cial period of offering medical services in Kuwait?

Please share with us your story or your memory during those old days by writing the event and sending it to the following email address: Mystory@darmuseum.