Geeta Verghese
After studying English, I became an accidental banker. Post retirement, I was Coordinator of SBI Youth for India, a rural fellowship programme. Presently, savouring life in Covid times.
Chef's Recipes
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- Eggs: 6 (weigh the eggs)
- Flour: same weight as eggs
- Sugar: same weight as eggs
- Butter: same weight as eggs
- Mixed fruits: double the weight as eggs*
- Baking powder: 1 tsp
- Nutmeg powder: 1 tsp
- Vanilla essence: 1 tsp
- Caramelised sugar: ½ cup
- Salt: ¼ tsp
Fruit cake
The Christmas fruit cake recipe, created by my mother Mrs Rachel Chacko, is a family staple for the festive season. It…
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- Water: 2 litres
- Sugar: 1 kg
- Ginger: 300 gm
- Dried red chillies: 15
- Cloves: 2 tsp
- Cinnamon: 2 tsp
- Cardamom: 36
- Citric acid or tartaric acid: 1 tbsp
OT (ginger wine)
This wine is the creation of Mrs Rachel Chacko, my mother, and is included in the book she published 6 years…
