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Sunday, July 30, 2023

Mom's special Rava Cake

 Ingredients

1. Rava/ Sooji ( Semolina) 1 cup

2. Jaggery 1/2 cup

3. Dry fruits ( cashew, almond and raisins) 1/4 cup

4. Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon

5. Ghee 1 and 1/2 table spoon 

6. Baking soda and baking powder  1/2 teaspoon 


Method

1. Sieve the rava alongwith baking powder and baking soda keep aside.

2. Heat a kadai put the jaggery powder along with 1/2 cup water to boil. Let it boil and dissolve completely turning into a syrup. Boil the dissolved jaggery for five minutes. Let it cool

3. Mix the rava in the cooled down jaggery syrup mix well, keep it aside for 10 minutes.

4. Chop the cashew and almonds into small pieces

5. Add the chopped cashew, almonds and raisins into the rava mix. Mix well add the cardamom powder and one tablespoon ghee.

6.  Now grease the cake tray with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon ghee nicely. Pour the mixture into a cake tray or any deep round tray.

7. Heat a steamer and steam the cake for 20 minutes on low flames.

8. Check it with a knife. If the knife comes out clean it's done. It's cooked well.

9. Switch off the flame remove the tray from the steamer and let it cool down completely.

10. Loosen the side of the cake with a knife and remove the cake into a plate by tapping it upside down


The cake is now ready to be served.



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