Thursday, March 21, 2013

Spicy Semolina Cake ..



Ing :

Semolina : 1 cup (no need to roast the semolina)

Plain yogurt : 1 cup
Turmeric powder : 1/8 tea spoon
Baking soda : 1 tea spoon
Luke warm water : 1/4 cup
Salt : 1 tea spoon(Adjust accordingly)
Sugar : 1/2 tea spoon
White sesame seeds : 1 tea sppon (For garnishing)

For tempering :
Vegetable oil : 2 table spoon
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tea spoon
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tea spoon
Finely chopped onion : 1/2 cup
Finely chopped green chilli : 1 tea spoon(Adjust accordingly)
Finely chopped cilantro : 1 table spoon
Finely chopped french beans : 1/4 cup
Grated ginger : 1/2 tea spoon
Frozen green peas : 1/4 cup
Grated Carrot : 1/2 cup
Shredded coconut : 2 table spoon
Asafoetida : A pinch
Method:

* Preheat the oven to 375 F and grease a baking pan or bread loaf(I used bread loaf) with vegetable oil.

* Take a large bowl and mix together the semolina, yogurt, salt, sugar. Mix it until everything combines very well and let it sit aside.

* Heat the vegetable oil in a nonstick pan, add in the mustard seeds,cumin seeds, onions, asafoetida green chillies, ginger and saute for 2 minutes in a low flame.

* Now add the carrot, french beans, cilantro,shredded coconut and green peas and saute for another one minute. Switch off the flame.

* Add this sauted mixture into semolina mixture and mix it very well. And also add 1/4 cup of water to the mixture.(Do not add more water nor less water)

* Now the tricky part, add in the baking soda,mix it as quickly as possible with batter and pour the batter into the greased pan.

* Garnish the top with white sesame seeds and place it in the middle rack of oven.

* Bake this for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

* Remove baked cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.

* Slice the cake and serve as it is or along with any spicy chutney.

* This is perfect for Breakfast or for Tea time snack.

(Recipe source : BBCworld)





25 comments:

Divya Shivaraman said...

interesting and inviting shree..nothing will go well like a cake of this kind with my cup of coffee dear

Unknown said...

I have tired it once .. semolina cakes looka so delicious dear :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thanks Divya.. :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thanks Divya... Happy to share with you :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thanks Manju :)

Vimitha Durai said...

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Shobha Kamath said...

Liked the idea of savory semolina cake. Looks delicious! Will surely try this out.

Akila said...

This is really an interesting cake... Love to make it..
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Sona - quick picks/pick quicks said...

Lovely bake!!! I follow a somewhat similar recipe for rava idli. Happy to follow you. Glad if u follow me too.

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank you Vimitha, Waiting to hear from you..

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thankx Shobha, Try and let me know your feedback :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thank u Akila, Waiting for your feedback :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thankx Sona for comment and joining my blog..

Swathi said...

That is delicious savory cake sure semolina added crunch to the cake.

Nava K said...

Unique in ingredients and exploding in flavors. Nice to discover innovative recipes and that being for me to try, taste and enjoy.

Shree Kannepadi said...

Thanks Swathi,
Yes Semolina gives wonderful taste :)

Shree Kannepadi said...

Wow,thanks for your words :)
Do try my recipes and give me your feedback :)

Priya said...

Yummy! Would make a nice lunch box item for the kids too :)

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Jaleela Kamal said...

looks tempting http://cookbookjaleela.blogspot.ae/2013/04/homemade-health-drink-podi-ragi-health.html

Unknown said...


Scrumptious cake.drooling on it.

Vineetha Sush said...

grt savoury bake..sounds yummy :)thanks for dropping by,glad to follow u .

Revathi Ramkumar said...

Tasty savory bake...bookmarked happy following u when free drop into my space

Unknown said...

Wow this looks so delicious and I love it more as its baked.

Asiya Omar said...

Wow! Looks yum and nice clicks too.