Ingredients
Wheat Flour – 1 1/4 cup
Baking powder – 2 tsp
Baking soda – 1 tsp
Oil – 1/2 cup
Water – 100 ml
Cold water - 100 ml
Jaggery – 3/4 cup
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Spice powder – 2 tsp
Dates – 100 gms (pitted and chopped)
Raisins – 150 gms
Mixed Nuts - 100 gms (cashewnuts, almonds, walnuts)
Other dry fruits like prunes, apricots, figs etc can be added.
Fruit jam – 3 tsp
Grated orange rind - 1 tsp
Preparation Method
1. Heat oil in a pan and add the dry fruits and nuts.
2. Stir in the crushed jaggery, sugar (can be replaced with jaggery), jam and 100 ml water.
3. Heat on a low flame until the sugar and jaggery/brown sugar melt, stirring all the while. Do not overcook the mixture as the cake will become sticky and hard.
4. Allow to cool and add the remaining 100 ml cold water, rind and spice powder.
5. Sift the wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda to make the mixture uniform.
6. Mix in the sifted flour mixture and beat with a spoon until there are no lumps.
7. Grease and line the bottom of a cake tin with greaseproof paper/ baking parchment/ butter paper.
8. Transfer the contents to the greased tray and bake in a preheated oven at 150 degree centigrade for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Wheat Flour – 1 1/4 cup
Baking powder – 2 tsp
Baking soda – 1 tsp
Oil – 1/2 cup
Water – 100 ml
Cold water - 100 ml
Jaggery – 3/4 cup
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Spice powder – 2 tsp
Dates – 100 gms (pitted and chopped)
Raisins – 150 gms
Mixed Nuts - 100 gms (cashewnuts, almonds, walnuts)
Other dry fruits like prunes, apricots, figs etc can be added.
Fruit jam – 3 tsp
Grated orange rind - 1 tsp
Preparation Method
1. Heat oil in a pan and add the dry fruits and nuts.
2. Stir in the crushed jaggery, sugar (can be replaced with jaggery), jam and 100 ml water.
3. Heat on a low flame until the sugar and jaggery/brown sugar melt, stirring all the while. Do not overcook the mixture as the cake will become sticky and hard.
4. Allow to cool and add the remaining 100 ml cold water, rind and spice powder.
5. Sift the wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda to make the mixture uniform.
6. Mix in the sifted flour mixture and beat with a spoon until there are no lumps.
7. Grease and line the bottom of a cake tin with greaseproof paper/ baking parchment/ butter paper.
8. Transfer the contents to the greased tray and bake in a preheated oven at 150 degree centigrade for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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