Goan Baath Cake - Semolina and Coconut

I was checking my backlog in my blog and I could see how long I was idle here. I was too lazy for some time or my energy was getting utilized for something else, I couldn't even think about anything to write.

So apparently this is the cake I prepared for Easter 2018, many other were there, but this especially was part of my Goan themed Easter lunch spread. I have gone through lot of videos and browsing that time to get my entire Goan themed spread and breakfast to dinner I had many varieties.

My family enjoyed it a lot each and every dish, even if it was a different taste, fish being an exception, as I baked it. Ideally should have been deep fried. But anyway family time is always good, get together, talking all night, laughing till stomach aches...Ha a really wonder Easter I had.

This cake was the best among everything I made, my Chechi couldn't stop her hands going to my pan, I stopped her saying, let me take photos first. Everyone at home knows by now, and ask me before taking anything now a days :D is the photoshoot of this dish over for us to take a bite :P Lol...

The recipe is very easy and you would definitely make it many times as you can. So enjoy the read and try this out.

Ingredients

Semolina or Rava - 1 cup
Shredded Coconut - 1 cup
Vanilla essence - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter - 1/2 cup
Eggs - 3 nos
Cardamom powder - 2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup (for cake and garnishing)
Raisins - 2 tbsps
Water to grind into coarse paste about 1/4 cup

Method:

In a mixer grind together coconut, vanilla essence and eggs. Add water to form a thick coarse paste.

In a bowl mix melted butter and sugar together until sugar dissolves completely. Now add Semolina/ Sooji rava to it and mix well until it resembles sandy texture.
Now add coconut paste to it and mix well. Add cardamom powder, cashew nuts and raisins and mix well. Keep it covered overnight.

Next day morning give a good mix and in a pan lined with butter and parchment paper bake the cake in preheated oven at 200 C for 30 to 35 mins. The sides will turn brown and crispy and takes a golden color when done.
Remove from pan, cool completely and cut into desired shapes.

Comments

Egg biryani

Biriyani - The most rated and loved dish in India. Be it north or south, biriyani fan club chain is impossible to break. Now I am going to expose one secret about me and Biriyani. I know once I reveal, there would be a lot of haters for me, but this is just my personal opinion and I am all in support for all its supporters. So the thing is growing up, the name of biriyani was like a hype which hit me, and I remember craving for biriyani back then. I used to think, oh man; who discovered this wonderful dish. But lately, I think I lost the love for biriyani, not only biriyani but sort of all Arabic food. I am not a big fan of arabic cuisine, even though the foodie in me can eat any food and respect and appreciate every cuisine; for some reason the ingredients of Arabic cuisine is not going well with my taste palette as well as tummy. But I m a big supporter of food lovers, and having the core fans of Arabic food at home, I have to prepare, but I love preparing as well. Coz for me what

Grilled Chicken in Quinoa Tortilla wrap

Healthy meal preparation is so satisfying, as we know we are feeding our loved ones with clean food. When I say clean food it does mean, non processed, with balanced nutrients, and not in expense of the taste. These healthy tortilla wraps are so yummy that you will not even imagine it has so many hidden good stuffs in it. I am like my mom, she is too smart to hide the good stuffs in whatever she prepares and we will not even know what we just ate had something which we hate if given in its form. Now I have acquired that smartness too and just few days back I prepared an Avocado Mango smoothie for one of my colleague and she told, "I hate Avocados! My mom would be surprised if she comes to know that I had Avocado. But how yummy your smoothie is ! " I was glad that I could make someone eat a healthy thing which they hated ever, and my hiding skills worked out. The same lady was fooled by my papaya halwa, she is a papaya hater too :P Fooling people is good som

Oats chocolate chip cookies with peanuts

This is the the richest cookie I have ever made. It is loaded with all that i love, peanuts and chocolate in whatever form it can exist. When it was baking in the oven my little cat was making a visit to the oven multiple times to check it's done. And the first bite right from oven almost burnt his mouth 😁 The outcome was so rewarding for the eyes and the taste buds. I dont think anyone can go wrong with this recipe. So diving into the recipe, without more story telling. Ingredients: All purpose flour/Whole wheat flour - 1 cup Oats flakes - rolled oats - 1/4 cup Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup Butter-1/4 cup Sugar brown - 1/2 cup packed Salt -1/4 tsp Baking powder- 1 tsp Egg - 1 Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Milk - 1 to 2 tbsp or to make a cookie dough Method: Whisk together dry ingredients and keep aside Whip butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla essence and mix. Add dry ingredients and mix gently until well combined. Add milk one tablespoon each

The Pink Café

Search This Blog