Cucumber Cake

Yea u read right..i wrote Cucumber Cake and yea its not savory but sweet like our normal cakes :P ! Packed with freshness and unusual soft texture it was really a surprise for me ! 

I was just thinking about what new can be done with cucumber other than salad,drinks,raita...thought of this and searched on google for some idea...Came to know its similar to a authentic cake recipe from our India only known as Tausali  . Well i never heard of it so,just got tips and confidence from several sites..

Finally came up with my very own healthy n unusual cake recipe..So,here i present you my Cucumber Cake with heavenly aroma of Cardamom  !

INGREDIENTS

(6" Cake)

  

1 Cup Semolina/Suji

3 tbsp Whole Wheat Flour

2 tbsp Oats

1/2 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup Jaggery(grated)

3 Cardamom Powdered

1 Cup Cucumber(finely grated)

1 Cup Coconut Milk

2 tbsp Coconut(shredded)

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Baking powder

2tbsp Ghee/Oil

DIRECTIONS

• Dry roast oats for couple of minute in a pan.
• Mix semolina,oats,coconut(if using),cucumber,jaggery,sugar in a bowl.Add coconut milk and let it rest for an hour.
• Now mix in ghee,cardamom powder and wheat flour.You can add some water if batter becomes too thick.
• Finally mix in baking powder and baking soda.
• Transfer the batter in greased baking pan.
• Bake in pressure cooker (on very low heat) or preheated oven (at 180'C ) for 30-35 minutes or untill toothpick comes out clean from center.
• Let it cool down for couple of hour before d molding.
• Sprinkle some icing sugar on top and serve warm.

# Batter must not be too runny.
## You can use whole jaggery instead of sugar.
### Some roasted dry fruits can also be added.

Savory Cake

Last year i baked cakes.. ALOT !! So,this year i am just planning to take break with that...but its like addiction now to bake every now n then,may be i become bake-maniac ;)..
So,today my hand were dying to prepare the cake mix,but brain was arguing to make something healthy..first started with Carrot cake..than carrot whole wheat cake..then suddenly mind suggested why not try carrot savory cake !! So,i opened my fridge to get some carrot and again...there was whole bunch of vegetables...So,finally,i end up with this Mix-Veg Savory Cake !!! To make it lighter i thought of using semolina+whole wheat flour instead.
Very light in texture but so- so filling that make them ideal breakfast or on the go snacks..You can also store them in air-tight container for 2-3 days..

I prepared pancake from the leftover batter and it turned out nice light n fluffy snack.i simply spread some on ketchup on top and had it like roll.. :P ..so next time i ll make them for our breakfast for sure.

INGREDIENTS

2/3Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1Cup Semonina
1Cup Curd
2tbsp Butter
1 Egg
1/2Cup Water
1tsp Baking powder
1/4tsp Baking Soda
1.5Cup Mix Veggies(corn,carrot,peas,onion,Broccoli)
2 Spring Garlic/Garlic pod
Pinch of Ginger(grated)
1Spring onion(optional)
1tbsp Green Coriander
1tsp Musturd seed+Cumin seeds
4-5 Kari leaves(optional)
Pinch of Chili flacks1tsp oil
1tsp Salt

DIRECTIONS

• Soak semolina in curd and water for 10minutes.
• Heat 1tsp oil in pan.fry cumin-musturd seeds,garlic(chopped),garlic and kari leaves for few seconds than mix in all veggies and cook for another 2-3 minutes.Remove from heat and keep aside.
• even though i do'nt have oven yet ! (Thanks to my engineer instinct,i can adjust temprature of cooker for baking cookies,pies,cake etc :P )
• Seive flour,baking powder and baking soda together and mix in semolina mixture.
• Beat egg lightly with butter and mix in above mixture.
• Finally fold in veggies,chili flacks and salt.
• Pour the batter in greased baking pan(6-8 inch)
• Bake for 40minutes(or untill it passes toothpick test) in preheated oven on 175'C.
• Let it rest for 10minutes before cutting and serving.
• Serve with green chutney,ketchup or simply with Tea/coffee.

# Use veggies as per your liking.
## You can make eggless version too.just dont use egg..It will just make your cake bit dense but taste will not be compramised.