Cake with Khoya ( Mawa) (Ricotta cheese)

Mawa/khoya cake

ingrediants

1 cup maida/all purpose flour/ cake flour

1/2 cup mawa/khoya grated

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 pinch salt

1/4 cup milk powder

1/4 cup malai/cream 35%

1/4 cup curd/ yogurt

4 tbsp ghee/butter

1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar

2-3 green cardamoms

1 cup or as required milk(room temperature) 

1/2 cup finely chopped dry fruits as per your choice(almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc)

method

preheat the oven at 175c for 10 minutes. grease a cake tin with oil and dust it with flour, keep aside. 

Sieve the flour, salt, milk powder, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. 

Powder the sugar along with cardamoms. cream the powdered sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until fluffy. 

Now add curd, cream, khoya and whisk well. make sure there are no granular pieces of the khoya. 

Add milk and mix well. now add the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture and fold it gently( very important).  

Pour the batter into the cake tin and sprinkle finely chopped dry fruits on top. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

Cake is ready Enjoy.  

chana daal and rice dhokla

chana dal khamam dhokla

ingrediants

1 cup chana dal/bengal gram

1/4 cup rice

1/2 cup curd

water as needed to grind the paste

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp oil + for greasing plate

salt to taste

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp soda

1 tsp lemon juice

for takda

3 tbsp oil

1  tsp mustard seeds

4-5 green chillies

1/4 tsp asafoetida

10-15 curry leaves

method

wash & soak chana dal and rice in water for 6-7 hours. In a mixer grinder add soaked dal, rice and curd. with the help of water grind the mixture to a smooth paste. transfer the mixture into a bowl. add salt, sugar, turmeric powder, oil and mix well for 5 minutes. cover with a lid & allow it to ferment for 8 hours or overnight. once fermented add soda and pour lemon juice over it to activate the soda. mix well. pour the batter in greased plate & spread it evenly. place the plate in a steamer & cook it for 15 minutes on high flame. after 15 minutes check with the help of a knife if it is cooked properly. the knife will come clean if its cooked otherwise give it a few more minutes. once cooked, remove from the steamer & let it cool down to room temperature then cut it into pieces.

for tadka

heat oil in a small pan. add mustard seeds, allow it to crackle. then add slit green chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves. turn off the gas. spread the tempering evenly over the khaman. garnish with coriander leaves and serve. 

you can also add green chilli and ginger paste to the batter.

Maal Pura

Ingredients

1 cup Maida

1/4 cup suji

1/4 cup sugar

1tsp fennel seeds

1/2 cardamom powder

Mix well with milk n water till pouring consistency

Keep aside for 30 minutes

 Make sugar syrup boil  12 minute

In pan heat ghee add the maida bater in one place it will spread round ,make it golden brown add this pua to sugar syrup n remove when soaked sugar water 

(make rabari ) after  soak in sugar syrup then dip in rabri . garnish with dry fruits and if you have silver paper and serve