From past few days i had been baking a lot, from bread to cakes, from pasties to cookies… pheww! But hold on guys, this doesn’t mean i am tired of it. Baking is therapeutic , but the only concern for me is to keep a watch on my health. Recently i had been working on my diet regime hence i wanted to avoid APF and sugar as much as i could.
Early this morning while surfing on net, i came across a savory cake recipe which was healthy, nutritious , delicious and scrumptious. It’s Savory Semolina Cake. Though the original recipe had carrots and bell peppers too it in, but i chose to add just peas and corns. The recipe i made today is adapted from https://cooked.com.au/Anjum-Anand/Quadrille-Publishing/Indian-Food-Made-Easy/Light-meals-and-snacks/Savoury-semolina-cake-recipe with few innovations and variations done by me as per my requirement.
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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- 1 cup Semolina
- 1 cup Curd
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- Salt - as needed
- 1/2 cup Peas
- 1/2 cup Sweet corn kernels
- 1 Onion - medium (chopped)
- 1 tsp Ginger - (grated)
- 1 Green chili (chopped)
- handful Curry leaves
- 2 tbsp coriander Fresh - (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp chili powder Red
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
- 2 tbsp Sesame seeds - (keep 1 tbsp separate for topping)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp Oil
Ingredients
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- Mix semolina and curd , add little water and whisk to form a thick batter. Keep aside to rest for 10 mins.
- Grease or line a baking tray with parchment paper and pre heat the oven at 180 degree C for 10 mins.
- Heat oil in a non stick pan and add cumin and mustard seeds. As soon as they splutter, add coriander leaves, onion, grated ginger and green chilies and saute them.
- Now add the peas and the corn kernels along with red chili powder, cumin powder, turmeric and saute till the raw smell goes off. At this stage you can add more vegetables of your choice.
- Add freshly chopped coriander and give a quick stir again.
- Now transfer the entire vegetable mix into the batter. Mix well.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, salt and sesame seeds and mix all together with the batter. You can adjust water if required.
- Now pour the batter into the lined baking tray and tap to adjust.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds generously all over the batter and bake the cake in the pre heated oven for around 30-35 mins or till the tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire wrack and later cut into pieces and serve with your favorite dip or chutney accompanied with tea or coffee.