Pansache Dhonas
Goan Steamed Jackfruit Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup of semolina (rava)
- 20 deseeded segments of ripe jackfruit (pake hue kathal)
- 1 cup of grated jaggery (gud)
- 1 cup of grated coconut (nariyal)
- 2 to 3 tsp clarified butter (ghee)
- 10 to 12 almonds (badam)
- 10 to 12 cashew nuts (kaju)
- 1 tsp cardamom powder (elaichi powder)
- 1 tsp eno fruit salt or baking soda (optional)
- A pinch of salt (namak)
Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan.
- Add rava and roast till it turns aromatic.
- Keep roasted rava aside.
- Add ½ tsp ghee to the pan.
- Add almonds and cashew nuts.
- Roast for few seconds
- Keep roasted nuts aside.
- Now, into a mixer jar, add ripe jackfruit segments, grated coconut, grated jaggery and blend to a smooth paste.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, add roasted rava, jackfruit-coconut-jaggery pulp, roasted nuts, cardamom powder, salt and whisk well.
- If the mixture is too thick, add little water and mix.
- The batter should have pouring consistency.
- Add eno fruit salt or baking soda to the batter and give a mix.
- Pour the batter into a greased cake pan.
- Place the cake panin a steamer, in which some water is already boiling.
- Cover and steam for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove cake pan from the steamer.
- Allow the jackfruit cake to cool before you demould.
- Heat the remaining ghee in a pan and place the cake (either whole or cut into pieces).
- Cook on both sides until it turns lightly crisp.Serve hot or cold.
Notes
Adding eno fruit salt or baking soda is optional. It is added to give fluffy texture to the cake.