Jul 31, 2008

CORNMEAL AND BROCCOLI STEAM CAKE


This yelloe from cornmeal cake is going for Easy crafts http://simpleindianfood.blogspot.com/2008/07/wyfcolour-in-food-event_30.html




1.25 cups – yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup ---- rava (samolina, cream of weat)
2 cups – butter milk
1 tea sp – ginger and green chili choped
very finely chopped broccoli ---- 1 flower
1 tab sp – oil
1/2 tea sp – cumin seeds
1.25 sp – Eno fruit salt
Salt to taste
1 tab sp – water
1/2 taps – sugar
1 tea sp – lemon juice
Tomato and date chutney for serving
Toast corneal and rava until it starts giving good smell remove from fire and add butter milk, salt, ginger and green chili , and oil let it soak for 20-30 minutes
Mean while boil broccoli till half cooked make sure that broccoli should be cut in to small florets don't over cook or you can dip them in hot water for 5 minutes cover with a lid
Put the broccoli in to cornmeal mixture
Heat water in a idli cooker or a big vessel grease a round pan or a pressure cooker set vessel
Add Eno to the batter it will raise and all foamy pour into the vessel and steam cook for20 – 25 minutes after closing the lid
Turn off the flame and rest it for 2 minutes and invert the pan in to a plate
Make slice of the full cake and make a mixture of lemon juice water and sugar and sprinkle on the cake
Apply tomato and date chutney on one slice of the cake and cover with the other slice and cut the cake in to wedges and serve hot

18 comments:

ST said...

Cake looks delicious

Purva Desai said...

These yummy cake is close version to our Handavo.....it looks really tempting...

notyet100 said...

cake looks yum,..nice combo,..

Shreya said...

looks delicious!:-) great recipe..

Chef Jeena said...

What a healthy treat.

Sum Raj said...

cake looks perfect.its a new recipe for me..

Indian Khana said...

Just looking yum....what a combo...looking lovely..

Andhra Flavors said...

cake looks marvellous with sauce.

Lakshmi said...

Very nice one..gonna try this soon :)

Indranee Batabyal said...

Hello Rekha, thanks a lot for passing me the magic lamp of luck! The cake looks fabulous...perfect for treating friends!

Unknown said...

cake looks yum,..nice combo,..nice entry

Ramya Bala said...

As Purva said,it looks like Handavo..but Brocolli stem?Lovely pa...kalakunga...n pics are also superb...Will catch u all by next week..

CurryLeaf said...

Will defintely try it

Illatharasi said...

cornmeal and broccoli cake..... cant imagine ;)

ekkado vellipoyarandi... ;) hope my telugu is gud;)

Picture looks perfect!!!

Deepthi Shankar said...

looks delish .. yummy combo

EC said...

Lovely colour...thanks for participating

Purva Desai said...

hey rekha!!!

Thanks for showing concerns.....my fineger is back to normal now

Wishing you Happy Friendship Day :)

CurryLeaf said...

The cake looks perfect .Its a new recipe.Will make it