Healthy Parsi mawa cake

 Baking a Parsi mawa cake was in my pending list since long, finally baked it recently that too with my own twists and turns to make it healthy.



Ingredients

  • Whole wheat flour.            1.5 cups/200 gms
  • Ragi flour                             2 tblspn/20 gms
  • Oats flour                             2 tblspn/20 gms
  • Jaggery syrup.                    1 cup
  • Honey.                                    1/2 cup
  • Grated mawa/khoya          100 gms
  • Oil.                                             70 ml
  • Eggs.                                         3 nos.
  • Baking powder.                        1.5 tspn
  • Cardamon powder.                  1 tblspn
  • Cardamom essence few drops(optional)
  • Chopped dry fruits                   3 tblspn
  • Edible dried rose petals.          1 tblspn
  • Milk.                                               1/2 cup
  • Salt a pinch


Method


  • Boil around 130-150 gms of jaggery in 1.5 cup of  water till it melts and you get a cup of Jaggery syrup.
  • Preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 mins.
  • Sieve all flours, salt, baking powder for 4-5 times and keep aside.
  • Take a deep and clean bowl. Beat eggs with cardamom essence till it becomes light, airy, fluffy and mild in colour.
  • Add jaggery syrup, honey, oil, grated mawa, cardamom powder and beat only till everything mixes well.(do not over beat)
  • Add the dry ingredients slowly n fold into wet mixture , add milk gradually , mix well and form a batter.
  • Pour into a greased tin, sprinkle the dry fruits and rose petals and bake at 180 degrees for 55-60 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean
  • Remove from tin after 10 mins, completely cool down on a wire rack and then slice.


Notes

  • Cup measurement is 250 ml.
  • You can use 6 inch round tin or 8 by 4 inch rectangular tin.
  • Add extra honey/jaggery syrup to adjust sweetness.
  • Ovens behave differently so adjust temperature and time as per yours.

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