Tavsali / Cucumber Cake
18 April, 2018
Tavsali is traditional recipe from goa. it is very unique cake made with yellow cucumber but we can make this cake with green cucumber too. It is a steamed cake and very nutricious in summer days . As cucumber is generally comes in summers so this is a total summer recipe from goa. Got this recipe from Adsana recipes.
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Ingredients
- half cup rava / sooji
- one cup grated cucumber
- 1/4 cup fresh coconut grated or dry coconut powder
- half cup powdered jaggery
- 2 tsp green cardamom powder
- 6-7 almonds finely chopped
- some oil / clarified butter for greasing
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Instructions
- First dry roast rava for about 5-6 minutes in low flame .
- Now in a big bowl take all dry ingredients as roasted rava , jaggery powder,cardamom powder , dry coconut powder .Mix all ingredients well .
- Now take grated green cucumber.
- Add this grated cucumber and chopped almonds to dry ingredients and mix well .
- Don't add any milk or liquid , cucumber water is sufficient for batter . Batter should be not very thick or thin.
- Now grease the cake tin with oil and pour cake batter . Now steam it in steamer for about 15- 20 minutes .
- Turn of the gas burner and let cool down the cake .Tavsali is ready .
- When compeletly cool down then cut into small pieces and garnish with chopped almonds . Enjoy tavsali.
Notes
in original recipe they use fresh coconut and yellow cucumber . In US i didnt find yellow one so i have used green but it equally tastes good . i have used dry coconut powder instrad of fresh one but it has not effected the taste.
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