Tavsali / Cucumber Cake

April 18, 2018

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Kanwaljeet Chhabra

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Prep Time

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15m

Cook Time

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25m

Cuisine

Indian

Yield / Serves

5 Servings

Category

Vegetarian

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.

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

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.

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.