- Rice Flour - 2 cups
- Coconut - 2 cups
- Sugar - 1/2 cup
- Rava ( semolina ) - 2 tablespoon
- Yeast - 1/2 teaspoon Sugar - 1/2 teaspoon
- Raisins - for garnishing
- Salt
Cook rava with 2 glasses of water till it becomes soft & loose. Let it cool. Add 1/4 glass of lukewarm water to yeast & 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Allow it to rise.Ground the coconut with enough water & keep aside. Take 2 cups rice flour in a vessel, add rava & mix well. Add yeast & mix well. Add gounded coconut & mix well. Make sure that the batter is not too loose . It should have a medium consistency. Keep it for 3 hours. After 3 hours add 1/2 cup sugar ( more sugar can be added if required ) & salt & stir well. Apply a liitle ghee/oil in a cake tin & pour the batter into it.Put some raisins on the the top. Steam it for 20 - 25 minutes.
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Source:My aunty,Tesschechy








Hi Maria,
Looks yummy…well can i bake instead of steaming?
Thanks,
Rashmi.
Hi Rashmi, Thanks for the comment. But i dont know whether it can be baked, anyways i will check it and let you know.
plz post more cake recipe with icing
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