Steamed Rava Banana Jaggery Cake

Rava banana jaggery cake is a steamed cake and the recipe is given below with step by step photos. Rava banana jaggery cake is made using rava /semolina, ripe nendran banana, grated coconut and jaggery without adding baking soda.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Steamed Rava Banana Jaggery Cake

Ingredients:-

Rava or Suji or Semolina. -1 cup
Ripe Nendran banana.-1
Jaggery grated.            -1/4 cup
Grated coconut.           -1/4 cup
Curd.                            -1tbsp
Cardamom powder.     -1/2 tsp
Salt.                             - a pinch
Cashew nut and Badam.- for garnishing
Ghee.                           - for greasing the cake pan
Boiled & cooled milk. -2 tbsp or as required

Instructions:-

Peel and chop ripe or over ripe nendran banana into small round pieces. In a mixi jar add chopped ripe nendran banana pieces, jaggery grated, cardamom powder, a pinch of salt and grind together to a smooth paste. Keep aside the ground banana jaggery paste.

Method:-

1). In a mixing bowl add rava (suji /semolina), grated coconut, ground banana jaggery paste, and curd. Add rava or suji or semolina.

Add grated coconut.

Add ground banana jaggery paste.

Add curd

2). Mix together rava, grated coconut, banana jaggery paste and curd together in the bowl using a spatula.

3). If the mixture is too thick add 2 tbsp of milk into the mixture and mix well and make a cake batter consistency. Add required milk into the mixture and adjust the consistency.

4). Keep aside the rava banana jaggery cake mixture for 10 minutes to rest or till the rava is soaked.

 

5). Grease a round cake tin with little ghee. Transfer the rava banana jaggery cake mixture into the greased cake tin.

6). Garnish the cake mixture with halved cashew nut pieces, chopped badam pieces and black berry or raisin.

7). Boil sufficient water in a steamer. Place the cake tin with cake batter on the steamer plate.

8). Cover the steamer with lid and steam the cake for 15 to 20 minutes on medium low flame.

9). Then open the steamer and insert a knife point into the steamed cake to check if the cake is cooked well.

10). Remove the cake tin from steamer and allow the cake to cool.

11). Once cooled transfer the cake to a serving plate.

12). Steamed Rava Banana Jaggery Cake is ready to cut into desired size and serve.

Try and enjoy the Steamed Rava Banana Jaggery Cake.