Easiest Way to Fall At Home Dates Semolina Steamed Cake

Chester Stevens
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Dates Semolina Steamed Cake. Dates Semolina Steamed Cake is a sugar free cake which is highly nutritious. The semolina is just soaked in some milk and the dates impart their sweetness to the cake. A very good option for those who want to avoid sugar or even jaggery.

This is a simple cake so the first stage will be to soften the dates, I do it in a saucepan over medium heat, I combine the pitted dates and the butter for a few minutes until they combine and the dates are soft and can be mixed with the semolina flour.

Pour in the balance of the batter and smooth out the surface.

Golden syrup, date & semolina cake.

You can cook Dates Semolina Steamed Cake using 8 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Dates Semolina Steamed Cake

  1. Prepare 3/4 cup of Fine Semolina (Rawa/Sooji).

  2. Prepare 1/2 cup of Milk.

  3. It’s 30 of Seedless Dates.

  4. You need 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence.

  5. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Cardamom Powder.

  6. You need 3/4 tsp of Baking Powder.

  7. You need 2 tbs of Raisins.

  8. You need 1 pinch of Salt.

The cake is predominantly a nut cake and not a date cake.

As it stands I have to say that taste is entirely a personal matter and I can only speak for myself.

It tastes fine but I prefer a meatier tecture when it comes to a date.

Semolina - Semolina is flour made from durum wheat.

Dates Semolina Steamed Cake instructions

  1. To make Dates Semolina Steamed Cake, first soak the dates in sufficient clean water for about half an hour..

  2. Soak the semolina as well in the milk for about 15 minutes..

  3. Grind the soaked dates to a smooth paste using little of the soaked water, if required and add it to the semolina..

  4. Give it a good mix. The mixture should be of medium thick consistency..

  5. Add to it the raisins, vanilla essence and cardamom powder and give it a good mix..

  6. Add the baking powder and mix..

  7. Grease a deep colander or a baking tray and pour the above mixture into it..

  8. Spread it evenly..

  9. Add water in a pressure cooker at the base and place a stand in it..

  10. Place the colander, uncovered on the stand, such that it doesn’t touch the water at the bottom of the cooker..

  11. Close the lid of the cooker without the whistle..

  12. Steam for 2 minutes on medium flame and then for about 15 minutes on low heat or till a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean..

  13. Switch off the flame and extract the colander from the cooker..

  14. After a while, loosen out the edges with a knife and upturn the cake on a plate..

  15. Roast a few cashews in ghee. Decorate on top of the cake alongwith some real diced dried fruits!.

It's most commonly used in making pasta, but lends a nice crumb and slightly nutty / buttery flavor to this cake.

Plain Yogurt - Plain yogurt works best in this recipe.

I have made it with nonfat Greek yogurt as well and had good results.

Whisk together coconut, semolina flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl until combined.

In a separate large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and oil until light and fluffy.