Spicy Vegetable Cake

I have been requesting family and friends to send in their favourite recipes, kitchen experiences and anything to do with their idea about food to be featured on the Guest Post segment of Avial N Rasam.

My first two posts under the guest segment happened by chance and I loved the idea of contributions to the blog from people in my life. The first to respond to my request is my cousin Pallavi. She is a busy working mother of a cute two year old, and finds ways and means to incorporate vegetables into her little one's diet - (my 2 year old niece.) Here is the recipe she sent in...The recipe turned out so well and was over in no time...Picture credits : Pallavi


Spicy Vegetable cake


You need
1 packet of Gits Dhokla mix
1/2 cup of Sooji(Rava)
1 1/2 Cups of Curd
Spices:
3 to 4 greenchillies
2 Garlic Cloves
3 inch Ginger
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Cumin Powder
Salt to taste
Sesame seeds
Ajwain
Mustard seeds
Oil
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Vegetables:
Kasoori methi
1/4 cup grated Carrot
1/4 cup grated zucchini/Bottle gourd/Cucumber
1 small grated potato
Peas
Corn
1/4 cup grated cabbage

• Procedure
• Empty a packet of Gits Dhokla Mix in a bowl and add 1/2 cup sooji and
  curd to it and mix well. 
• Allow it to sit for 1 hour.
• In the meantime, grate the vegetables.
• Boil the grated potato along with peas and corn for a minute in the microwave. 
• Squeeze out the water from all the vegetables and add it to the dhokla mix. 
• Crush Gralic &  ginger and add it to the mix. 
• Add Coriander and Cumin Powder. Now add Kasuri Methi. Mix everything well. 
• Take a baking sheet and pour the above mix into the baking sheet.
• Sprinkle Sesame seeds on top of the mix poured in the baking sheet.
• Heat Oil in a pan and add some mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.
• When mustard seeds starts spluttering add it on top of sesame seeds.
  Preheat the oven at 380 F.
• Place the baking sheets in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes. 
• Enjoy with Coconut chutney or tomato sauce 
 

It surely seems to be a yummy savory cake, and promises to be a wholesome veggie delight....I am going it try it this weekend....Do try it out in your kitchen and Let me know how it turned out....

Before you go...Here is a sumptuous slice

PS: I would love to have a picture of your trial ...I plan to start a segment with reader's pictures and responses