Savory Semolina Cake Recipe | Savoury Semolina Bread

There were days where I was glued to tv to watch few of my favorite shows of Nigella Lawson, Anjum Anand and Master Chef Australia.I had watched most of the episodes of various series of  Nigella Lawsons and jotted down all the recipes and few of Anjum Anand's recipes.Among all the recipes of Anjum Anand this Savory Semolina Cake caught my attention then because it is a very quick snack to prepare and it is very similar to Rava Idli but in a baked form, I liked that idea.Also, I feel this simple snack looks very exotic when it is served on your dining table and is perfect for simple tea time or high tea snack. You can even bake them in individual muffin cups to serve for your tea parties.I had prepared this snack many number of times from the time I stumbled upon this recipe in her show.

The recipe needs very basic ingredients from your pantry and the preparation process is quite simple and the only time taking part is during baking. Try this simple savory cake recipe in case if you have not tried it still, I am sure you will like it.It can be served with Green Chutney as an evening snack or for breakfast.

Check out other savory snacks using bread in my blog:

• Bread Besan Toast/Eggless French Toast
• Bombay Masala Toast Sandwich | Potato Stuffed Sandwich 
• Misal Pav - Maharasthrian special
• Tadka Bread Snack with Yogurt Dip
• Vegetable Sandwich--Mumbai Style

Savory Semolina Cake | Savoury Semlina Bread Recipe:

Serves 3-4 | Source: Anjum Anand-Author

Prep time: 15 mins | Baking time: 30-35 mins | Total time: 45 mins

Cuisine: Modern Gujarati | Category: Snacks/Breakfast

Ingredients:

1 cup Rawa/Sooji

1 cup sour Curd

1/2 cup Water

1/3 cup grated Carrot

1/3 cup fresh/frozen Green Peas

1 small Onion, finely chopped

1/4 cup chopped Coriander leaves

3/4" Ginger, grated

2 Green chilies, crushed to paste

2 tsp Sesame seeds

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

3/4 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

3/4 tsp Cumin seeds

2-3 tbsp Oil

Salt,to taste

Method:

• Mix sooji with curd and water and leave it for 5 mins for the sooji to absorb the water.

• Preheat the oven at 180 deg C/350 deg F for 10 mins.
• Line the loaf pan with a parchment and grease the edges with oil and keep it ready.
• Add all the vegetables- grated carrots, green peas, chopped onions and coriander leaves, chili paste, grated ginger, turmeric powder and salt and mix nicely.

• In a small tempering pan heat oil and crackle mustard seeds and cumin seeds and add this to the sooji mixture. The mixture should be of medium consistency like rava idli batter, if not add a couple of tablespoons of water to achieve that consistency.

• Add baking soda and mix well and leave it for 3-5 mins.
• Pour the batter into the prepared tin and sprinkle sesame seeds on top of it and bake it for 35-40 mins until the tooth pick comes out clean.

• Let it cool a bit in the pan and gently tap into an inverted plate and let it come to room temperature or until it is just warm.

Cut into slices and serve it warm with Green Chutney.

Notes:

1. You can add vegetables of your choice - chopped french beans, corn and chopped palak to the batter.You can even use frozen vegetables for this.
2. You can even add red chili powder to the batter but I did not add it.
3. The batter can be prepared ahead and just before baking add the baking soda and bake it in oven.
4. You can even use 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp baking soda for the recipe. 

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