NOLEN GURER CAKE (Date Palm Jaggery Cake)

As I have already shared before my experience while baking cake in kadhai. Here I am sharing my first experience in making simple cake with date palm jaggery (Nolen gurer cake). It was my son's birthday and thought its the best time to do this experiment. It came out really delicious. So, here is the simple recipe to make this in kadhai, however you can make this on oven / microwave as well. 

Ingredients :

1. Wheat flour - 1 cup
2. Date palm jaggery (Nolen Gur)  - 1/2 cup
3. Baking powder - 1 tsp
4. Butter - 1/2 cup
5. Milk (boiled and cold) - 1/2 cup
6. Black raisin - 1 tsp
7. Eggs - 1 
8. Salt - pinch of

Process :

1. Grease the cake tray. Dust with flour evenly and set aside.

2. Pour milk and jaggery in a mixing bowl and stir until jaggery dissolves. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Gently mix until the flour is combined well. Add egg and keep mixing. 

3. Once the batter is ready, pour this in the cake tray.

4. Heat the heavy bottom kadai for 10 minutes and then place a steel stand (optional) inside the kadai and place the cake tray. If you do not have a steel stand, you can directly place cake tray in the kadhai. Sprinkle raisins and cover with a lid.

5. Let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes. After 15 minutes you can check by putting a knife side the cake, if the knife comes out clean, means the cake is done, else you can cook for another 5 minutes. I have added some choco chips when the baking was almost 90% done. 

Your cake is ready to serve. You can garnish it as per your choice. 

Do share your experience while trying this cake.
Happy Baking. 

Date Palm Jaggery Milk Shake

Dates are a very healthy fruit to include in your diet. They are high in several nutrients, fiber and antioxidants, all of which may provide health benefits ranging from improved digestion to a reduced risk of disease. And two dates offer around 150-200 calories and will fire up your metabolism, stabilize your blood sugar, stop you reaching for the coffee and help your body produce vital melatonin later in the evening to help you sleep. By consuming at least two dates a day can boost your body with all this benefits.

I try to add two dates in my breakfast everyday since a long time, after knowing the benefits, may be not in the form of milk shake always. Today I have prepared this Date Palm Jaggery milk shake adding a little bit of Date Palm Jaggery (as the winter session is about to say GOODBYE, so I am using date palm jaggery in most of my dessert recipes these days). And the end result, we really enjoyed our milk shake. And you can also enjoy a virtual treat with these captures and please let me know in the comment section if you like the clicks. 

Ingredients

1. Dates - 4-5 (for 2 glasses of milk shake)
2. Date palm jaggery - 1/2 tsp (optional) - you can you honey or maple syrup also
3. Pre boiled toned Milk -  2 glass
4. Almonds - 3-4 

Process

1. Wash and clean the dates before using them. 

2. Put everything in a grinder and grind for a smooth shake.

3. Serve chilled or normal. You can add some pieces of almonds at the top for garnishing.