Eggless Mango Semolina (Rava) Cake

I had been long waiting to bake something with mangoes in this season abundant with the king of fruits.  My baker friend, Radhika gifted me with some lovely farm fresh organic mangoes (ton of thanks to her) amidst my spree of baking other goodies for my guests that week.  I didn't miss the chance to try this recipe though was damn tired and was really happy with the outcome and my tiredness just vanished on tasting the cake.   I had halved this recipe but repented for doing so.  This really is a keeper recipe.  Also, no maida or wheat flour is used.  The texture from the rava is different for the palate but yet simply superb.  Do give a try.

Ingredients:

Fine Semolina/Rava - 1 cup

Mango Pulp - 1 cup

Oil (flavorless) - 1/4 cup

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Baking Powder - 1 tsp

Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Chopped nuts - 2 to 3 tbsp

Salt - A pinch

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.

Whisk together semolina, sugar, cardamom powder, salt, and baking powder.

Add oil to this and mix well together.

Finally, add the mango pulp and mix well until combined.  Leave it aside for 15 minutes.

Pour the batter in a greased loaf tin and garnish with chopped nuts.

Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees C for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove immediately and allow to cool completely.

Cut and serve or store in airtight container until use.

Notes:

Canned mango pulp or fresh mango pulp can be used.  The taste and color of the cake depends on the quality of the mango pulp used.  Hence, use the best quality mango pulp.  I used fresh mango pulp.

To make fresh mango pulp, blend in mixer jar chopped mango pieces and strain through a sieve.

Make sure the mango pulp is thick and not watery.  If the pulp is watery, the batter will be watery.  So, allow the batter to sit for more time, say for about 20 minutes.

If fine rava is not available, run the rava in a mixer jar for a minute or so and fine rava is ready to use in this recipe.

If the mango pulp (canned or fresh) is sweet, the sugar can be reduced to 1/2 cup.

I used sunflower oil and granulated sugar in this recipe.