Ragi Cake Recipe
Ragi Cake or Finger Millet Cake is a healthy cake made with ragi flour, wheat flour, jaggery, milk, curd and oil. This Ragi Cake is eggless and makes a quick healthy snack for kids. Learn to make Eggless Ragi Cake with step by step pictures and video.
Servings12 squares
Ingredients
- ½ cup (75 grams) finger millet flour
- ½ cup (65 grams) wheat flour
- 2 tablespoon (10 grams) cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup (100 grams) jaggery
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (60 ml) oil
- ¼ cup (60 ml) curd
- ¾ cup (180 ml) milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare a 6.5 inches X 4.5 inches cake tin by placing a parchment paper and brushing it with oil. Set it aside.
- Place a sieve over a mixing bowl.To a sieve add ½ cup wheat flour, ½ cup finger millet flour, 2 tablespoon cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ⅛ teaspoon salt.
- Sieve it well and discard the remains.
- Give a quick mix and set it aside.
- To another mixing bowl add ¼ cup oil along with ½ cup jaggery powder.
- Whisk it well.
- Add ¼ cup thick curd.
- Whisk it well until creamy.
- Now add in the sieved flour mix.
- Start mixing, halfway through add ¾ cup milk and ½ teaspoon vanilla essence.
- Whisk to a make a batter.
- The batter should be thick and flowing like this.
- Transfer the batter to the cake tin, tap twice to remove air bubbles if any.
- Bake in pre-heated oven at 180 deg C for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean or with cake crumbs.
- Once done leave the cake in the tin for 10 minutes then scrape the sides and invert to de-mold. Cool down the cake completely then cut into squares.
- Soft tasty ragi cake is ready!
- Store in a clean dry container.
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Notes
- Do not over bake - Do not over bake the cake as the cake may become dry and hard.
- Batter - Batter will be a little runny, do not worry, it will good after baking.
- Adding nuts - Chopped nuts or chocolate chips or grated chocolate can be added.
- Replacement - You can replace melted butter with oil.
- Frosting idea - You can make a simple frosting with sugar and coco powder. Spread the frosting over the cake once it cools down.
- Slicing the cake - Always cool down the cake completely before slicing.
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