Pressure Cooker Rava Cake, Eggless Sooji Cake Recipe
by Tarla Dalal
Here is a spongy rava based cake with the crunch of nuts and an aesthetic touch of cardamom.
The best part about the cake is that it is made easily in a pressure cooker, and does not require an oven.
Curds and milk combine to give this Pressure Cooker Rava Cake its rich flavour and texture without using eggs.
Serve this cake warm, with a cup of tea or coffee – to set the stage for an engaging chat with friends and family. You can also try other eggless cakes like the Pineapple Sponge Cake and Chocolate Mousse Cake .
Pressure Cooker Rava Cake, Eggless Sooji Cake Recipe recipe - How to make Pressure Cooker Rava Cake, Eggless Sooji Cake Recipe
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Makes 1 cake
For Pressure Cooker Rava Cake
3/4 cup semolina (rava / sooji)
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp oil
1/4 cup thick curds (dahi)
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp chopped mixed nuts
1/4 tsp baking powder
a pinch of baking soda
Method
How to make Rava/Sooji cake
- Method
- To make pressure cooker rava cake, combine the semolina, cardamom powder and powdered sugar in a deep bowl and mix well using a spoon.
- Add the oil, curds, ¼ cup of milk and mixed nuts and mix gently using a spatula.
- Cover the batter with a lid and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda and the remaining ¼ cup of milk and mix well.
- Pour the batter into a greased aluminium 150 mm. (6”) diameter cake tin.
- Heat 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker and keep a stand in it.
- Slowly place the cake tin on the stand in the pressure cooker.
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on a slow flame for 20 minutes, without using the ring and whistle.
- Open the lid and check the cake with help of a knife. If it comes out clean, then the cake is done.
- Remove the cake tin and keep aside to cool slightly.
- Once cooled, loosen the edges using a knife.
- Invert the cake tin over a plate and tap sharply to unmould the cake.
- Invert the cake, cut into pieces and serve.
Pressure Cooker Rava Cake Video by Tarla Dalal
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How to make Rava/Sooji cake
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In a deep bowl, take semolina. We have used fine quality rava for the sooji cake recipe.
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Add cardamom powder to it. It enhances the flavor and aroma of the suji cake. It can be substituted with vanilla essence, lemon/orange zest as per your preference.
- Now add powdered sugar and mix well using a spoon.
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Add the oil. Oil coats semolina better than butter so, we use oil to make the rava cake moist and tender.
- Also, add curds. Fresh curd is used in eggless cakes to make sure that the baking soda has something acidic to react with.
- Add ¼ cup of milk. It provides a rich flavour and texture without using eggs.
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Finally, add mixed nuts (walnuts, cashew nuts and, almonds) and mix gently using a spatula. Dry fruits or tooti frooti perk up the rava cake (sooji cake). You can also add around 3 tbsp cocoa powder to the mixture if preparing chocolate rava cake.
- Cover the batter with a lid and keep aside for 15 minutes. The semolina absorbs the liquid and puffs up.
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Add the baking powder and baking soda. Both baking powder and baking soda are leavening agents that cause the batter to rise making the eggless semolina cake fluffy.
- Add the remaining ¼ cup of milk and mix well. Semolina soaks all the milk so, we add more milk to adjust to a pouring cake batter consistency.
- Grease a 150 mm. (6”) diameter aluminium cake tin using butter.
- Pour the batter into the greased cake tin. Tap it gently to form an even layer.
- Heat 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker.
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Keep a stand in it.
- Slowly place the cake tin on the stand in the pressure cooker.
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on a slow flame for 20 minutes, without using the ring and whistle.
- Open the lid and check the cake with help of a knife. If it comes out clean, then the cake is done.
- Remove the cake tin and keep aside to cool slightly.
- Once cooled, loosen the edges using a knife.
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Invert the Pressure Cooker Rava Cake tin over a plate.
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Tap sharply to unmould the Pressure Cooker Rava Cake.
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Invert the Pressure Cooker Eggless Sooji Cake.
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Cut the Pressure Cooker Rava Cake into pieces and serve. This is a perfect cake for a high-tea or a quick-fix for your sudden sweet tooth cravings!
- Other pressure cooker cake recipes, that you might like is the eggless vanilla sponge cake. Using this as your base recipe, you can create numerous delectable desserts.
Nutrient values per piece
| Energy | 200 cal |
| Protein | 3.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 26.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.1 g |
| Fat | 8.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 4 mg |
| Vitamin A | 86.6 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.3 mg |
| Folic Acid | 14 mcg |
| Calcium | 59.7 mg |
| Iron | 0.5 mg |
| Magnesium | 19.6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 65.8 mg |
| Sodium | 26.1 mg |
| Potassium | 37.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
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Thanks Madam for this and your other easy recipes too! I use idli cooker instead of pressure cooker as the idli cooker is little bigger. Your recipes are easy to cook. Thanks once again!
thank you so much maam your advices and recipes are always helpful and very easy to prepare I have prepared sooji cake today and we all loved it and even my 10month old daughter tasted it
I dont have aluminium tin. Can I use steel tin
This is the most easiest and healthy cake. V quick n easy to make. Thanks for the yummy recipe
I tried the rava cake today and it turned out very good. I used butter instead of vegetable oil as wanted to give my little one. Thanks for the lovely recipe :)
I do not have a oven and was looking out for a good recipe of cake which I could easily make in a pressure cooker. The recipe is so quick to make as the ingredients are also easily available in your own kitchen. I didnt have to go hunting for anything. Made it instantly for my Grandfathers birthday. He loved the spongy cake which uses rava and no maida or eggs at all and lots of dryfruits too. So delicious.