Hi all,

Sharing my Award-winning "Raagi ( Finger Millet ) and Oats Cake with dry fruits " Recipe that was selected in the INTACH International Year of the Millets 2003 competition!  

Raagi ( Finger Millets ) and Oats with Dry Fruits Cake

Ingredients :

1 cup Raagi ( Finger Millet )  flour 

1 cup Oats 

1 cup Jaggery dissolved in water 
250gm pure melted Ghee ( Clarified butter)
1  3/4th teaspoon Baking Powder 

Dry Fruits

1 cup walnuts broken into pieces 
1/2 cup almonds ground coarsely 

1 cup de-seeded dates ground into a paste or chopped finely.
1/2 cup chopped figs 
1/2 cup manukas 

Spice :

1/2 teaspoon  cinnamon Powder
1/2 teaspoon cardamom Powder 
A pinch of clove and nutmeg powder OR 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence  

8 to10 tablespoons Milk

3 to 4 Apples - cooked and pureed ( you can use banana too if apples are not available ) 

Seeds :

1 teaspoon sunflower seeds 

1 teaspoon watermelon seeds ( optional ) 

1 teaspoon pumpkin seeds

Method :

1. Mix all ingredients well and prove for 45 minutes in Fridge (when you add baking powder.

OR

2. Prove it overnight or even for 2 days ( when baking powder is not used).

3. Pre-heat oven for 20 minutes 

4. Bake for 35 to 4o minutes at 180- 200 degrees Celsius.

5. Cool and remove.

Note:

1. For those who want to avoid  1 cup Jaggery, take 1/4 cup Jaggery and increase the Dates to 1 and 1/2 cup.

and 

2. For those who want to avoid Jaggery totally, increase the quantity of Dates to 2 cups and also add kismis and manukas.

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