Savory Semolina Cakes

This is a wonderful recipe I found on Anjum Anand's Indian Food Made Easy on BBC. This cooks in 30 minutes with no before-hand preparation.




Ingredients

Semolina/ Sooji - 1 cup
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/4 cup [chopped]
Carrots - 1/4 cup [chopped]
Green beans - 1/4 cup
Ginger - 1/4 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 1/2 tsp [chopped]
Mustard seed - 1tsp
Cumin Seed - 1/2 tsp
Sesame seeds - 1tsp
Sodium bicarbonate - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste [add enough]
Oil - 3 tbsp

Method

1. Pre-heat oven at 200 degree Fahrenheit
2. Mix semolina, curd, salt, turmeric, chillies, onions, carrots, beans, peas, ginger and water
3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds and let them crackle. Now add sesame seeds and stir this mixture into the above batter
4. Adjust the consistency of batter with extra water [the batter is not too thin]
5. Add sodium bicarbonate and pour the batter in greased pan
   
6. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. It's ready when a tooth pick comes out clean
7. Cool and remove from the pan and serve it with chutney/ketchup and tea !!

Note:

• I increased the heat to 250 towards the end, so it depends from oven to oven
  
• Bake in the oven till you get the golden color, you have to keep patience!