Dates Pudding Cake

Ingredients:

Dates - 65 g (deseed)
Boiling water - 80 ml
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

For Caramel:

Jaggery powder - 1 tbsp
Butter - 10 g
Ginger powder - 1/8 tsp
Water - 1/8 tsp

Pudding:
Wheat flour - 50 g / 1/2 cup
Jaggery powder - 25 g
Unsalted butter - 32.5 g
Curd - 25 ml
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Method:

• First deseed the dates and chop it and transfer it to a bowl.
• To this add baking soda and hot boiling water and mix well.
• Set this aside for 18-20 mins.
• Now in a pan add items under "For caramel" and mix it.
• Now put this on low flame and whisk till it bubbles and becomes frothy.
• Now take the pudding pan and grease it with oil.
• Now dust the same with flour and dab to remove excess flour.
• Pour the caramel syrup to the base and add some soaked dates.
• Now place few cashews too.
• In other bowl add melted butter and jaggery and whisk till creamy
• Now add the soaked dates with water and whisk well.
• Add in curd and mix well.
• Add the flour, baking soda and whisk well.
• Pour this batter to the pudding pan.
• Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180℃ for 30-33 mins.
• Let it cool and then invert it.
• Scrape the caramel and top it over pudding.
• Yields 5-6 pieces.

Note:

The syrup will stick to the pan you can scrape and top it over pudding.