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Sri Lankan Coconut & Date Legume Flour Cake

Sri Lankan Coconut & Date Legume Flour Cake

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup chickpea or green gram flour
  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • 8-10 dates chopped
  • 2 eggs optional
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp kithul treacle
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil or ghee
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • ½ tsp cardamom optional
  • 1 tsp baking powder optional
  • ½ tsp salt

How to make it
 

  1. Mix flour, cinnamon, cardamom, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Whisk eggs, coconut milk, oil, and treacle separately; fold in dates and grated coconut.
  3. Combine wet and dry ingredients into a thick batter.
  4. Pour into a tray lined with a banana leaf or baking paper, bake at 170°C (340°F) for 30–40 minutes until golden, and cool before slicing.

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