Ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour – 1 cup
- Ghrita (ghee ) / clarified butter 1/2 cup
- Sugar 1/2 cup
- Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon
- Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Full Cream Milk 1/4 cup
- Thick Curd / Yogurt 1/4 cup
- Vanilla essence 1/2 teaspoon
- Slit Almonds (optional)
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl add the curd and baking soda. Mix them well and keep aside for about 10 minutes till the soda react with curd and bubbles.
Sieve the flour and baking powder 2-3 times and keep aside.
In the curd mixture add sugar, Ghrita (ghee), milk, vanilla essence and mix well.
Add in the flour mixture and gently fold and make a smooth batter.
Preheat oven 180° for 10 minutes
Pour in the batter to the greased cake pan and tap 2-3 times.
Add slit almonds on top (optional)
Bake 180° for 35-40 minutes. A tooth pick inserted should come out clean. Mine took exactly 35 minutes.
Remove from oven, let it stand for about 5 minutes and invert. Let it cool down completely, cut and serve.