This week, I have decided to make some healthy baking. Then I decided to make Ragi Banana Cake. When I think of Ragi the next ingredient that goes to my mind is jaggery. Ragi and jaggery goes very well. So, I decided to use jaggery instead of regular sugar. So, I decided to use ragi, wheat flour, and jaggery to make this cake more healthier. Also, I have used pressure cooker method to bake the cake instead of using oven. This would be not only a healthy cake but the taste is also so delicious as ragi with jageery gives a nice flavour to the dish. Also the final texture is awesome. The cake is so soft and spongy. Lets see how to bake this Eggless Ragi Banana Cake recipe using pressure cooker.
Pressure Cooker Eggless Ragi Banana Cake Recipe
Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time
10 mins
Cooking Time
45 mins
Servings
5
Pressure Cooker Eggless Ragi Banana Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
Ragi Flour
3/4 Cup*
Wheat Flour
1/4 Cup
Baking Soda
1 teaspoon
Cardamom Powder
1/2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1/4 Cup
Grated Jaggery
3/4 Cup
Water
1/4 cup
Curd / Yogurt
1/4 Cup
Ripe Banana
2
Chopped Walnuts
1/4 Cup
Salt**
2 Cup
* 1 Cup = 250ml
** salt is for adding to the cooker. If you have an aluminium cooker, you don’t need salt. You can heat up empty cooker itself. For other models please use salt or sand.
Pressure Cooker Eggless Ragi Banana Cake Recipe
Method:
Like oven, first we need to pre-heat the pressure cooker. For that we need to add 2 cups of fine salt or crystal salt to the cooker. Make sure the cooker is dry completely before adding salt. Keep a small bowl in the center of the cooker and keep the flame in medium and close the lid. We don’t need to put the weight. Take a round or rectangular vessel and grease it with oil or butter and sprinkle some flour and keep it ready.
Lets prepare our cake batter. First heat a sauce pan with 1/4 cup of water. Add grated jaggery to the sauce pan and mix well. Allow the jaggery to boil and get dissolved nicely. Set this jaggery juice aside and allow it to cool off completely. Take a mixing bowl, add ragi flour, wheat flour, baking soda, cardamom powder and give it a good mix with a whisk
Take another mixing bowl, add oil, yogurt, crushed banana, and jaggery juice and whisk well so that all the wet ingredients are nicely mixed and incorporated. Add dry flours to the wet ingredients and stir them well with a whisk.
Then finally add chopped walnuts and mix well. Now, our cake batter is now ready. Pour the cake batter in the cake tin. Tap it once or twice just to make sure there are no air pores
Keep this inside the pressure cooker on top of the small bowl which we have already kept. Make sure the vessel is in center of the cooker and doesn’t touch the bottom of the cooker. If the cake vessel touches the bottom of the cooker, the cake will get burnt. Close the lid and allow the cake to bake for 5 minutes in the medium flame. After 5 minutes, keep the flame low and cook the cake for 30-35 minutes. Check the cake in 25 minutes. Insert a tooth pick to check if it comes clean. Then switch off the flame.
Carefully remove the baked cake and keep it aside to cool for sometime. After the cake gets cooled for sometime, using a knife, loosen the edges. Then flip the vessel on a plate to remove the cake from the vessel and allow it to fully cool off. Finally make pie shaped or triangular pieces out of the cake.
The yummy and healthy Eggless Ragi Banana Cake is now ready to serve!!!
A new year and a new resolution! This year, I resolve to experiment with more dangerous techniques that endanger my safety and those around me, but make my food even more delicious. The Mayans were wrong and now, to reap the benefits! MelissaBarajas
Mam u have mentioned 3/4 ts jaggery but I think it is printing mistake instead of 3/4 cup
Mam u have mentioned 3/4 ts jaggery but I think it is printing mistake instead of 3/4 cup
Yummy Cake with Ragi flour n Jaggery !! Enjoying the visual feast .
No salt in aluminum cooker? I have aluminum prestige cooker. The recipe is so healthy and delicious I am dying to try it out
Tried this cake in cooker and came out very soft n yummy. My kids liked it very much. Thanks for sharing such a healthy cake
A new year and a new resolution! This year, I resolve to experiment with more dangerous techniques that endanger my safety and those around me, but make my food even more delicious. The Mayans were wrong and now, to reap the benefits! MelissaBarajas
What is the shell life of this cake
can i add egg instead of curd ??
yes you can add egg instead of curd. Since this is a vegetarian site, I excluded egg.
Pls suggesy the same receipe in microwave
Thanks. Will certainly try the microwave method and let you know.
Thanks for the recipe. We loved the natural flavor of the cake and it's healthy too.
How can I bake tho in a regular oven? What temperature and for go long?
Thank you so much for the recipe. I tried for my son 3rd birthday.came out well.
Thank u for the recipe
Tried fr my son's 3rd birthday came out well as in pic. healthy too.measurements r perfect
Wow.. great to hear the feedback. Wish your son the belated birthday wishes.
Hi ..so tempting and helathy..pls clarify,how to avoid sale in aluminium cooker , won’t it get charred at the bottom?
if u have fine sand you can add it to the bottom instead of salt
Tried it came out very well …want to no can I substitute bajra with Ragi
Great to hear – I haven’t tried with Ragi, but it should work fine
I bake my cakes in a convection oven 180 C for 40 mins and get a perfect bake . Do the pressure cooker recipes work in convection oven?
yes absolutely it will work in convection oven also
Hi mam,
Could you please mention the temperature and time for oven .. would like to try it for my 1yr boy..
For toddlers can we use baking soda ??
Pre-heat at 350 deg F or 170 deg C and bake for 30 mins or till skewer comes out clean
Ma’am, can I replace ragi with wheat?
yes surely you can replace ragi with wheat
Ma’am I am gluten allergic. What can I substitute wheat with in this recipe?
You can use gluten free all purpose flour in place of wheat flour
Hi, can I try this recipe in a steel prestige cooker?
Steel Pressure Cooker cannot withhold hotness without water. Its not a good idea to use it
Tried this in a cooker today and it turned out so good. Soft and yummy. It was just perfect.
So glad Thanks