I grew up not liking banana and I don't know why. Most people love banana because it is rich in vitamins and it is a wholesome breakfast. One fine evening an aunt of mine made me taste her banana bread and I loved it. That bread had a very distinct flavor of cardamom almost overpowering the flavor of banana. She shared her recipe with me. When I baked my banana bread almost everyone in my family called it a banana cake. It comes out moist, nutty and sweet and works very well as a coffee or tea cake. So lets try baking one.
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas, 2 eggs, 1 tblsp ghee(purified butter), 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, a pinch of salt, 1 cup sugar (actually little less than one cup), 3/4 cup walnuts (chopped into small pcs), 14 almonds (peeled and chopped into small pcs), 10 raisins, 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence, 2 tsp of orange juice(optional), 3/4 tsp of cardamom powder.
Method:
Pre heat oven to 350 degree F or 180 degree C.
Mash bananas and keep them aside.
Beat eggs, ground sugar, ghee and mix everything well. Add mashed bananas and beat for another one minute.
Put white flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon.
Add walnuts, almonds and raisins.
Put vanilla essence and orange juice in the mixture.
When it is well blended, add cardamom powder to it.
Pour the mixture in a greased cake or bread pan.
Bake for 45 minutes in a pre heated oven.
When it turns golden brown or wooden stick comes out clean, take it out.
When cool, cut into slices and enjoy.
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas, 2 eggs, 1 tblsp ghee(purified butter), 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, a pinch of salt, 1 cup sugar (actually little less than one cup), 3/4 cup walnuts (chopped into small pcs), 14 almonds (peeled and chopped into small pcs), 10 raisins, 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence, 2 tsp of orange juice(optional), 3/4 tsp of cardamom powder.
Method:
Pre heat oven to 350 degree F or 180 degree C.
Mash bananas and keep them aside.
Beat eggs, ground sugar, ghee and mix everything well. Add mashed bananas and beat for another one minute.
Put white flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon.
Add walnuts, almonds and raisins.
Put vanilla essence and orange juice in the mixture.
When it is well blended, add cardamom powder to it.
Pour the mixture in a greased cake or bread pan.
Bake for 45 minutes in a pre heated oven.
When it turns golden brown or wooden stick comes out clean, take it out.
When cool, cut into slices and enjoy.
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