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Mawa Cake | Indian Milk cake with Cardamom

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The MAWA CAKE OR INDIAN MILK CAKE WITH CARDAMOM is rich and irresistible. It’s perfect for teatime or when you want to impress your guests. Homemade mawa can be made with milk, milk powder, and clarified butter. (Recipe below)

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Check out how to make an irresistible mawa cake!

A lot of changes happened in the past few months. We moved from the land of theme parks to the land of the tallest building. Yes, my dear friends, I have moved to Dubai, at least for a few years, or so I think. So far I am liking it and the best part of being here is the food. If you are craving for a particular cuisine, all you have to do is pick up your phone and order. Did I mention its super affordable and if you don’t like to cook then you may never have to think about it.

One more thing, indeed a very important one, A stork dropped a bundle of joy 3 months ago and so we have a new addition to our family :). Neil is doing well and is making sure he keeps his mommy busy.

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To my fellow foodies, since we like to talk about food, let me introduce your to Kunafah, something I have fallen madly in love with. It’s a Turkish cheese pastry, soaked in sugar syrup and sprinkled with powdered green pistachios. Sorry to get you all drooling but it’s not today’s recipe. I Will try to post the recipe soon, but if you cannot wait, sneek into google and  you will know what I am talking about.

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Although not Kunafah, I bring to you a delicate and rich irresistible milk cake with the flavor of cardamom. It’s a great addition to your teatime snacks and let me warn you that it is very hard to resist.

khoya with milk powder

This cake uses milk solids, called mawa. Mawa can be purchased at any Indian grocery store or you can try making this at home.

khoya

How to make mawa from milk powder?

This is a homemade instant way of making mawa which uses milk powder + milk + clarified butter. It’s microwaved and then cooled before whisking it up with butter.

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The Coarsely ground green pistachios is my go-to topping on any dessert which is a trend I picked up after moving to the middle east. It makes anything irresistible.

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Mawa Cake | Indian Milk cake with Cardamom
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 

Mawa | Milk solids are widely used in Indian Sweets. It adds richness in a way which cannot be expressed in words.

Servings: 14 slices
Author: Teena Agnel
Ingredients
  • 2 cups 240gm All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder Ref notes for substitutions
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons 140gm butter (1 stick + 1/4 stick butter)
  • 1 and 1/4 cup 250gm sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup 240ml milk
  • 1 cup mawa Check instructions for quick mawa recipe
  • 1/4 cup coarsely ground green pistachios
  • FOR MAWA/KHOYA:
  • 1/2 cup 120ml Milk
  • 1 cup Milk powder
  • 2 tablespoons clarified butter or melted butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 175 degrees Celsius.
  2. Sift together flour + baking powder + cardamom powder + salt and keep aside.
  3. Beat together mawa + butter + sugar until soft and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs one at a time and beat well scraping off the sides. Do not overbeat.
  5. Add flour in three batches alternating with milk beginning and ending with flour. Mix until fully incorporated but do not overbeat,
  6. Pour into a greased (9*5) inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with powdered pistachios. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Oven temperatures may vary so keep an eye towards the end of baking.
  7. For Mawa/Khoya:
  8. Add milk + butter to a bowl and heat it up in the microwave for about 40 seconds. To this add milk powder and mix well. Microwave this again for 1 minute.
  9. After one minute, take the bowl out, mix well and place it for another minute. The mixture will curdle and will get thicker. Let it cool completely before using it.

Recipe Notes

If you don't have cardamom powder substitute it with vanilla extract, orange zest or lemon zest.

If the cake tends to get darker on the top, loosely cover the pan with aluminum foil and lower the temperature. 

Alternatively, you can use the pan of your choice but the baking time may vary.

 

 

Comments

  1. MB says

    July 17, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    Sweet Jesus that’s an astonishing amount of butter. I fear for my safety. Othwise, it looks delicious.

    • Teena Agnel says

      July 18, 2016 at 10:33 am

      Its a little more than what is normally used. The richness comes from the milk powder.

  2. En says

    July 13, 2016 at 11:03 am

    Nice recipe. The cake turned out well. Thanks.

    • Teena Agnel says

      July 13, 2016 at 11:28 am

      Thank you for leaving your feedback En. Glad you liked it.

  3. Megha says

    July 3, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    Welcome back Teena…. The cake sure looks yummelicious!

    • Teena Agnel says

      July 6, 2016 at 6:55 am

      Thank you Megha 🙂 …. Hope you get to try it soon.

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