Cucumber cake is a cake prepared using cucumber as a primary ingredient. Additional ingredients may include typical cake ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs and leavening.[1] It may be served as a dessert cake,[2] and some versions are topped with an icing.[1]
Tavsoli
Cucumber cake may be referred to as tavsoli or tausali, and is a dish in Goan cuisine.[3][4] Tavsoli is prepared using cucumber, and additional ingredients may include rice, coconut, jaggery, ghee, cashews and cardamom.[3][4] Turmeric leaves may be placed atop the cake prior to baking, which adds flavor.[3] It may be served as a breakfast dish,[5] and may be prepared in the style of a dhokla[6] and steamed.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cucumber Concoctions, Shenoy, Sonali. The New Indian Express(January 29, 2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Meher Marfatia Column: Crosses, a square and Blue Circle. Mid-Day(January 10, 2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Goa Portuguesa Cookbook{{#if:Awchat|, Awchat}. Popular Prakashan(2009). ISBN 978-81-7991-482-3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Youngsters prefer eating non-vegetarian food, finds survey, Monteiro, Lisa. The Times of India(April 6, 2015). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Cucumber cake (Tausalli). Aayis Recipes(September 7, 2006). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Tavsoli (cucumber cake). Food and Health. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Cucumber cake recipe, eggless steamed cucumber cake, Amit, Dassana. Veg recipes of India(January 11, 2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
Further reading
- Local cooks hold the torch of Indian cuisine: Vikas Khanna. The Times of India(January 18, 2014). Retrieved January 29, 2016.