Archana Chauhan Master Chef India Contestant Recipe

Archana Chauhan - Master Chef India Contestant Recipe

Archana Chauhan's Recipe - Date Cake with a Fruit Compote

• 2 cups Whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup Maida
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Oil
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 8 Dates
• 2 Apricots
• 2 tsp Cashew nuts (Broken)
• 1 tsp Melon Seeds
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Ghee
• 2 tsp Cocoa Powder
• 1 Apple or mango
• 1 tsp Honey
• 1 Kiwi Fruit
• 1 tsp Cream


Method
Sieve wheat flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together. De-seed the dates and chop fine. Mix dates and sugar in a mixer. Add refined oil. Mix it with the wheat flour mix. Add apricots and cashew nuts. Add lemon Juice. Grease the cake pan. Put the mix in the pan, and then add the melon seeds. Bake at 200 degrees for 30 minutes. Check with a skewer and remove when done.

For Fruit Sauce: Chop the mango and apple finely and sauté in ghee. Add cinnamon powder and honey. Remove from heat. Mix in sliced kiwi fruit. Mix in the cream and sugar. Serve cooked fruit along with the cake