Upvasacha Cake#Alphabet Challenge

Upvasacha Cake( Farali/Vrat cake) is an eggless one made using vrat ka atta or farali/falhari flour. These flours are made from non-grain, gluten-free ingredients like buckwheat (kuttu), barnyard millet flour (bhagar/moraiya), water chestnut (singhara), and amaranth (rajgira) that are permitted during religious fasts.

Ingredients
½ Cup Fresh Yogurt
¾ Cup Kesar Milk - divided
½ Cup Caster Sugar
¼ Cup Melted Desi Ghee
1 Cup Singhada Atta (Water Chestnut Flour)
1 Sachet Eno Fruit Salt
⅛ Teaspoon Rasmalai Essence
2 Drops Yellow Food Color
¼ Cup Chopped Dried Fruits
Method
Grease and line a 6" Cake Pan
Preheat the oven 160°C.

In a bowl add the yogurt, melted ghee, sugar, essence, half of the kesar milk, yellow color and with beat well till blended, then add the sifted Singhada atta and fold it well into smooth batter. Now add in the eno and pour the remaining kesar milk and mix well ( this batter will be thick) add the dry fruits.

Pour it into the prepared pan and again sprinkle chopped nuts.Bake in a preheated oven for 40- 45 minutes. 

Cool then slice and enjoy!!

Labels: Alphabet Challenge,Water Chestnut, Gluten free, Desi Ghee, Yogurt, Indian, Vrat, Cake, Eggless

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