CURRY AND SPICE: BANANA COCONUT JAGGERY CAKE

Monday 4 July 2022

BANANA COCONUT JAGGERY CAKE

DO I REALLY BAKE CAKES?

Why not? There IS no copyright issue involving the word cake. We can freely experiment with the cake baking ingredients! As long as I do not have the responsibility of delivering a particular type of cake to other homes; I think I can use the available ingredients in my kitchen to bake a cake. Until date, my bakes have been acceptable by my family, except for some rare cases when I did not find the self bakes okay, thrown away before serving my beloved family! Because I am not a confident baker, I do them with few ingredients fearing a mess if attempting otherwise! I cannot ever think of putting my bakes on sale; if someone visits us when I have baked a cake, I definitely do offer a slice!

I AM PRETTY TIRED TODAY!

I had to visit the doctor today; only to know they are no more covering the particular insurance company we are entitled to! I got instantly sad; I had been visiting this chamber for nearly twelve years now! Even when we shifted two stations backward for four years; I used to come here once a month! I find it difficult to accept the new! You can say certain incidents, people sway me a bit too much! Of all things, I start feeling I could have handled the situation, person better! What is a human being without the caring vibes? I was not born to selfishly pursue my happiness alone; I have duties to discharge before leaving! I was thinking about all these while walking towards their other clinic which still has this insurance company covered! I know that area and found out. But it was pretty late and I have to go back tomorrow morning! Vincent was in this chamber this morning; he would be there tomorrow morning! There where I would be going now onwards is his mother's, I have seen her rarely! It is good that I would be treated under Vincent as of now; just that it's one station further to our's! That area I have visited earlier though! Back home, I had a rice bowl pretty late!

Last night, I had puffed rice-beaten rice-mango; at tea-time the store bought vada and for lunch I had Bengali egg curry with the tamarind rice I got from a Southern Indian stall! Even if it was a Sunday, I did keep a little for Cristine to have today! Everything is going fine; T has spent some quality time in Kolkata and would be coming back sooner! Yet, worries do not leave me! The son does not wish to talk much, share his daily routine! Mumma wants to know every details but who cares? What I see around, I am scared 24/7! Sitting thousands of miles far off; it is too difficult to monitor! I leave it to the Almighty to keep him hale, hearty, always well motivated towards the good of the mankind without losing himself!

WHAT IS THIS BANANA COCONUT JAGGERY CAKE?

This is another stove top cake, one of my simplest bakes. I am getting home jaggery powder instead of brown and white sugar! But we must know no sweet enhancers are good for a diabetic! I cannot be that restrictive with my diet! Its a big leap anyway to largely reduce the use of refined flour, white sugar in your cakes, use jaggery & gluten-free flours instead! In an attempt to keep it vegan; I have not used creamier milk or yogurt! These steps can be considered sacrificial! Little sacrifices parents too should make for their kids to build their lives. Else, we can see what happens. Its easy to blame but unless we reach the root cause and treat that well to eradicate fully; no light can be seen! When has cancer cured with the application of an ointment? Anyway, I am a mere food blogger, my newest blogpost is this vegan, gluten-free; BANANA COCONUT JAGGERY CAKE! Done with few ingredients; it has pumpkin and sunflower seeds in it flavoured with the cinnamon powder!