Red banana also known as ‘ kappa pazham ‘ in kerala is a very healthy and nutritious fruit. This is an eggless cake , made in pressure cooker . It turned out to be soft and fluffy. You can make it in oven too with the same recepie.

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 45 mins

Yield: small sized cake

INGREDIENTS:

• All purpose flour/ maida: 1 n 1/2 cups
• Red banana: 2 ripe
• Milk: 1/2 cup
• Baking powder: 1 tbsp
• Baking soda: 1 tsp
• Powdered sugar: 4 tbsp
• Vanilla essence: 1 tsp
• Vegetable oil/ butter: 1/4 cup
• Salt: for taste
• Cinamon powder: 1/3 cup for dusting

PREPARATION:

• In a bowl add all purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda, mix and keep aside.
• In another bowl add banana paste,milk ,powdered sugar and oil and whisk properly without any lumps.
• Add this to the flour mix and whisk in one direction till everything gets mixed well.
• Once proper mixing is done , add vanilla essence and salt and again give a proper whisking in one direction.
• Now preheat the pressure cooker for 5 mins , layer the bottom of the cooker with salt .
• Grease the cake tray with oil or butter.
• Pour the cake batter to the tray and tap it so that theres no air bubble trapped.
• Keep the tray inside the cooker on a stand or a plate.
• Remove the whistle of the cooker lid and close the lid.
• Cook on medium flame for 45 mins.
• After 45 mins, open and check by inserting a knife or fork if the cake is cooked properly.
• Let it cool for sometime, and then transfer it to a serving plate.
• Dust it with powdered sugar and cinnamon and serve.