Date Pudding

Ingredients

Dates  :    1 cup                    :
Milk             :    1 cup
Maida            :    1 cup
Sugar            :     ½ cup   
Butter            :    ¼ cup   
Walnut             :    ¼ cup   
Baking powder        :    ¼ tsp
Sodium bi carbonate    :    ¼ tsp
Vanilla Essence        :    a little

Method

Cut dates finely.
Mix a pinch of Sodium bi carbonate with dates.
Mix maida, sodium bi carbonate, baking powder.
Set microwave to high power.
In a vessel, mix dates with milk and keep it in the oven for 1 - 2 minutes.
Remove from the oven.
After sometime, add all the items, cover the vessel with a lid and keep it in the oven for 4 - 6 minutes on 80% power.   
The pudding is ready.

Tips

If we cook with the vessel covered, it is pudding.
If it is cooked uncovered it is cake. 


This recipe is taken from the book "Microwave Veg Samayal" by Malathi Vijayakumar published by Karpagam Puthakalayam