Introducing. . . the Bebinca!

Bebinca is a traditional Goan dessert with 16 layers. I just had to try it once. And boom! I fell in love with this dessert. My neighbours back home were from Goa. So, the mother made this dessert for every special occasion like Christmas and Easter and also gave some to us. I've convinced my mom to make this for her birthday in March. Try it for once and you'll hold onto this for life! So here's how to make this delicious dessert. . . . .

Ingredients

• 250 ml thick coconut milk (the first extract of coconut milk)

• 6 egg yolks ( you can use the egg whites to make the coconut cake from the link below.)

• 175 gms refined flour

• ½ cup ghee at room temperature(clarified butter) + 1 tbsp ghee for bebinca batter

• 200 gms sugar (or) as required

• 1 t/s nutmeg powder

• 1 t/s cardamom powder

• few flaked almonds

• 1 tbsp vanilla essence (optional)

• a pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C exactly fifteen mins before baking. Grease a round tin or loaf pan with 2 tbsp ghee.

2. Take a mixing vessel combine coconut milk and sugar. With the help of electric beater beat until sugar dissolves.

3. Add one egg yolk at a time and beat until they all mix nicely.

4. Now add flour, 1 tbsp ghee and salt. Beat all nicely.

5. Pour ½ cup of batter and bake for 25 mins.

6. Now spread some ghee over it with the help of brush. Sprinkle little cardamom powder and vanilla essence is using.

7. Bake again for fifteen mins. Again spread ghee, cardamom powder and vanilla essence.

8. Continue greasing and baking with ½ cup batter until all batter is finished. Bake each layer for fifteen minutes.

9. For the last batter spread ghee, sprinkle, cardamom, nutmeg and vanilla essence if using. Add flaked almonds if using now. Bake the last layer for 20-22 mins.

10. Allow to cool completely. Unmold the pan gently with a tap from behind. Slice bebinca and serve warm or cold with a dollop of ice-cream.

You can use the egg whites from the Bebinca recipe to make this coconut cake. This is the link for the recipe. . .

http://honestandtasty.com/the-perfect-coconut-cake/