Carrot Cake with An Indian Flavor- Madhur Jaffrey

Directions

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   1 1/2 ts Vegetable oil 1 c Unbleached white flour -- plus extra for dusting 1 t Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 2 lg Eggs 1/4 ts Ground cardamom see

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   This cake falls somewhere between this traditional treat and the popular American carrot cake

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   It has a dense texture and the unexpected flavor of cardamom, yet doesn't require the tedious cooking and stirring of a halvah

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   Special Indian dishes are often decorated with silver foil -- a microscopic thin sheet of edible, flavorless real silver, available in India

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   We have cut edible foil into decorative shapes -- a tedious business that must be done in a completely draftless room -- but more manageable

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   Serve this nontraditonal ending to your Indian meal with coffee that has been brewed with a few cardamom seeds." Rub a round cake pan that i

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   Preheat the oven to 350 F

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   Sift 1 cup flour with the baking soda and salt