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This is Althea's recipe. One of the few recipes that use oil instead of butter.
Ingredients
* 3 eggs
* 1 1/2 cup sugar
* 2 cups grated carrot
* 2 cups maida
* 1 1/2 cup oil
* 1 1/2 teaspoon soda bicarbonate powder
* 100 grams walnuts
* 1 teaspoon garam masala
* 2 cups dates
Method
Soak dates in 1/4 cup of water with the soda bicarbonate powder mixed
in.
Beat together the oil and the sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add dates, walnuts and carrots. Mix well.
Add vanilla essence, garam masala.
Lastly fold in the flour.
Bake in a lined greased pan. Serve warm.