Mango Baathk/Mango Coconut Cake Recipe
Since this is the First recipe on my Blog, I thought of starting off on a Sweet Note 🙂 Coconut cake or Baathk/Batica(as we Goans call it) is one of my favourite cakes and it is relished by all my friends whenever I prepare it! It is a soft and juicy cake which is usually prepared in many Goan homes and relished by most Goans all around the World! It is eaten as a dessert or a tea time snack. On the other hand Mango is my favourite fruit, I can have it in ANY form, Whole or Milkshakes, Ice cream, Kulfi etc. and when the Traditional Indian Alphonso Mangoes arrive in Dubai, I go crazy! So since I love to experiment and play games in my kitchen, I thought why not add some Freshly cut juicy Alphonso Mangoes to my traditional Goan coconut cake/baathk recipe! I'm so glad I experimented this one! It turned out yummm!
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Recipe for Baathk/Batica/Baath/Coconut Cake
As a child I was always intrigued about recipes when I heard people say "arey it's so easy" and one such recipe was that of Bathk/Batica – The Goan Coconut and Semolina cake. Was it really "arey so easy"? I'd say NO WAY! Till about 10-12 years ago, My Mum and I have tried various variations of the "very easy" bathk and we were never satisfied. We asked so many people for the recipe and every recipe was different from the other. When I had an idea of the ingredients that go into a Bathk, I decided to try my hand at the variation i thought may work. And when the Bathk was ready, My family LOVED it! So, when we had our House warming celebration at our home in Goa, I made 6kg of the Buttery Bathk in Bombay and travelled with all that cake by train(Jan shatapdi, I still remember) and all my guests loved it and asked for the recipe. I couldn't stop smiling when my Mom said "Finally" and she laughed! From dry bathks…..to crumbly bathks….to over sweet bathks…..to not-so-sweet bathks…to the Final one that worked for us! Yayyyy! So here's my recipe of the "Arey It's So Easy" Bathk!!! Do give it a try
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