Cranberies , dry fruits , thandai cake ( eggless, pressure cooker cake )

blend all thandai powder ingredients to coarse powder. this is a pressure cooker cake .you can also bake in regular oven

Preheat the heavy pressure cooker pan in which you will bake on gas stove , after layering with salt and placing a heavy plate or stand inside, cover with lid and preheat on high for 3-4 minutes till you prepare the batter .

in a bowl add the oil , powdered sugar , beat well, add buttermilk , and blend all three well . in another bowl, i have added my cake batter ingredients mentioned in the list above.

make a semi thick batter, adjust consistency with buttermilk .ingredients ( you can use the mixie jar to blend buttermilk , oil and sugar )

now add this blended buttermilk , oil sugar mixture to the cake batter ingredients mixture.add the gulkand, chopped cranberries , thandai powder to the cake batter.

makea semi thick batter, adjust consistency with buttermilk . grease a lined cake tin , pour batter into the tin , tap well,

place it in the pre heated pressure cooker pan , close with lid, without the gasket and whistle. and place inside the heated pan . Cover with a lid ,

let the gas flame be reduced to medium initially to low at the last few minutes of baking ... the baking time on gas stove will be around 25- minutes,

when the top appears firm, and lightly brown, the cake begins to show signs of leaving the sides , its an indication the cake is done

check with a tooth pick to see if it comes out clean . remove the cake tin , allow to cool on a rack . run a knife around the side,

remove on to a plate . decorate with cherries, thandai powder.