Baked Cassava Pudding

Before starting with this dish, let me tell you about Cassava. Cassava is a wild yam largely produced in Nigeria and is a major source of Carbohydrates. It is also very rich in starch and contains significant amounts of Calcium, Phosphorous and Vitamin C. It can also be cooked normally like a potato and fried. Though cooking or boiling them results in loss of nutrients. Baking them is the best way to consume it. I used the readily cut frozen cassava that is available in the Asian stores here.

Ingredients

1 Cassava grated

1 cup Sugar (powdered)

1 cup Coconut milk

1 tsp of Baking powder or 1 tbsp All purpose flour
1 Egg

Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp

Cardamom powder (Optional)

Directions - How to make

Mix together grated cassava, sugar, coconut milk, cinnamon powder and cardamom powder in a bowl. Beat the egg well and add the baking powder to it. Pour the egg mixture into the bowl. Now transfer the contents into a baking tray greased with butter. Preheat the oven at 190 C for 10 minutes. Place the baking tray in the centre of the oven. Let it get baked for 25-30 minutes. Insert a fork or a knife into the pudding if it comes out clean, then that is the time to remove it from the oven. Either have it hot or let it cool, refrigerate it and then have your pudding.