The less sugar you consume, the less you want. Increasingly, I find desserts too sweet at restaurants. So I came up with this version that is delicious without being too sweet as I use dates and jaggery to impart the sweetness.

Ingredients

Flour 1 3/4 cups

Baking powder 1 tsp

Baking soda 1 1/2 tsps

Ginger powder 2 tsps

Sugar 3/4 cup

Jaggery 3 cubes

Dates 6, chopped

Fresh ginger 1” piece, chopped fine

Eggs 2

Yoghurt 3 tbsps

Salted Butter 125 grams, melted

Method

Mix the dry ingredients — flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger and sugar — in a bowl.

Heat half a cup of water with the jaggery cubes till they melt and become reduced to 2 tablespoons. Add it to the bowl.

Add half a cup of water to the yoghurt and beat well till blended. Add to the bowl.

Add the eggs, chopped dates and ginger. Add the melted butter. Mix well with a flat wooden spoon.

Preheat the oven at 190 degrees C and bake the pudding for 30 minutes till the surface is golden brown.

Test with a toothpick. It should come out with crumbs.

Serve it warm with custard.