▢ Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Prepare a 20 cm round cake pan by greasing it with oil and flouring it well. Check this out.
▢ Now mix flour, baking powder, sugar, lemon zest, sooji, powdered almonds and mix well.
▢ In a jug, add in oil, curd, eggs and mix well.
▢ Pour this over the dried ingredients and mix gently. Add a pinch of yellow colour, and this is optional.
▢ Now pour this whole batter in the pan.
▢ Bake for 40 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
▢ Cover loosely with foil for the final 5-10 mins if it starts to brown too quickly.
▢ Once it is cooled, invert it to a plate.
▢ Make sugar syrup, take sugar, lemon juice and water in a sauce pan. heat it gently, once the sugar is melted bring this to a boil.
▢ Once it reaches a boil. Turn off the heat and let it get warm.
▢ Now poke small holes all over the cake using a skewer. Spoon the syrup over the cake, let it sit for 15 mins.
▢ Slice and serve.