Take maida, sugar powder, baking powder, ⅛ teaspoon salt in a bowl & give a quick mix to combine all the ingredients. Add oil, curds, vanilla essence, ¼ cup of milk and mix to make a smooth batter.
½ cup maida, ¼ cup powdered sugar, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ cup oil, 1 ½ tablespoons curds, 1-2 drops vanilla essence, ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons milk
Divide the batter into 2 bowls. Add cocoa to 1 of the bowls with ½ - 1 tablespoon of milk and give a good mix.
1 ¼ teaspoons cocoa powder, ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons milk
Take a large, thick bottomed kadai or pan, add 1 ¼ cups of salt, spread to cover the kadai base well. Place a trivet on the salt and close the lid. Heat the kadai on medium for 5 minutes & on low for 5 more minutes for preheating the kadai.
1 ¼ cups table salt
Grease the cups well with oil and pour the batter as shown in the video. Make a marble pattern with the toothpick.
Place the cups on the trivet, close the lid and bake on low for 25-30 minutes or till the toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean to indicate the cakes are baked.
Rest for 10-15 minutes and unmould.