Break the eggs into a
mixing bowl, add butter and 1 cup sugar and beat with an electric beater till the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add semolina, flour
and baking powder and continue to beat. Add vanilla essence and milk and mix everything well.
Heat sufficient water in
a steamer.
Grease a mould with
some butter Pour the cake batter in the greased mould.
Once the water in the
steamer begins to boil, keep the mould in it, cover and steam for 15-20 minutes.
While the cake is
steaming, make the sauce. Put ½ sugar in a non-stick pan, add ¼ cup water and lemon rind and bring the mixture to a boil. Add lemon juice and mix well.
Once the cake is done, remove the mould from the steamer and pour lemon sauce on top of the cake.
For dressing, heat 1
cup sugar in another non-stick pan till it begins to caramelize. Add lemon slices and mix till they are well covered.
Dress the cake with
these caramelized lemon slices, cut into wedges, place them on a serving platter and serve.