Carrot Cake with an Indian Flavor Recipe

Ingredients

• 1½ teaspoon Vegetable oil
• 1 cups Unbleached white flour
• -- plus extra for dusting
• 1 teaspoon Baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon Salt
• 2 lg Eggs
• ¼ teaspoon Ground cardamom seeds
• 1 cups Granulated sugar
• ¼ cups Softened clarified butter -- (ghee)
• 1½ cups Grated carrots -- firmly packed
• 2 tablespoon Chopped pistachios
• 2 tablespoon Chopped blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoon Raisins