Name: HANDVO recipe by kalpana solanki at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2teacup rice soaked and drained; 1/4cup urad dal soaked and drained; 1teacup toovar dal soaked and drained; 1/4cup moong dal soaked and drain; 1/4cup gram dal soaked and drain; 1/4cup wheat optional; 1cup sour curds; 10 to 12 green chillies paste; 25mm (1") piece ginger paste; 3/4cups grated bottle gourd (doothi,lauki); 9tbsp oil; Juice of 1/2lemon; 1tsp soda bi-carb; 4 to 5 tsp suger; 1tsp chilli powder; 1/2tsp haldi powder; Salt to taste; For tempering:-2tbsp oil; 2tsp musterd seeds; 2tsp sesame seeds; 2tsp ajwain; 1/2tsp asafoetida (hing); 1tbsp coriander leaves

ABOUT HANDVO RECIPE

The traditional Gujarati savoury cake preapared in a manner where you just cannot go wrong.This traditional recipe cook in a spcial cooker.this recipe made both village and city.This gujarati snack attractive,protin rich uses mixed flour and bottleguard.

Ingredients Serving: 6

2teacup rice soaked and drained
1/4cup urad dal soaked and drained
1teacup toovar dal soaked and drained
1/4cup moong dal soaked and drain
1/4cup gram dal soaked and drain
1/4cup wheat optional
1cup sour curds
10 to 12 green chillies paste
25mm (1") piece ginger paste
3/4cups grated bottle gourd (doothi,lauki)
9tbsp oil
Juice of 1/2lemon
1tsp soda bi-carb
4 to 5 tsp suger
1tsp chilli powder
1/2tsp haldi powder
Salt to taste
For tempering:-2tbsp oil
2tsp musterd seeds
2tsp sesame seeds
2tsp ajwain
1/2tsp asafoetida (hing)
1tbsp coriander leaves

Instructions

Combine the rice and dals and blend in a mixer till smooth.
You can also wipe the rice and dala and wheat with a wet cloth, mix and grind dry coarsely like semolina. Transfer the mixture into bowl, add the sour curds and hot water and make into a thick mixture. Cover and leave to ferment for atleast 6 to 7 hours. Add the bottle gourd, oil, lemon juice, soda bi-carb,suger, chilli powder,haldi powder,green chilli-ginger paste and salt. Mix well.
Heat 5tbsp oil in a vessel and add the mustard seeds.
After 1 minute, add the sesame seeds, ajwain and hing.
When brown in colour, spread this half mixture in banda cooker.
Pour batter in a cooker and spread remaining tempering all over the batter.
Cover the lid and cook for 30 minutes in a medium flame.
You can also bake in hot oven at 450°F. for 30 to 35 minutes or till the crust is brown in colour.
Cut into pieces and serve with pickle and butter milk.
You can also serve handvo with sprinkle oil.
You can eat as a dinner or a snake.

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