This one is all time favourite Gujrati
snack, especially tea time snack. It is a savoury and spicy Indian cake made
with mix dals, rice and vegetables. Handvo traditionally cook into a special
Handvo pot. However these pots are not available in everyone's kitchen and
further it requires more oil than we require in this particular recipe. Baking
in oven is good option.
Ingredients:
Long Grain Rice – 1 cup
Channa Daal – ¼ cup
Toor Daal – ¼ cup
Urad Daal – 1 Tb-spoon
Yogurt – ½ cup
Green Chilies – 1 t-spoon or to
taste
Ginger Paste – 2 tsp
Garlic Paste- 2 tsp (approx 3
large cloves)
Bottlegourd/Doodhi – 1 and ½ cup,
shredded and packed
Salt – 2 tsp or to taste
Ajwain/carom seeds – 1/2 tsp
Sugar – 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Eno Fruit Salt – 1 tsp
Sesame Seeds – 2 Tbsp
Oil – 3 Tbsp (divided)
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Asafetida (Hing) – 1/4 tsp
Red Chili Powder – 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves – few
Method:
1. Wash Rice and all Daals and
soak them overnight (for at least 7 hours)
2. Drain water from Rice and Daal
and coarsely grind them in a mixer grinder with Yogurt (if possible, do not add
any additional water while grinding).
3. Take a large bowl, add rice
and dal mixture and add ginger, garlic and green chilies paste, Salt, Sugar, ajwain/carom
seeds, turmeric powder and bottle gourd, doodhi/Lauki. Mix well.
4. Heat 1 tb-spoon oil. Add
Curry Leaves and Red Chili Powder. Add this seasoning to the above batter and
mix well.
5. Cover and let this batter
rest for 6-7 hours or overnight.
6. Add Eno Fruit Salt and mix
well to make the batter foamy.
7. Pour the batter into greased
cake pan/muffin pan.
8. Sprinkle Sesame Seeds over
the top of the batter.
9. Heat remaining 2 tb-spoons
of oil in a small pan.
10. Add Mustard Seeds and let
them splutter. Switch off stove.
11. Add Asafoetida to the oil.
12. Drizzle this oil seasoning
over the top of the sesame seeds.
13. Cover pan with aluminum
foil and bake at 350F (180C) for 40 minutes.
14. Remove foil and broil on
High for approx 10 minutes until a light golden crust forms.
15. Let the handvo rest for
10-15 minutes before eating.
16. Serve warm with green
pudina chutney, tamarind chutney or sauce or just eat as it is.
Note:
You can bake this in
independent muffin treys. It looks good and you can serve it in your kitty party as a Indian savory muffins.