Gujrati Handvo

Gujrati Handvo Gujrati Handvo is typical gujrati recipe and well known in all over india as well as in world where NRG are living. Handvo , Dhokla and Khaman is trademark gujrati recipes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice
• 1 cup tur dal
• ¼ cup chana dal
• ¼ cup urad dal
• 1 cup curds
• 2 table spoons wheat flour (coarse)
• 200 grams bottle gourd (dudhi)
• 2 tea spoons ginger –chilli paste
• 2 table spoons methiya masala (pickle masala)
• 2 table spoons jaggery
• 1 tea spoon red chilli powder
• 10 cloves garlic
• ½ tea spoon turmeric powder
• 2 tea spoons pickle oil
• Oil
• A pinch soda
• 1 tea spoon mustard seeds
• 2 tea spoons sesame seeds
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Wash rice and all dals, dry them and grind them into coarse flour.
• Or
• Soak rice and all dals for a few hours. Blenderise them. Add curds to it while grinding.
• Add 3 table spoons of curds to flour. Add all the masalas. Prepare a batter with Luke warm water. Add grated bottle gourd. In winter, use a little more amount of curds. Keep the mixture aside for 6 hours.
• In summer add less curds and keep aside for 4 hours.
• While making handva heat a mixture of 2 table spoons oil, water and soda. Grease the cooker and put the batter in it. Add seasoning of oil , mustard seeds and sesame seeds.
• Keep the gas on high flame for 5 to 10 minutes. Then keep the gas on slow flame for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Handava can be prepared in a non stick pan. When done from one side turn it upside down. It can be prepared in ordinary oven or a microwave oven

Further Details

Handvo can be eat with Oil, garlic chutney, mint (pudina) chutney.

Serves for 4-5 people.