Handvo

Handvo is a traditional Gujarati recipe which is a kind of  savoury. ( a kind of 'namkeen cake'). You can easily cook this at your home and that too, with very less investment of time. For that, note the following recipe..

Ingredients:

rava- 3 cupsbuttermilk- 3 cups

carrots- 1 cup

capsicum- 1/2 cup

green chilies- 4-5

green peas-(boiled)- 1/2 cup

coriander leaves(finely chopped)- 2 tbsp

fruit salt- 1 packet( 7 gms)

sugar- 1 tbsp

oil- 2 tbsp

urad dal- 1 tbsp

jeera- 1 tbsp

mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp

curry leaves- 10-12 leaves

til- 1 tbsp

Procedure:

Mix rava, buttermilk, carrots, capsicum, green chilies and green peas.

Add salt as per taste. Now add coriander leaves and mix well. 

Now add fruit salt.

 Pour quarter cup of warm water on it and mix well. Add sugar.

In a non-stick flat kadhai, heat the oil. Add mustard seeds. As these crackle, add jeera. Add curry leaves and urad dal. 

As the urad dal turns pink, pour the mixture into it.

Close the vessel with lid and cook this for 20 minutes on low flame. Check the cake once by inserting a knife. If it comes out easily, your handvo is ready to serve.

Serve the handvo with your fav. chutney.