Handvo Recipe

Handvo is a vegetable cake. It is a big part of Gujarati cuisine. This scrumptious recipe is sure to impress people of all age groups and will leave everyone in awe of your cooking skills. Serve this delectable dish with a piping hot cup of tea and don’t forget to share it with all your loved ones. This yummy recipe will be a hit in your household. Serve this dish on your kitty party and keep on receiving endless compliments from all.

Prep Time : 16-20 minutes

Cook time : 11-15 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Tangy

Ingredients for Handvo Recipe

Rice 1 cup

Split Pigeon Pea 1/2 cup

Split green gram skinless 1/4 cup

Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 2 tablespoons

Whole black gram (sabut urad) 2 tablespoons

Sour yogurt 1/2 cup

Oil 5 tablespoons

Salt to taste

Sugar 2 tablespoons

Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon

Red chilli powder 2 tablespoons

Carrot grated 1 medium

Cabbage shredded 1/4 small

Bay leaves 2

Dried red chillies 2

Asafoetida a pinch

Cloves 2

Mustard seeds 2 tablespoons

Curry leaves 8-10

Soda bicarbonate 2 tablespoons

Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

Sesame seeds (til) 3 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Soak the rice with all the dals in 5 cups of water for 2 hours. Drain. Grind the rice to a coarse paste and add enough water to make a batter of medium thick consistency.

Step 2

Mix in the yogurt. Cover the batter and leave to stand in a dark place for 2-3 hours to ferment.

Step 3

Preheat oven at 180° C. For the tempering heat oil in a non stick pan.

Step 4

Add salt, sugar, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, carrot, cabbage to the batter and mix well. Add bay leaves to the oil.

Step 5

Chop red chillies and add to the pan along with asafoetida, red chillies, cloves, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add soda, lemon juice and the tempering to the batter and mix well.

Step 6

Pour the batter into greased spring form cake tin, sprinkle sesame seeds on top and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or till the crust is deep golden. Cut into wedges and serve.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 2577 Kcal

Carbohydrates : 77.5 gm

Protein : 321.5 gm

Fat : 108.1 gm

Other : Iron- 15.8