Baked Handvo | How to make Savory Rice Lentil Cake
Baked Handvo or Savory Rice Lentil Cake is a Gujarat Special made with Lauki. Handvo is a classic dish from Gujarat. It's more of a savory cake made with rice, lentils, and different vegetables. This can be served for breakfast or as a snack or for any meal.
Ingredients
For the batter:
- 1 cup Rice
- 1/2 cup Toor Dal
- 1/4 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal
- 2 tbsp Chana Dal
- 2 tbsp Urad dal
- 1/2 cup Curds / Sour Yogurt
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- A Pinch Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Green Chilli Paste
- 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
- 2 tsp Red Chilli powder
- 1 cup Bottle Gourd grated
- 1 tbsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
For Tempering
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- Handful Curry leaves
- 3 tbsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 tsp Ajwain / Carom Seeds
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice with all the dals in enough water for 2 hours.
- When ready to grind, drain the water and grind to a coarse paste by adding enough water to make a batter of medium thick consistency.
- Transfer to a bowl, add curds and mix well. Let it ferment for at least 5 to 6 hrs or overnight.
- When ready to make, add in all the spices, pastes and grated bottle gourd and baking soda. Mix well and pour this into a greased baking tray.
- Preheat oven at 180° C.
- In a nonstick pan, heat oil, temper with mustard seeds, ajwain, hing, curry leaves, and sesame seeds.
- Pour this seasoning on the batter. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or till the crust is deep golden. It took me about 45 mins to get baked.
- Cut into wedges and serve with green chutney.
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