Gujarati · Breakfast, Snack

Handvo

A savoury baked cake of rice, lentils and bottle gourd, topped with a sesame-mustard tempering.

Calories

348 kcal

Protein

10 g

Carbs

50 g

Fat

12 g

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Per serving, for one person.

• Vegetarian
• Eggetarian
• Pescatarian
• Gluten free

Contains: dairy, sesame, mustard.

Ingredients

• 35 g Rice flour
• 25 g Chana dal
• 30 g Plain yogurt (curd)
• 60 g Bottle gourd
• 1 chilli Green chillies
• 3 g Ginger
• ½ tbsp Sunflower oil
• ½ tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Sesame seeds
• ¼ tsp Turmeric
• ¼ tsp Salt

Method

1. Soak the chana dal for 2 hours, then blend coarsely with rice flour, curd, turmeric and salt into a thick batter; rest 1 hour.
2. Stir in the grated bottle gourd, ginger and green chilli.
3. Pour into a greased baking tin and bake at 180°C for 25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
4. Heat oil, crackle mustard seeds and sesame seeds, and pour over the top before slicing.

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