HANDVO

Ingredients :

Tur dal – ½ cup

Chana dal – ¼ cup

Rice – 1 cup

Salt to taste

Curd – ½ cup

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Green chilli – ginger paste – 2 tbsp

Oil – 2 tbsp + for greasing

Soda bi carb – 1 tsp

Grated bottle gourd or carrots or both – 1 cup

Sugar – ½ tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

For tempering :

Oil – 3 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Til – 2 tbsp

Hing – 1 tsp

Red chillies pinched – 3

Method :

1) Soak the rice and dals for ½ day

2) grind them into a coarse paste without adding water

3) add salt and curd, mix well and keep it closed in a warm place overnight for fermenting

4) next day add green chilli-ginger paste, grated veggies, lemon juice, sugar, chilli powder, oil and turmeric powder and beat well. keep aside

5) take a glass oven proof bowl and grease it with oil

6) In a pan take oil, splutter mustard seeds, til, red chillies and hing and pour it on the dal mixture.

7) pour this mixture slowly into the glass bowl. Bake it in 220 degrees for 30-35 mins or till it becomes crusty.