easy handvo recipe | how to make gujarati handvo recipe | mixed dal handvo

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cake
  • Category: Breakfast, Snack
  • Cuisine: gujarati

Ingredients

for handvo batter:

  • 1 cup rice
  • ½ cup chana dal
  • ¼ cup toor dal
  • 2 tbsp urad dal
  • ½ cup curd / yogurt
  • 1 cup bottle gourd / lauki (grated)
  • ½ cup cabbage (grated)
  • ¼ cup carrot (grated)
  • 3 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp ginger paste
  • 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 2 tsp oil
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp eno / fruit salt

for tempering:

  • 3 tsp oil
  • ¾ tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • 1 tsp sesame / til
  • few curry leaves
  • pinch hing / asafoetida

Method

  1. firstly, soak 1 cup rice, ½ cup chana dal, ¼ cup toor dal, 2 tbsp urad dal for 3-4 hours.
  2. add ½ cup curd and blend to a smooth but slightly coarse paste.
  3. further add 1 cup grated bottle gourd, ½ cup grated cabbage, ¼ cup grated carrot and 3 tbsp coriander.
  4. also add ½ tsp ginger paste, 1 green chilli, ½ tsp sugar, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric, 2 tsp oil and ¾ tsp salt.
  5. mix well making sure the batter is slightly thick like idli batter consistency.
  6. now add 1 tsp eno / fruit salt and mix gently.
  7. bake the handvo in over or cook on tawa

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.