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Handvo (Baked Gujarati Savory Cake)

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Here i am with the next letter from alphabets for our Blogging Marathon this month. So the is H, H for Handvo under baking theme. I wanted to bake some indian savouries so opted for this delicious and healthy recipe from gujurat. This so filling and a nice option for a one pot baked meal which is easy to make just requires some soaking and grinding and then you can mix in all the ingredients and bake them .

Handvo is a traditional gujarati  delicacy which a popular tea time or any time snack and super healthy one.Mixed dal handvo is a traditional gujarati savoury cake, which is a nutritious meal or snack served generally with green chutney . You may add any veggie to this handvo and traditionally bottle gourd, carrot , cabbage are added it in it but i have added only carrots to it still it tasted yum and we enjoyed this for our tea time snack. Lets move on to another gujarati famous recipe .

Ingredients

Rice -1/2 cup
Urad dhal / Black gram dal -1/4 cup
Yellow split dal/ moong dal – 1/4 cup
Channa dal/ Bengal gram dhal -1/4 cup
Carrot-  1/2 cup (grated)
Yogurt- 1/2 cup
Eno fruit salt / baking soda – 3/4 tsp
Coriander leaves – 2-3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Sugar -1 tsp
Turmeric pd – 1/4 tsp
Red chilli pd – 1/2 tsp
Green chilli (chopped)- 2-3
Ginger paste  -1 tsp or 1 inch ginger chopped 
 Lemon juice 2 tbsp

For tempering

Curry leaves -1 sprig
Til/sesame seeds- 2 tsp
Oil -4 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch

Method

  • Wash all the dals and rice separately and soak them for 4-5 hours
  • Then drain the water from rice and dals.
  • First we have to grind all the lentils and rice in a blender one by one starting from rice , moong dal, channa dal and urad dal.
  • Grind them little coarsely.
  • Now Mix all the ground paste in a bowl.
  • Add grated carrots to the batter and mix well.
  • Then add red chilly pd, turmeric pd, ginger, green chilly,sugar, salt,lemon juice, yogurt, coriander leaves.
  • Mix them well till nicely combined.
  • Now Preheat the oven at 200F.

For tempering

  • In a pan heat oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and sesame seeds after they splutter and curry leaves , asafoetida.
  • Turn off the flame and set the tempering aside.
To proceed
  • Now grease a baking pan well use a round or a square cake pan.
  • Now at the end add Eno fruit salt in to the batter and mix don’t over mix .
  • Now spread this batter in the cake pan.
  • Add the tempering on top spread them all over the pan.
  • Bake handvo for 15 – 20 mins at 200 F till when a knife inserted should come out clean.
  • They will turn golden brown from top.
  • Cool them completely and remove from the pan or cut them and serve them warm with any chutney or sauce .

Tips

  • You can add grated cabbage, bottle gourd or any  veggie you like.
  • Serve them for  breakfast or brunch or any time.

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  12. vaishali sabnani says

    Living in Gujarat we are so used to this handvo..you have made it very well..though I prefer it a little thicker..either use a smaller bakeware or increase the quantity of the batter..you will love a big chunk..and serve it with green chutney.

  27. PraManj says

    hmmm looks lovely and no doubt yummy 2 :)..I was going thru ur recipe index I am like :O :O :O…sooooooooo many lovely recipes!! ..u r a pro dear!!..super talented ..good work ..keep up my name 8) ;D :P…I jst started and I've no idea how far I'll go..if I'll be able to make even half no. of dishes u've in ur recipe index 😀 …anyways u inspire me :)…and now that I praised u this much 8) ..so it's ur turn 2 give me thanks by parceling me a slice of Handvo or any wo ye …kuch bhi chalega :P:D…hehe..jst kidding 🙂

    • Manjula Bharath says

      Hi dear

      Thank you so much 🙂 handvo did rise a bit as we have added eno salt in it but not like a cake only about 1/4 inch or so. I don't know the correct size of this pan but this is large square pan i used . You can also use a round medium sized pan to make this handvo.

    • Manjula Bharath says

      Hi dear and thank you so much !! handvo did rise a bit butnot like a cake only about 1/4 inch or so . I don't know the correct size of this pan but this the large square pan , you can also make use of a medium sized cake pan to make this handvo 🙂

  48. Rajani S says

    Baked handvo is new to me..I have made it on stove top once. Kind of like our south Indian Adai, right :-)…Yours have come out very nice..