Snacks

20 Sep Handvo / Millet Handvo

Handvo is a Gujarati delicacy, a savoury cake made from rice and lentils. This recipe uses Millets in place of rice. Added to that are vegetables like bottle gourd, carrots, etc. Handvo can be either cooked in a pan or baked in an oven. Ready made Handvo flour is available in the market. But making it from scratch is not too difficult. Batter is prepared by soaking the grains, grinding them, fermenting them and adding mixed vegetables and cooking / baking. Normally the grains are ground with curd and either baking soda / eno fruit salt is added for rising. To avoid both, I fermented the ground mixture overnight. The batter does not rise much, but the effect is achieved. What is Thavala adai / Adai to South is Handvo to Gujarat. Except Handvo is baked mostly. For a variation I have used Barnyard millet instead of rice.