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Instant rava handvo | vegetable rava handvo in kadai | instant sooji handvo

Author Nehas Cook Book
4 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Gujarati
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

for handva batter

  • 2 cup rava
  • 2 cup sour buttermilk or 1 cup sour curd
  • Salt to taste
  • Special tadka
  • 1 tbsp green chilli paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp crushed peanuts
  • ½ cup grated lauki - dudhi
  • 3 tbsp grated carrot
  • 2 tbsp chopped capsicum
  • 2 tbsp boiled green peas
  • 2 tbsp boiled sweet corn
  • Some coriander leaves
  • ¼ tsp baking soda - for half batter
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Special tadka for handva batter

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp chana dal
  • 5-6 methi dana
  • 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • Curry leaves

For handva tempering

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ¼ tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 dry red chilli

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add rava and sour buttermilk gradually to make thick and pouring consistency of the batter.
  • Then spread 1 tbsp curd on the batter and Cover and rest the batter for 30 minutes.
  • Rava soaked properly and the batter becomes fluffy.
  • Now in a tadka pan, add oil, hing, mustard seeds, chana dal, and methi leaves. sauté till dal is slightly golden brown.
  • Then switch off the gas, and add white sesame seeds and curry leaves. sauté it.
  • Now add hot tempering to the batter.
  • Then add green chili paste, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, black pepper, sugar, crushed peanut, grated lauki, capsicum, grated carrot, boiled green peas, boiled corn, and coriander leaves. mix well.
  • Handva batter is ready. divide it into two parts.
  • In one part, Add baking soda and lemon juice on it. Mix well.
  • In a kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves, dry red chili and a pinch of hing. Sauté it.
  • Pour handva batter in the centre of kadai. Cover and cook handvo for 12-15 minutes on low-medium flame.
  • Flip another side and again cook handvo for 5-7 minutes till it becomes crispy from both sides.
  • In the same way, you can make hadvo into the pan.
  • Cut into the desired shape. Serve with crispy handvo with green chutney.

Notes

  • You can use sour curd instead of buttermilk; also quantity of curd should be half than rava.
  • The consistency of batter should be slightly thick and pouring.
  • Spread 1 tbsp sour curd on the prepared batter helps to the instant fermentation process.
  • Rest batter for 30 minutes, so rava soaked properly
  • The tempering enhances the taste and gives softness to cooked handva
  • The addition of baking soda helps to fluffy handvo.
  • Cook handva for 12-15 min on low-medium flame.