 from Gujarati cuisine. Moong dal handvo is made with grounded and soaked green moong dal lentils mixed with vegetables and spices.){kind=link}
Handvo is one of the popular farsan (snacks) from Gujarati cuisine. Moong dal handvo is made with grounded and soaked green moong dal lentils mixed with vegetables and spices. It is protein-rich, healthy, and prepared instantly if you have soaked moong dal. In this recipe, I made handva in regular kadai, you can also make it in any non-stick pan. So with a bit of planning, breakfast or dinner can be made quickly and served with your favorite chutney. Do try this!
The key to making crispy moong dal handvo at home are
- Firstly, I used green moong dal. You can use yellow moong dal or whole green moong instead of it.
- Grind soaked dal into a smooth and thick paste.
- Prepare thick handva batter as the batter turns watery when vegetables are added.
- I have used eno fruit salt for hastening the fermentation but as an alternative, you can use baking soda too.
- Cook handva for 12-15 min on low-medium flame or till it becomes crispy from both sides.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup green moong dal
- 1 inch ginger
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 1 cup grated dudhi - lauki
- ยผ cup grated carrot
- 3-4 chopped green chilli
- Some coriander leaves
- ยผ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- ยฝ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- ยฝ tsp sugar - optional
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp fine rava - semolina
- 1 tbsp besan
- 1 tsp eno fruit salt - or ยผ tsp baking soda
For handva tempering
- 2 tbsp oil
- ยฝ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 5-6 curry leaves
- Pinch of hing
- 1-2 dry red chilli
Instructions
- Wash and soak green moong dal for 3-4 hours in slightly hot water.
- Then remove soaked dal water and add dal into mixer jar with ginger and garlic cloves. Without adding water grind it into a smooth and thick paste.
- Add grinded paste into mixing bowl, grated dudhi (lauki), grated carrot, chopped green chili, coriander leaves, turmeric powder, salt to taste, garam masala, chaat masala, sugar, and oil. Mix well.
- Now add rava and gram flour (besan) to it. mix well.
- Cover and rest the batter for 15 minutes.
- Add eno fruit salt & mix in one direction.
- In a kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves, dry red chili and a pinch of hing. Sautรฉ 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 cook handvo for 5-7 minutes till it becomes crispy from both sides.
- Same way make hadvo into the pan.
- Cut into the desired shape. Serve with crispy handvo with green chutney.
Notes
- add slightly hot water to decrease the soaking time of dal.
- Rava and gram flour (besan) give binding to handvo.
- il gives softness to handva.
- rest batter for 15 minutes, so flour soaked adequately.
- cook handva for 12-15 min on low-medium flame.
- If the knife comes out clean, handva is cooked correctly from both sides.
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