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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Handvo

Ingredients for the Recipe

• 1 medium bottle gourd
• 3 tbsp coriander chopped
• 3-4 green chillies finely chopped
• 3 cups buttermilk
• ¾ tsp soda bicarb
• 1 tsp each urad and channa dal
• ½ tsp each cumin and mustard seeds
• 4-5 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

For grinding together :

• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup yellow moong dal
  

Recipe (How to Make):

1. Take butter milk in a large vessel.
2. Add salt, soda and flour, mix well.
3. Keep aside for 6-7 hours.
4. Grate bottle gourd and squeeze out excess water.
5. Add gourd, coriander and greenchilli.
6. Heat oil in a pan, add urad & channa dals, and seeds.
7. Allow to splutter, pour half in the batter, mix thoroughly.
8. Put in a greased oven proof deep container.
9. Pour remaining seasoning on top.
10. Place in a preheated oven at 280ºC for 10 minutes.
11. Reduce to 200ºC or 180ºC for 40 minutes or till done.
12. Check by inserting a skewer which should come out clean.
13. Slice into wedges and serve hot.