Savour these Two Sensational Dishes Made with Handvo Flour

Many opt for making the flour used in the traditional Gujrati delicacy Handvo themselves. However, with the availability of Handvo flour online, one can cut down on the extra time going into making the flour.

Making Handvo has become considerably easier and less-time consuming owing to the availability of this special flour. However, other than Handvo, one can use Handvo flour in making other variants of this supreme dish.

Two such recipes that one can make from this flour include:

Handvo Palak Vada

The Handvo Palak Vada uses less oil and spinach thereby providing health and nutrition to those savouring it. This recipe can be enjoyed as a snack with a hot cup of coffee or tea.

What you will need?

·         2.5 cup Handvo flour

·         4 tsp oil

·         ½ tsp fruit salt (Eno)

·         200 gm spinach

·         1 tsp cumin seeds

·         ½ tsp turmeric powder

·         1.5 cup water

·         1 tsp ginger green chilli paste

·         1 tsp red chilli powder

·         7 to 8 cup curry leaves

·         ¼ tsp asafoetida

·         ½ cup yogurt

How to make?

Mix Handvo flour ginger green chilli paste, chopped curry leaves, asafoetida, turmeric powder, yogurt, salt, oil, cumin seed, and red chilli powder with 1cup of water.

After thorough mixing, add chopped spinach and water and store it for 5 to 6 hours for fermentation. 

In case you want to skip the fermentation, add the fruit salt and store it for around 30 minutes.

Pour the mixture into a heated and oiled paniyaram pan and cook it for 5 to 7 minutes in medium heat. Next, flip the vadas and cook for the same duration.

Your Handvo Palak Vada is ready; serve it with tomato ketchup.

Handvo with Zucchini

Handvo with Zucchini, as the name suggests is a slight modification to the original dish with zucchini.

What you will need?

·         2 cups Handvo flour

·         1 cup zucchini

·         2 to  3 tsp sesame seeds

·         ¼ tsp coriander powder

·         ½ tsp sanchal/soda-bi-card

·         4 tsp oil

·         ¼ tsp turmeric powder

·         ½ cup fruit salt (Eno)

·         ½ tsp sugar (Optional)

·         ¼ cup yogurt

·         1 tsp green chilli paste

·         1 tsp ginger

How to make?

Mix all the ingredients except the vegetables with the Handvo flour and fruit salt; store it overnight for fermentation.

After fermentation add grated zucchini and fruit salt to the mixture and stir thoroughly.

Optional tadka:

For making the tadka, pour oil into a pan and heat it. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Next, remove it from the stove and let it cool down. Finally, add curry patta and asafoetida.

Pour the tadka in to the Handvo mixture. Next, preheat the oven to around 200 C; pour the mixture into an oven-safe tray and bake it for 45 to 60 minutes.

Your Handvo with Zucchini is complete and ready to be served hot or cold as per your taste.

So, when you buy Handvo flour online, you will get to make these two exceptional delicacies; you can make morning or evening snack time even more fun for your friends or family.