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(30) Handavo

Spicy cake

Ingredients:

Batter

500 gms handava batter{ 100 gms rice (chawal),50 gms. white urad(udad dal),50 gms. lentil( tur dal), 50 gms chickpeas (channa dal) soak and make coarse batter}.

Keep aside this batter upto 6-8 hrs. for fermentation

In market you will get ready made Idli-dosa batter .Same you can use to make handavo. Only after adding ½ cup suji.which will give crispiness to upper and lower layer of handava.

Masala:

4 tb sp. sugar,2 tsp chilli pd,3tsp.cumincoriander pd. 1/2 tsp haldi,4 tbsp.curd ½ inch grated ginger,2 green chilli paste.1 tsp soda ,3 tsp. salt.

Tempering ingredients for mixing with batter:

1/2 tsp rai ( mustard seeds),2 pinch of hing (Asafoetida),one tbsp.oil.

Tempering ingredients for pouring batter in pan.

2 tbsp.oil, ¼ tsp.mustard(rai) seeds, ½ tsp.sesame seeds and ½ tsp.sesame seeds for sprinkling over batter

Method

(1) In fermented handva batter add all masalas. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle soda powder on batter

(2) Preheat tempering vessel ,add oil and rai and wait for crackling sound then add hing.

(3) Pour mixture over handwa batter and then mix thoroughly.

(4) Heat kadhai(pan) with oil and add mustard seeds . After crackling sound add sesame seeds and half of the batter.

(5) Cover the pan with lid .Cook the handavo until the upper surface look cooked or pierce knife which comes out clean and bottom surface turns light brown.

(6) Flip gently and again cook on slow flame upto 4-5 mins. or turns light brown.

Remaining half batter, repeat same process for making handvo.

7) Enjoy your handavo with sweet chutney,green chutney and vegetables soup.

8) You can also add boiled vegetables like green peas and sweet corns and / or grated vegetables like bottle guard zucchini , carrots .It will enhance the taste as well as nutrition.

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Sweets

(28) Rotli na ladoo

Leftover roti ladoo

Ingredients

5 leftover roti,2 tbsp .desi gud (organic jeggary) 2 tsp ghee (almond powder and elaichi powder-optional).

Method:

1) Take leftover rotis tear it roughly.Transfer to a dry mixer jar.

2) Add jaggery, grind to a coarse mixture.Transfer to a mixing bowl.

3) Add ghee (chopped almonds and cardamom powder – optional) .Mix it well.

4) Take the mixture, press, hold tight and shape them as ladoos.Repeat to finish the mixture.Store in a clean dry container.

You can also use leftover paratha or bhakhri or fresh roti.

Rotli na ladoo

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Breakfast snacks

(24) Chakli

Indian snacks

Ingredients:

1kg Rice( chawal) flour

9 tbsp melted butter or ghee

5 tsp.red chilli pd.

4 tsp. salt

1 tbsp.white sesame seeds( til)

1 tbsp.cumin(jeera)

600 ml water

Oil for frying.

Method:

1) In one big mixing bowl add all ingredients and knead medium hard dough ,cover it with a damp cloth and rest the dough for 1 hr.

2)After 1 hr.again knead the dough .

3 ) Place a portion of the dough in the chakli maker

4) Tighten the lid and move in rounds to get a spiral shape.

5)Fry the chakli till it is golden.

6)Drain chakli on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

7)Once the chakli are cooled at the room temperature store in an air tight container for 1 month.

8) Enjoy chakli with tea,Herbal tea, milk ,coffee or as you want.It is the best option to carry ready to eat food while tracking,hiking or on a picnic.