Spinach Handvo

Name: Spinach Handvo
Yield: For 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 kg handvo flour (ready available); 11/2 cup curd; 1 cup finely chopped fresh spinach leaves; 1 cup grated bottle gourd/ dudhi; 2 tbsp green chillies ginger paste; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; To taste Salt; 1/2 + 1/2 tsp soda bicarb; For tempering to add in handvo fermented batter; 1 tsp oil; 1/2 tsp urad dal; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cummin seeds; leaves Few curry; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; For preparation of handvo; 6 tbsp oil; 2 tsp white sesame seeds; As needed Tomato ketchup or green chutney for serving

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Popular authentic savoury of Gujarati cuisine.. Handvo..made handvo fermented batter and mixed with spinach and grated bottle gourd ( dudhi)..for more healthy version.
Also spinach/ palak .. is winter leafy greens ..available in plenty during winter season.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

For 4 persons

1/4 kghandvo flour (ready available)
11/2 cupcurd
1 cupfinely chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 cupgrated bottle gourd/ dudhi
2 tbspgreen chillies ginger paste
1/4 tspasafoetida
To tasteSalt
1/2 + 1/2 tsp soda bicarb
For tempering to add in handvo fermented batter
1 tspoil
1/2 tspurad dal
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspcummin seeds
leavesFew curry
1/4 tspturmeric powder
For preparation of handvo
6 tbspoil
2 tspwhite sesame seeds
As neededTomato ketchup or green chutney for serving

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Steps

1

In mixing vessel add handvo flour and curd(whisk). Add enough warm water to make semi thick batter. Cover and keep for fermentation overnight or 6-8 hours. Next day in fermented batter add chopped spinach, grated bottle gourd, green chillies ginger paste, asafoetida and salt..mix well.
2

In small tadka pan add and heat oil add urad dal..saute till pink..add mustard and cummin seeds as they splutter add curry leaves and turmeric powder, off the flame..pour this tadka on handvo fermented batter. Mix well. Divide this batter into two equal portions.
3

Add soda bicarb to one portion of prepared handvo batter. Mix gently. Heat oil in nonstick pan,add sesame seeds as they splutter add handvo batter. Cover and cook on low heat until lower part turns crispy golden brown.
4

Flip and cook until lower part turns crispy golden brown.
5

Serve Delicious Hot Spinach Handvo with Tomato Ketchup or green chutney.