HOTCHULHA

This is a Gujarati Dish. I got this recipe from my friend Aruna Yeramalla. 

I loved it so much that I asked my friend for the recipe and procedure. As she lives in the same neighbourhood, she stopped by my home to show me how to make this. Thank you Aruna for sharing your recipe and secrets in making this wonderful dish.

My Family had fun & enjoyed the Handvo.I am sure I am  going to make it again and again.

This is a 2 Day & 3 step Procedure. So please review it thoroughly before start making this recipe and also please follow the steps.

I loved this recipe… I hope you will like it too…

Day # 1:

Step # 1:

Mix all the following ingredients and let it ferment overnight.

Ingredients:

• Handvo Flour – 2 Cups
• Salt – to taste
• Curd – 1/2 Cup
• Oil – 3 Table Spoons
• Warm Water – as needed to mix the flour
• Eno Fruit salt – lemon flavoured – 1 Teaspoon

*** Mix all the above in a bowl and let it ferment overnight. ***

Day # 2:

Step # 2:

Following are the ingredients needed to make Handvo besides the ferment batter.

• Sora Kaya(సొరకాయ) – 4 inch pieces – Grated
• Carrot – 1 big – grated
• Ginger-garlic Paste – 1 Teaspoon
• Green Chillies Paste – 1 Teaspoon
• Cilantro – Handful – Cut into tiny Pieces.
• Baking Soda – 1 Teaspoon
• Eno Fruit Salt – 1/2 Teaspoon.

Step # 3:

The following ingredients are for Tadka(తిరగమాత) to go with Handvo before it goes into Oven for Baking.

• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 Teaspoon
• Sesame Seeds – 1 Teaspoon
• Dry Red Chillies – 6 Cut into Half
• Oil – 3 Tablespoon

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Grease the Baking pan with oil.
3. From step # 2, take all the ingredients and mix them well with the fermented  Handvo batter from the previous night(Step #1) . Pour this mix into the greased baking pan and keep it aside.
4. Take a small pan and put 3 tablespoons of oil and bring it to heat. Put the tadka using ingredients from step#2(Mustard Seeds, Dry Red Chillies). Once these crackle, put this stuff over Handvo  in the Baking Pan evenly. Also sprinkle Sesame Seeds over this.
5. Now bake this for 30 minutes. Check the Pan. Handvo should look brown at this point. If it does not, leave it in the oven and bake it for another 4 minutes.
6. Once it is done, Take the pan out of the oven and let it sit on a counter top for 30-60 minutes to cool off. Once it is cool, you can cut Handvo into pieces for serving.

Sounds like too much work, but you will enjoy the final out come.

You can serve this with Green Chillies Chutney, Mint Chutney or Ketchup.

Tip: Remember to layer the batter in Baking pan of size 13X9  to get the best Handvo.  

Also, I will be trying this Handvo with other traditional ingredients and I will keep you posted with the results.