Rava Handvo – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take rava in a bowl. You can use any type of rava that is fine or coarse.
• Add curd and mix well. You can add 1 1/2-2 cups buttermilk in place of curd.
• Add water to adjust the consistency and mix well.
• Add besan and mix well.
• Add carrot, capsicum, spinach and mix well. You can add veggies of your choice.
• Add roasted peanuts, ginger-green chili paste, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well.
• You can add cashew nuts or almonds in place of peanuts.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Cover and rest the mixture for about 10 minutes.
• You can keep this mixture ready previous night and store it in freeze or room temperature too. Next morning make handvo.
• Add eno fruit salt and mix well.
• You can add 1/2 tsp baking soda in place of Eno.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let it pop up.
• Add cumin seeds, curry leaves and turn off the gas or turn the heat to low.
• Add sesame seeds and the batter.
• Spread the batter well.
• Cover and cook on very low heat for about 10-11 minutes until the lower side turns nice and crispy and becomes kharpus.
• Open the lid and check the lower side for nice golden color.
• Turn off the gas and flip the handvo over into a dish.
• Take the remaining tadka out on the handvo.
• Again heat up oil in the pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let it pop up.
• Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, sesame seeds and transfer the handvo on the tadka.
• Cook until other side also gets nice golden color and becomes kharpus. No need to cover.
• Turn off the gas and transfer the handvo into a dish.
• Handvo is all ready. Cut and serve.