Corn Handvo Recipe

Makai no Handvo or Corn Handvo is a traditional Gujarati snack dish made in almost all homes of Gujarat during monsoon when corn is available in plenty. This handvo is easily made in a non stick pan.It is a kind of savory cake made of rice and lentil flour.

Prep time: 8 hours
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup Handvo Flour
• 1 cup Curd
• 1 cup Corn Kernels to be ground into paste
• 1/4 cup Corn Kernels to be added whole
• 5 Green Chillies
• 1 Ginger Piece of i inch size
• 1/2 cup Coriander
• 8 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1/3 Cup Sesame Seeds
• 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 tsp Dhana Jeera Powder
• 1 tsp Sugar
• Salt to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Pre Preparation: Soak 250 gm Handvo flour in 250 gm curd for 8 hours.
2. Grind 1 cup corn along with coriander,green,chillies and ginger to a green paste in a mixer and add to batter.Now add remaining 1/4 cup whole corn kernels to the batter.Add all the spices like turmeric, red chilli powder,dana jeera powder, salt and sugar. Mix well.
3. Heat 4 tbsp oil in a non stick pan. Add mustard seed and half of sesame seeds and allow to crackle. Add this tampering to the batter.
4. Now heat another 2 tbsp oil in the pan and pour the batter in the pan.
5. Sprinkle remaining half of sesame seed on top of this batter.
6. Cover and allow to cook on slow flame for 5-10 minutes till the base becomes crispy and brown.
7. Now take a plate and invert the half cooked handvo from the non stick pan to the plate.
8. Heat another 2 tbsp oil in pan.Now carefully transfer the handvo with the uncooked side down back to the pan.
9. Again cover and cook for 5-10 minutes on slow flame.
10. Poke a knife in the center of the handvo. If the knife comes clean it is done.
11. Serve piping hot on a rainy evening with chai.