POHA HANDWA
Preparation time 30 minutes
Cooking time 20 minutes
4 hands ago
INGREDIENTS
1 cup jada poha (thick beaten rice flakes)
1/2 cup of low-fat curd with 1 1/2 cups of water
1/2 cup grated white pumpkin (doodhi/lauki)
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/4 cup boiled green peas
1 tablespoon green chili ginger paste
1 teaspoon of sugar
2 pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
2 pinch of red chili powder
FOR THE TEMPERATE
1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai/sarson)
2 teaspoons sesame seeds (up to)
2 pinches of asafoetida (hing)
1 teaspoon of oil
OTHER INGREDIENTS
2 teaspoons of cooking oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
You may know what is Handwa. You may have had a Handwa at some point.
But handwa made from beaten rice! Is different. Let’s see the ingredients.
Thick beaten rice flakes, these have been soaked in buttermilk for 15-20 minutes into curds and sieved.
Grated carrots, green peas, grated white pumpkin, sugar and salt to taste.
And for tempering, we need asafoetida, sesame seeds, and mustard seeds.
Other than that, we would need ginger garlic paste and green chili paste.
It is a very simple recipe.
Take the beaten rice that has been soaked in buttermilk. Now add some sugar and grated white pumpkin. Mix it properly.
Next, add the green peas and carrots.
Add salt to taste. You want to make sure you add all the ingredients and then add salt.
Meanwhile, we will prepare the tempering.
To temper, you need a little oil.
The temper is ready.
Put mustard and sesame seeds, and a pinch of asafoetida.
Let it rest for a moment and then add the tempering in the mixture that we created earlier.
Add red chili powder to taste and some turmeric to the mixture.
The turmeric will change color and also give it its unique flavor. Mix well.
Once the mixture is ready, we can prepare the ‘Handwa’ (pan cake).
To do this, we put a little oil in a pan or on a griddle.
Now we will make ‘Handwa’ which is around 10mm thick and 7-8 inches in diameter.
This is done just like we do the ‘Uttapam’ and the ‘Thalipeeth’.
Now we will cover it.
We have to cook it on both sides for 15-20 minutes.
The Handwa will turn golden and fluffy.
Now we have to serve it. We can serve the ‘Poha Handwa’ with curd.