🥧 Vegan Gujarati Handvo (Easy)

Ingredients

Batter

• ½ cup rice (or rice flour)

• ½ cup mixed lentils (chana dal + toor dal + moong dal)

• 1 cup lauki (bottle gourd), grated & squeezed

• 2 tbsp plain plant yogurt (or water)

• 1 tsp ginger-green chili paste

• ½ tsp turmeric

• 1 tsp sugar (optional)

• Salt to taste

• ½ tsp fruit salt (eno) or ¼ tsp baking soda

Tempering

• 2 tbsp oil

• 1 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp sesame seeds

• Few curry leaves

• Pinch of asafoetida (hing)

Instructions

1. Soak rice + lentils for 6–8 hours. Grind to a coarse batter.
   (Shortcut: use rice flour + soaked lentils blend.)

2. Mix batter with lauki, yogurt/water, ginger-chili paste, spices, sugar, and salt.

3. Just before cooking, add eno/baking soda and mix gently.

4. Heat oil in a pan, add tempering ingredients.

5. Pour batter into the pan, cover, and cook on low heat 15–20 minutes.

6. Flip carefully, cook another 10 minutes until golden.
   (Or bake at 180°C / 350°F for 35–40 min.)