HANDWA

Course: Salty Snacks

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves: 4 to 6 

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of ground rice flour
• ¼ cup of besan ( gram flour)
• ¼ cup of sorghum or millet flour
• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1 carat, grated
• 1 courgette, grated (any other vegetable such as gourd or cabbage can be substituted if preferred)
• ½ cup of peas
• ½  tsp of thinly cut pieces of unwaxed lemon
• 1 tbsp of finely grated ginger
• 1 green chilli (optional)
• ¼ tsp of red flake chilli ( optional)
• ¾  tsp of turmeric powder
• 1 and half tsp of rock salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tbsp of ghee (any other oil can be substituted)
• 3 tbsp of sesame seeds
• ¾ ts of Eno powder
• Little warm water if required

Method:

1. Preheat the oven at 220C fan oven.
2. Add all the items in a bowl except sesame seeds and Eno powder. Mix these completely. The mixture should be of the consistency of yogurt. In case, the mixture seems thick, little water can be added.
3. Take a steel plate having one to one and half inches sides or can use a baking tray and grease it with ghee.
4. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the plate.
5. Add eno salt to the mixture and mix it completely and pour it on the plate immediately and sprinkle sesame seeds on the top.
6. Put in the preheated oven for 40 minutes or until the sides become golden brown.
7. Let it cool down for 15 to 20 minutes.
8. The pieces can be cut into 2 inches pieces or as preferred.

Special note:

• Handwa can be eaten with green, yogurt or Imli chutney
• Handwa can be eaten as a snack or light lunch