Ondhwo

Name: Ondhwo (Rice, Semolina and Vegetable Cake)
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: juice of 1 lemon; 1 tbsp mustard seeds; 75 g carrot, finely grated; 5 curry leaves; 1–2 tsp chilli powder; 20 ml sunflower or rapeseed oil plus more for greasing the tin; 50 g gram flour; 20 g ginger, grated; 2 tsp salt; 150 g plain yoghurt; 75 g spring onions, chopped; 75 g white cabbage, finely shredded; 1 heaped tsp Eno fruit salts; 4–5 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander; 1 heaped tbsp sesame seeds; 75 g leftover rice or Kicheree; 200 g coarse semolina

Rice, Semolina and Vegetable Cake

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Biting Biting

By Urvashi Roe

Published 2022

About

My friend Kavita always brings ondhwo when she comes over that she makes from a recipe that has been handed down from her sister Punita. Whenever I make this I think of her and one of her really bad jokes. It makes me smile. This is a very flexible recipe so use the vegetables here as a guide and throw in whatever you have handy, adjusting the water and cooking time by eye.