Handvo

A pan-fried savory rice, dal, and vegetable cake

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

  • About

In Ahmedabad, in Gujarat, you are likely to see home kitchens equipped with special steamers to make dhoklas and a special cooker that is used solely to make handvo. Yes, it’s such an important dish that cooks invest in a special gadget to make it. The cooker has a large dome with a perforated lid that covers a container with a tube in the center. The handvo batter is poured into the well-greased container, which is placed in a tray filled with sand. The cooker with the