Friday, April 19, 2013

Handvo (Indian Baked Opo Snack)

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:
1 Opo (Dudhi), peeled and shredded
1 Serrano Pepper (Leela Marcha), finely shredded
3-4 cloves Garlic (Lasan), finely shredded
~ Approximately 1 garlic cloves worth of shredded Ginger (Adu)
1 bunch chopped Cilantro (Dhana)
1/4 cup Yogurt
Handvo Flour (enough to obtain texture in pictures, ~ 1/2 cup)
Salt, to taste
Sesame Seeds, garnish

Tempering:
Cooking Oil
Mustard Seeds (Rye)
Asofetida (Hing)
Dry Red Chili

Preparation:
1. Add some salt to the shredded Opo and let stand for 2-3 minutes so that some water will be released.
2. Now add Handvo Flour until you can make small, loose balls out of the dough (Not too hard, not too soft).
3. Add the spices and let sit overnight.
4. Then add yogurt and chopped Cilantro
5. Now pour the Vaghar over the Handvo
6. Top with sesame seeds.
7. Cook in the oven at Temperature 350 for approximately 40 minutes, then for 5 minutes on convection heat or the top layer gets crispy.

Handvo Flour:
Grind together in a Vitamix - Rice, Toor Daal and Moong Daal in 2:1:1 proportion. 

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