હાંડવો / Handavo / Savory Lentil Cakes Recipe

Gujaratis are known for their variety of farsan – snacks – dhokla, khaman, shev-khamni, khandvi, gote, lochyo, kachori, mathiya, muthiya …. it’s a long list. I have previously posted two recipes for muthiya – dudhi na muthiya and palak-methi na muthiya. Handvo or Handawa is yet another healthy Gujarati snack which is not deep fried. It’s actually baked! Traditionally this savory lentil cake is baked in an aluminium pot filled with sand in the bottom, which when heated, provides dry heat just like our modern ovens. I found it quite interesting. It’s prepared with a mixture of different dal flours such as chana…

WTML April 2013 Roundup

I was happy to host Gayathri’s WTML event and was happier to see 159 entries! Assembling this post took lot of efforts, thanks to all the participants. The winner as selected by Gayathri is Nabanita Das from Esho-Bosho-Aahare and her winning entry is Kesari Badam Kulfi. Congratulations!! I have grouped the dishes roughly into appetizers / snacks, desserts and main entrees. Hope you find this helpful. There are more entries and I will add those to the list eventually. Meanwhile, join us at https://www.facebook.com/MyHomeMantra for more updates. [tabgroup] [tab title=Desserts][half] Tiramisu Sandesh | A Fusion Sweet by Esho-Bosho-Aahare Ragi Ladoo by Sahasra Recipes Nendrapazam…

मुळ्याचे पराठे / Muli Paratha and WTML April 2013 Event Announcement with a Giveaway!!

मुळा / Muli or White Radish and शेपू / Savaa or Dill, the two vegetables I hated from my core white I was little. I gave my mom hard time since she either had to convince me for eating it or make something else . Convincing me was a harder task than preparing something else. She tried many ways to hide these vegetables in other dishes. the characteristic smell the two vegetables have turned out to be my biggest advantage. It was quite rare to have my mom open the door for me as I return from school since her office timings never…