HANDVO (Spicy rice and lentil cake)
Starting each morning by taking a moment to enjoy the lentil things in life 😉 This is a recipe I shared a while back which makes the ultimate breakfast dish, packed with plenty of plantbased protein and fibre! Have you tried it yet?
Cooking Time 30 minutes Category Breakfast Servings 4
Prep Time 15 minutes Calories 500 Author Priyanka

INGREDIENTS
Part 1
- 450g handvo flour
- 3 tbsp dairy free yoghurt (optional)
- 400-450ml water (APPROX)
- 1/2 lemon (juice only)
Part 2
- 1 tbsp white or black sesame seeds
- 0.25tsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp chilli powder
- 1 green chilli chopped into 8 pieces
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 0.25 tsp Coriander and Cumin powder (optional) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- 1 tsp eno (raising agent)
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Part 3
- 1 courgette
- 1 carrot
- 1 potato (small)
- 1onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 handful of peas
- 1 tsp grated ginger ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Part 4 - tempering
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 cinnamon stick (~10 cm)
- 0.5 tsp Cumin seeds
- 0.5 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 chopped chilli
- 0.25 tsp chilli flakes /powder
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- Bay leaves (optimal)
- Small handful Fresh Coriander chopped ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Part 5
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
METHOD
- Mix all ingredients from part1 in a large bowl and keep in a warm place overnight (should form a liquid paste like semolina or cream of wheat)
- Mix in all ingredients from part 2, followed by eno
- Grind all vegetables from part 3 in a food processor (excluding the peas) and add to mixture
- Pour the mixture in a baking tray
- Part 4 - add 2 tablespoons off oil to a saucepan and once heated, add the cumin and mustard seeds. Once they start to pop add the remaining ingredients in part 5 and toast for 2-3 minutes until fragrant
- Pour the tempering on top of the mixture in the tray, evenly spread
- Part 5 - sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bake at 180 c for 45-50 minutes until golden Brown on the top
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