Hello! Gujarati's are very foody. They just want good and tasty food. Gujarati cuisine is famous for its variety of dishes but a fact you should know is that all dishes prepared under gujarati cuisine are super healthy and at the same tkmetvery delicious. So here I come up with another mouth- watering snack which is a kind of savory cake made with a combinations of rice, various lentils and yogurt and it's named as Handva. In other words, it is a healthy pancake. Don't worry, it's not a missile as Kareena Kapoor says in 3 idiots. It takes little time to prepare but believe me the efforts u put in are worth it. So here are the ingredients and the method to prepare it:

Ingredients:

150 grm yogurt

150 grm bottle gourd(lauki)

1/4 cup split pigeon peas(toor dal)

1/2 cup rice

1 tbsp white lentil (urad dal)

1tbsp yellow split gram 

1/4 cup chana dal 

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp turmeric powder

3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp lemon

1/2 tsp ginger paste

2 tsp black sesame seeds

Few Curry leaves

2-3 green chillies

Salt as required

Method

1. First thing is to prepare handvo batter. To prepare the batter, wash and soak the rice and other dals in sufficient amount of water for 3-4 hours. After that drain the extra water. Later grind it and make a smooth paste. Once done, add yogurt and salt as per your requirement and grind it once more. Put this paste in a large bowl and keep it aside for 8-10 hours to ferment. Add little water for better consistency.

2. Next, take the handvo batter and add grated bottle gourd, ginger paste, turmeric powder, oil and green chilli paste. Mix all these ingrefiingr well and make sure the batter has thick consistency. (Note: if the batter becomes little watery then you can add sooji. It will increase thickness and also make it crispy.

3. After that, add baking soda and lemon juice and mix it properly.

4. Quickly put a non-stick pan over medium flame and add oil. Once it is heated enough add mustard seeds. Once crackle, add cumin seeds , a pinch of hing and add curry leaves, sesame seeds. Saute it for some time and then add the handvo batter in the pan. Spread it evenly. Cook on both sides till it becomes golden brown.

5. Serve it with green chutney or date-tamarind chutney.

Enjoy the Gujarati vegetable cake😁🤗

Hello everyone! Hope my blogs have been beneficial to you all. We talked about Dhokla, sev tamata nu shaak, Dabeli and Gujarati Kadhi. Today I'm going to tell you all about one more very famous item- Jalebi fafda. I am sure its going to be everyone's favourite.

Jalebi--fafda is a famous snack of Gujarat. It is mostly had for breakfast. It is considered to be Gujarat's most loved combination. Fafda are crunchy, spicy and have long stripes of chikpeach dough which has been deep fried. Jalebi are sweet, tangy, soft fried and sweet dipped in sugar. This sweet-salty combination is traditionally served on dusshera as a breakfast. It amazing combination is found in most of the street corners of Gujarat.

Ingredients
Chickpeas flour(gram flour) 1 1/2 cup
Carom seeds (ajwain) 1 tbsp
Black pepper power or crushed 1 tbsp
Baking soda
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil (to make the dough 3 tbsp and as required for deep fry)

How to make fafda? 
In a bowl, add carom seeds, crushed balck pepper, baking soda,salt, termeric powder and mix well. Add gram flour and some water and make a soft dough just as you make for a chapatti dough. Knead the dough properly for 5-6 minutes, add 1 tbsp oil and knead for some more time.Keep it aside for 15-20 minutes. Roll out thin layer and cut down the stripes. Deep fry it on a medium flame until they become crispy.
Delicious fafda are ready. Serve it with jalebi and fried green chillies.

Imagin you are on a diet, and someone keeps this yummy, mouth watering jalebi-fafda before you! Will you all be able to control yourself? Will you be able to ignore it and focus on your diet? I don't think I'll be able to control myself from it. Diet ka kya hai, woh toh chalta rehta hai! But don't ever miss it whenever u get a chance. It's easy to make at home and gives the same taste like other street shops. Do give it a try and enjoy it's delicious taste with your loved one's.