Handvo {Spicy Rice and lentils cake}

Dough Ingredients

• 2½ cups handwa flour
• ⅓ cup PLAIN yogurt or non-dairy yogurt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1½ cup warm water

Tempering

• 1 tablespoon oil
• ½ teaspoons mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2 dried red chilies optional

Vegetables

• 3 cups bottle gourd peeled and grated
• 1 cup carrots peeled and grated
• 1½ cups methi leaves finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger grated
• 4 green chilies minced
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
• salt to taste

Other Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Part I: Dough

• 1.5 cups Handvo flour available in Indian stores
• ¼ cup PLAIN yogurt or non-dairy yogurt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• ¾ cup warm water

Part II: Vegetables

• 1.5 cups peeled and grated bottle gourd
• 1 cup peeled and grated carrots
• 1 cup methi leaves chopped
• ½ tablespoon ginger grated
• 2 to 3 green chilies minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
• kosher salt to taste

Part III: Tempering

• ½ tablespoon oil
• ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
• ½ tablespoon brown sesame seeds
• 1 to 2 dried red chilies optional

Part IV: Final Ingredients

• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ tablespoon brown sesame seeds