A Low Salt Recipe for High Blood Pressure - Poha Handwa

A Low Salt Recipe for High Blood Pressure - Poha Handwa

POHA HANDWA

Preparation time 30 minutes

Cooking time 20 minutes

Makes 4 handwashes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Jada Poha (thickly beaten rice flakes)

1/2 cup low-fat curd with 1 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup grated white pumpkin (doodhi/lauki)

1/2 cup grated carrots

1/4 cup cooked green peas

1 tbsp green chili ginger paste

1 tsp sugar

2 pinches of turmeric powder (Haldi)

2 pinches of red chili powder

FOR TEMPERING

1 tsp mustard seeds (Rai / Sarson)

2 tsp sesame seeds (up to)

2 pinch asafoetida (hinge)

1 tsp oil

OTHER INGREDIENTS

2 tsp oil for cooking

1/4 tsp salt

You might know what Handwa is. They may have had a handwa at some point.

But handwa made from beaten rice! It's different. Let's look at the ingredients.

Thickly beaten rice flakes, these were dipped in buttermilk in curd for 15-20 minutes and sifted.

Grated carrots, green peas, grated white pumpkin, sugar and salt to taste.

And for tempering we need asafetida, sesame and mustard seeds.

Apart from that, we would need ginger garlic paste and green chili paste.

It's a very simple recipe.

Take the beaten rice that has been soaked in buttermilk. Now add some sugar and grated white pumpkin. Mix it properly.

Next add green peas and carrots.

Add salt if desired. You need to make sure you add all the ingredients and then add salt.

In the meantime, we will prepare for tempering.

You need some oil for tempering.

Tempering is finished.

Add mustard and sesame seeds and a pinch of asafetida.

Let it stand for a moment and then add the tempering to the previously created mixture.

Add red chili powder and some turmeric to taste.

Turmeric changes color and gives it its unique taste. Mix well.

Once the mixture is ready, we can prepare the ‘Handwa’ (Pan Cake).

To do this, put some oil in a pan or on a frying pan.

Now we will make ‘Handwa’ which is about 10 mm thick and 7 to 8 inches in diameter.

This is done exactly the same way we do 'Uttapam' and 'Thalipeeth'.

Now we will cover it.

We have to cook it for 15-20 minutes on both sides.

The handwa becomes golden and fluffy.

Now we have to serve it. We can serve the ‘Poha Handwa’ with curd.

Inspired by Harshad Jethra