Handvo (savory rice & lentil cake)

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice (coarsely ground - similar to coarse semolina)
• 1 cup mixed lentils, coarsely ground (texture similar to the rice)
• {urad (ivory lentils), moong dhuli (split green mung without skin) & chana dal (split bengal gram without skin)}
• ½ cup sour yogurt
• 1 cup shredded lauki/ghiya/dhoodhi (ash gourd) - you can even use courgette
• ½ cup shredded carrots
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp fruit salt (I used Eno)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• ¼ tsp red chili powder
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 2 green chilies, ground to paste (I used 2 large ones)
• 1 heaped tsp ginger paste
• 1 heaped tsp garlic paste
• Salt to taste (I used 1½ tsp)
• For tempering
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 10 curry leave (I tore them into two-three pieces with hand)
• 3-4 whole red chiles (I tore them into bite size pieces and removed seeds)
• ½ tsp black sesame seeds
• ½ tsp white sesame seeds
• A few black and white sesame seeds for sprinkling
• For Mint and Cilantro Chutney
• 1 cup mint leaves
• ½ cup cilantro (dhaniya patta/ fresh green coriander)
• ½ tsp amchoor (dry mango powder) or lemon juice
• ½ tsp salt or to taste
• 1 shallot (small onion)
• 1 green chili