code: def get_recipe_intent_handler(request):
      
  
      # Get variables like userId, slots, intent name etc from the 'Request' object
      ingredient = request.slots["Ingredient"]  # Gets an Ingredient Slot from the Request object.
      
      if ingredient == None:
          return alexa.create_response("Could not find an ingredient!")
  
      # All manipulations to the request's session object are automatically reflected in the request returned to Amazon.
      # For e.g. This statement adds a new session attribute (automatically returned with the response) storing the
      # Last seen ingredient value in the 'last_ingredient' key. 
  
      request.session['last_ingredient'] = ingredient # Automatically returned as a sessionAttribute
      
      # Modifying state like this saves us from explicitly having to return Session objects after every response
  
      # alexa can also build cards which can be sent as part of the response
      card = alexa.create_card(title="GetRecipeIntent activated", subtitle=None,
                               content="asked alexa to find a recipe using {}".format(ingredient))    
  
      return alexa.create_response("Finding a recipe with the ingredient {}".format(ingredient),
                                   end_session=False, card_obj=card)
docs: You can insert arbitrary business logic code here