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Muthia is a fist-shaped steamed snack that's much-loved by the Gujarati.
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You can have Gajar Dudhi Muthias (Carrot & Bottlegourd Muthias) using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Gajar Dudhi Muthias (Carrot & Bottlegourd Muthias)
- You need 1 cup of grated carrot and bottleguard (I took 1 carrot and a small bottleguard or dudhi).
- You need 1 tsp of chilli-ginger-garlic paste (you can even crush them or cut into small pieces).
- Prepare 2 cups of whole wheat flour.
- It's 1 cup of bengal gram flour or besan.
- You need 1/2 cup of semolina or rava.
- You need 1/2 cup of oil (some for kneading dough and some for frying muthias).
- It's 2 tsp of red chilli powder.
- You need 2 tsp of coriander cumin powder.
- You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
- It's 2-3 tsp of sugar.
- Prepare 1 tsp of lemon juice.
- Prepare to taste of salt.
- Prepare 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
- You need 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
- It's pinch of asafoetida.
- You need 1 tsp of sesame seeds (optional) - I have not used it in this recipe.
- It's of few curry leaves (optional).
Grated cabbage, carrot are some other vegetables you can use. Along with lemon juice the muthias will have a sweet and sour flavour for which the Gujarati cuisine is known for. Gajar Nu Muthia is made using carrots and multigrain flour. Your good response on all social media handles tells me that many of you are liking MTCchainashta series where I am trying to showcase Winter is time to enjoy fresh colourful produce, when it comes to making muthias, I have two favourites.
Gajar Dudhi Muthias (Carrot & Bottlegourd Muthias) instructions
- In a mixing bowl add whole wheat flour, gram flour, semolina and mix well. Add chilli-ginger-garlic paste, salt, very little sugar, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander cumin powder and 2 tsp of oil and mix everything nicely till the masala is coated well with the flour. mmu Add grated carrot and bottleguard(dudhi). Please note do not add water initially as the veggies will leave some water which will help in kneading the dough. Add water only if required..
- Knead the dough and keep aside. In a meanwhile heat the vessel you will be steaming muthias into by adding 2-3 glass of water and let the water heat. Make cylindrical rolls of muthias (as shown in the pictures) and keep them on steaming dish (one with the hole) Make the remaining rolls and cover the lid and let muthias steam nicely for about 20-25 minutes. Open and check with the help of toothpick whether the muthias are steamed nicely..
- If the toothpick comes out clean means the muthias are done. If muthias stick to the toothpick let it get steamed for another 10-15 minutes on a medium high flame. Once the muthias are done open the lid and remove the muthias and let it cool for about 5-7 minutes (this will help in cutting the muthias in proper shape and size). Heat a kadhai or pan add 2 tbsp of oil, add mustard and cumin seeds, asafoetida and let it splutter. Add few curry leaves and add steamed muthias..
- Add pinch of salt, 1 tsp of sugar (optional) and some red chilli powder, cumin coriander powder, turmeric powder, lemon juice and mix well on a medium high flame and let it get cooked for 5-7 minutes till they are golden crisp. Serve hot with chutney / tea / ketchups / pickles Decorate it with coriander leave (optional)..
With this simple recipe, making sweet and creamy dudhi halwa (lauki halwa) at home is as easy as eating it! Just simmer grated dudhi with milk, add condensed milk, sugar, nuts and cardamom powder and voila delicious dudhi halwa is ready. An all time favourite Gujarati snack, methi and gajar make it extra nutritious. Divide the dough into twelve equal portions and roll into cylindrical shapes of one inch diameter. Arrange the muthias on a greased colander and steam for fifteen to twenty minutes or till done.
