Muthia, a famous Gujarati tea time snack. We can make muthia using many vegetables like methi, mooli and Doodhi is one of the frequently used vegetable in concocting muthia. Doodhi Muthia is a steamed dumpling and hence it is very healthy.
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| Doodhi Muthia | Bottlegourd Muthia |
| Preparation time | 15 mins |
| Cooking Time | 25 mins |
| Yield | 15 Muthias |
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| Doodhi Muthia | Bottlegourd Muthia |
Ingredients:
| Grated (Bottle Gourd) Doodhi | 1 Cup* |
| Whole Wheat Flour | ½ Cup |
| Bengal Gram Flour | ¼ Cup |
| Semolina | 2 tablespoon |
| Ginger-Greenchilli Paste | 1 teaspoon |
| Turmeric Powder | ½ teaspoon |
| Coriander Powder | 2 teaspoon |
| Cumin Powder | 2 teaspoon |
| Fennel Seeds | ½ teaspoon |
| Lemon Juice | 1 teaspoon |
| Baking Powder | 1 Pinch |
| Coriander Leaves | 2 tablespoon |
| Sugar | ½ teaspoon |
| Curd | 2 tablespoon |
| Oil | 2 tablespoon |
| Salt | To Taste |
* 1 Cup Capacity = 250ml
For Seasoning:
| Cooking Oil | ½ tablespoon |
| Mustard Seeds | ½ tablespoon |
| Sesame Seeds | ½ tablespoon |
| Hing | ¼ teaspoon |
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| Doodhi Muthia | Bottlegourd Muthia |
Method:
- Peel the skin of the bottle gourd and grate it. Squeeze the excess water and take only the grated bottlegourd. Measure 1 cup of grated bottlegourd and start with the preparation. Take the wheat flour, besan and semolina in a bowl and mix well
- Add grated bottlegourd, chopped coriander leaves, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel seeds, sugar,curd, turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Finally add oil and baking powder and knead it to a nice and soft dough
- Grease oil in the palms and divide the dough into 3 equal parts. Roll each portion into a cylinder. Place the rolled cylindrical muthia dough in a broad sieve and steam in a pressure cooker or steamer for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick to check if the muthia is cooked properly. Remove the cooked muthia from the steamer and allow it to cool off and then make slices and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when the mustard seeds starts to sputter add sesame seeds and hing and saute in medium flame for 2 minutes.
- To the seasoned ingredients, add sliced steamed doodhi muthiyas and mix well. Finally garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves
- Serve the mouth-watering steamed Doodhi Muthia with hot tea and enjoy the evening snack!
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| Doodhi Muthia | Bottlegourd Muthia |
