Doodhi Muthiya

Name: Doodhi Muthiya
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cups grated bottle gourd; 1/2 cup wheat flour; 1/2 cup besan; 1/2 cup semolina; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chili powder; 1/2 lemon juice; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp carom seeds; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 inch grated ginger; 4-5 green chillies finely chopped; 2 tsp oil; Handful chopped coriander leaves; Pinch asafoetida; For tadka; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp white til; 2 tbsp oil for frying; As needed water for steaming; As needed oil for greasing Muthiya strainer

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Doodhi Muthiya is a Gujarati dish and is a very popular evening snack item. This is a very healthy snack item as it comprises of bottle gourd as main component and can be prepared by using very less oil. Let's have a look at the ingredients and recipe step by step

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 people

1.5 cupsgrated bottle gourd
1/2 cupwheat flour
1/2 cupbesan
1/2 cupsemolina
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chili powder
1/2lemon juice
1 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspcarom seeds
1/4 tspbaking soda
1/2 inchgrated ginger
4-5green chillies finely chopped
2 tspoil
Handfulchopped coriander leaves
Pinchasafoetida
For tadka
1 tspcumin seeds
1 tspMustard seeds
1 tspwhite til
2 tbspoil for frying
As neededwater for steaming
As neededoil for greasing Muthiya strainer

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Steps

40 mins

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Firstly in a big bowl add - grated bottle gourd, wheat flour and besan
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Now add semolina, salt and turmeric powder.
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Now add cumin seeds, red chili powder and carom seeds
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Now add baking soda, oil and grated ginger and chopped green chillies.
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Now add chopped coriander leaves and mix well then add half a lemon this will activate baking soda. Mix everything well to form a loose dough.
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Meanwhile grease a strainer with oil on which we will be placing our Muthiyas and pour some water in steamer for steaming Muthiyas
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Now grease your hands and take ball sized portions from dough and start making cylindrical Muthiyas and place them on greased strainer.
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Now place the strainer on steamer and let all the Muthiyas cook in low to medium flame for 20-25 mins. After 25 mins Check Muthiyas by inserting knife if batter is not sticking Muthiyas are cooked.
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Take out the streamed Muthiyas on jali and allow it to cool down
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Now cut small pieces and keep it ready for frying
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For frying Muthiyas heat oil in a kadhai and add Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and white til
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Now add Muthiyas and mix well
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Fry for sometime untill Muthiyas become slightly brown on both sides. Add some coriander leaves from above
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Tasty Muthiyas are ready to serve. Serve it with coriander chutney or tomato ketchup
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Do try making this recipe and share your experiences, comments, remarks, and suggestions
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Thank you ☺️