Blogging Marathon# 37: Week 4/ Day2
Theme: Member's Choice
Dish: Gujarati Muthiya with Lauki (Bottle gourd)
For the second day of BM# 37 under member's choice theme I picked Gujarati Muthiya. This healthy & filling snack from Gujarat has been on my to-make list for quite some time. So when I saw it on the members choice list, I knew I had to try it for this week.
'Muthi' means fist in Gujarati and the dish is named 'muthiya' because they are made into a cylindrical shape using the fist. They are first steamed and then pan fried until crisp. They are great when served hot as tea time snack.
Bottle gourd has a ton of water in it, so it is not necessary to add any more water when making the dough. As I mentioned above, methi can also be used to flavor muthiyas.
Recipe from Tarla Dalal's site:
Gujarati Lauki Muthiya (Doodhi Muthia)
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bottle gourd/ Lauki, grated
- 1 Small Onion, grated
- ½ cup Chickpea flour
- ½ cup Atta/ whole wheat flour
- ½ cup Sooji/ semolina
- 2 teaspoons Ginger, grated
- 2 Green chilies, very finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- To taste Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Asafetida/ Hing, divided
- 3 tablespoons Oil, divided
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons Cilantro, finely chopped
Instructions
- Add a pinch of salt to grated lauki and set it aside in a colander placed in a bowl. After 10~15 minutes, squeeze out all the water from the lauki and take it in a mixing bowl. Reserve the drained water.
- To the drained lauki, add grated onion, chickpea flour, whole wheat flour, sooji, ginger, green chilies, turmeric, cumin seeds, lemon juice, sugar, baking soda, salt, asafetida and oil. Mix and knead into a smooth dough. Add the reserved lauki water, only if needed.
- Lightly grease hands and divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each portion into a cylinder that is 6" long and 1" in diameter. Place them in a lightly greased container and steam for 20~25 minutes.Let them cool slightly and cut the muthiyas into ½" pieces.
- Heat remaining oil in a small pan on medium heat. Add mustard seeds, remaining asafoetida and sesame seeds. Once the seeds start to splutter, add the muthiyas and saute on medium flame until golden brown and crisp on all sides. Don't overcrowd the pan, cook in batches to evenly cook the muthiyas. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve immediately.
Varadas Kitchen
This recipe is so close to cabbage cutlets that we make in Maharashtra. The muthiya look good, healthy too.
Manjula Bharath
wow such an tempting and yummy muthia 🙂 looks super delicious snack.. I wud love to finish the bowl !!
Sony P
Muthiya looks so mouth watering........ Perfect for tea or coffee!!
Vidhya
OMG I reached your place on a right time. My colleague got this Muthiya yesterday. She is a Gujarati girl. Loved the taste of it. I am bookmarking this recipe.
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
I enjoyed this so much. Glad you made the traditional version also
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
I enjoyed this so much. Glad you made the traditional version also
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Too good Pavani. I should make this at my end too..
Archana Potdar
Looks yum. I love it. In fact my daughter loves them. So its a great way to get lauki in her and I will indulge. 😀
Srivalli
Pavani, those snacks are looking so yummy!..feel like grabbing off the screen..very nicely done..
Sarah M
Do I use both ½ cup Besan Chickpea flour AND ½ cup Atta (whole wheat flour) or is it just one of them? Thanks!
cookshideout
Hi Sarah, you need both 1/2 cup chickpea four and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. I have updated the recipe to be more clear. Thank you.
Sarah Maurer
Thanks so much!!!