Doodhi Muthia ( Gujarati Recipe) video by Tarla Dalal

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Doodhi Muthia ( Gujarati Recipe) video. Muthia is a fist-shaped steamed snack that's much-loved by the Gujaratis. Doodhi and onions when combined with an apt combination of semolina and flours like whole wheat flour and besan yield delicious Doodhi Muthias.

Recipe Description for Doodhi Muthia ( Gujarati Recipe)

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 46 mins
Makes 45 pieces
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Ingredients

For Doodhi Muthia
2 cups grated bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
1/4 cup grated onions
1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1/2 cup semolina (rava / sooji)
1/2 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
2 pinches of baking soda
3/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
3 1/4 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp sesame seeds (til)

For The Garnish
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

For doodhi muthia

To make {span class="bold1"}doodhi muthia{/span}, squeeze out excess water from the grated bottle gourd and onions and discard the liquid.
Combine the bottle gourd, onions, whole wheat flour, semolina, besan, ginger-green chilli paste , turmeric powder, cumin seeds, lemon juice, sugar, coriander, baking soda, ½ tsp of asafoetida, salt and 1 tsp of oil in a bowl, mix well and knead into a soft dough.
Apply ¼ tsp of oil on your hands and divide the mixture into 4 equal portions.
Shape each portion into a cylindrical roll approximately 150 mm. (6") length and 25 mm. (1") in diameter.
Arrange 2 rolls on a greased sieve and steam in a steamer for 20 minutes.
Repeat step 5 to steam 2 more rolls.
Remove, cool slightly and cut into 12 mm. (½”) slices and keep aside.
For the tempering, heat the remaining 2 tsp of oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, sesame seeds and remaining asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for a 30 seconds.
Add the {span class="bold1"}doodhi muthia{/span} pieces and sauté on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes or till they turn light brown in colour and crisp.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}doodhi muthia{/span} immediately garnished with coriander.