Doodhi Muthiya (Steamed bottle gourd dumplings)

Muthiya is very popular Gujarati snacks. It can be made with different vegetables of your choice like spinach, fenugreek  leaves, doodhi(bottle gourd), carrot, cabbage. You can use mixure of different flour like wheat flour, coarse sooji rava, coarse wheat flour, millet flour or corn meal. Today I am making Muthiya with wheat flour, sooji rava and doodhi.

Ingredients:

• 1&1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1&1/2 cup coarse wheat sooji
• 2 cup peeled and grated doodhi
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander leaves chopped (cilantro)
• 1 tsp green chili paste (optional)
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp baking soda or fruit soda

Seasoning:

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tbsp peanuts
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

Steps:

1. In a deep big bowl, add whole wheat flour, sooji, oil, salt, sugar, red chili powder, turmeric powder, green chili paste, garlic paste, sesame seeds, carom seeds, lemon juice, baking soda and coriander leaves and mix well.  
   
   
   
2. Now squeeze the grated doodhi and add into mixture. Save the excess water of doodhi to knead the dough. Mix the doodhi in flour very well. 
   
   
   
   
3. Add the little water at a time into flour and knead the very soft dough. 
   
4. Now its time to steam it. In two layer steamer, pour some water in lower pan, Grease the plate with little oil and let it boil on medium heat. 
   
5. Take some dough and make rolls with your hands and put it into steamer. Keep some space between two rolls, it will allow to cooks dough very well. 
   
6. Cover it with lid and let it cook for 25-30 minutes then switch it off. Let it be in the steamer with close lid and cool for 20 minutes or until its completely cool. 
   
7. Remove all the rolls in dish and cut it in 1/2 cm small piece. 
   
   
   
   
8. Its time for seasoning.On medium heat, in deep sauce pan, put oil then add mustard seeds, when it crackle add peanuts. Cook it for seconds the add sesame seeds and muthiya, Mix well. 
   
   
   
   
9. Garnish it with coriander leaves. 
   
10. Serve hot with tea, coffee or any chutney. 
    

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About Smita Patel

I'm Smita Patel. I'm currently full time mom for my two kids. By profession, I am an engineer and was working full time job but stopped working so I can give ample time to my kids.
My love for cooking started after I had kids as I would be always searching for new ways to make them eat perfect meals. Making them eat the same food made it boring for. So I started searching and experimenting with different recipes. And my family is loving it.
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