Gujarati Muthiya | Lauki Muthiya Recipe
 
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Serves: 3 - 4 person
Ingredients
  • Lauki / Dudhi / Bottle gourd - 2 cup, grated
  • Green chili - 2 -3
  • Ginger - 1 inch
  • Garlic - 8-10 cloves, optional
  • Aata / Bhakri atta / Baati aata - 3 cup
  • Leftover rice - 1 cup ( optional )
  • Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
  • Carom seeds / ajwain - ½ tsp
  • Curd - ¼ cup
  • Salt - 3 tsp
  • Turmeric - 2 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp
For Tadka :
  • Oil - 4-5 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Green chilies - 2-3
  • Curry leaves - 2 spring
  • Methi seeds powder - ½ tsp
  • Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
  • Hing - ¼ tsp
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. Peel the lauki and grate it.
  2. Immediately add 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp salt.
  3. Mix well and keep it aside for 10 min.
  4. Meantime, make a paste of ginger, chili, and garlic.
  5. After 10 min, you can see lauki has released its water.
  6. Now add the ginger-chili-garlic paste.
  7. Add, leftover rice ( optional ) sesame seeds, carom seeds, sugar, curd, oil and salt.
  8. Mix well.
  9. Add flour of your choice.
  10. Knead into a soft dough.
  11. Place the steamer on the flame.
  12. Add water up to ¼ level.
  13. Let the water come to boil.
  14. Once the water starts to boil, place a colander cloth on a steamer tray or grease it with oil.
  15. Make long logs for muthiya, wet your hands if required.
  16. Arrange them horizontally inch apart from each other.
  17. The same way arranges another level vertically inch apart from others.
  18. You can see the criss-cross pattern. This will help to distribute steam evenly.
  19. Cover them with the cloth.
  20. Steam them on medium-high flame for 30 - 45 minutes.
  21. After 40 min, insert the toothpick and check, if it comes out clean, it's done.
  22. Let it rest at least 15 min.
  23. After some time, take them out and let them cool down.
  24. Once you are able to handle cut them in pieces.
  25. In a wide Kadai, heat oil for tadka.
  26. Add mustard seeds.
  27. When they start to splutter, add methi powder, chilies, curry leaves, sesame seeds, and hing.
  28. When sesame seeds start to turn brown, add steamed muthiya.
  29. Fry them for a while.
  30. Serve warm with adrak wali chai, coffee, or pickle of your choice.
Recipe by Zeel's Kitchen at https://zeelskitchen.com/recipe/lauki-muthiya-gujarati-muthiya-recipe/