MUTHIYAS
(Steamed and Fried Rolls of Flour and Vegetables)
Description
Rolls
of flour and vegetables, flavoured with fennel and fenugreek, first steamed and then
lightly fried.
Ingredients
Metric
Atta / Wheat flour
200 gms
Fine Semolina
75 gms
Fenugreek leaves
50 gms
Cabbage
50 gms
Carrots
50 gms
Feneel
5 gms
Ghee / Oil
30 gms
Pepper Corns
10 nos
Backing Powder
3 gms
Coriander Seeds
3 gms
Salt
To taste
Oil
For Frying
Procedure
Yield
: 12 nos
Serves : 6 persons if served with one dish.
12 Persons if served with
suggested menu.
Wash and pluck fenugreek leaves. Chop cabbage. Peel and
grate carrots.
Sieve semolina and atta along with backing powder.
Mix flours and vegetables, salt, asafoetida, oil or ghee,
pounded pepper and fennel, coriander seeds and a little water to make a stiff dough.
Divide the dough into 12 balls and keep them under a damp cloth for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile keep the steamer ready. Crease on plate or thali
which can be accomodted in steamer and give croquette shape to the dough balls. Use yur
palm and fingers impressions to the muthiyas.
Cooking
Arrange muthiyas in greased thali and steam for 20
minutes.
Remove from the steamer, cool a bit, and fry till golden
brown in colour and light in weight.
Serve hot and crisp muthiyas with any Indian Chutney as a
snack or as an accompaniment to any Gujarati Meal.
Tips
Sieve the dough before adding water and vegetables.