Methi Na Gota Recipe, Methi Pakora, Dakor Na Gota

Fresh Fenugreek leaves and chick pea flour fritters

Methi Na Gota is a very popular deep fried snack from Gujarat .Methi Gotas are  very famous in Dakor so also popular as Dakor na gota.Though most of the popular Gujarati snacks are steamed like Khaman Dhokla,  Sandwich Dhokla  , Palak methi Muthiya  and  Rasiya Patra etc but they also love there fried farsans and this gota is very delicious preparations with Fresh fenugreek,chick pea flour and few spices.

Methi Na Gota can be made and enjoyed any time but taste best in winters when good quality of fresh fenugreek leaves are available in the market.If you dint have fresh fenugreek then can use soaked dried methi/kasoori methi instead but the taste will be slightly different.

In Gujarat These Methi na gota’s are sold on road side shops,cart and in most of the sweet and farsan shops . Gotas are served with kadi, Green chutney and fried green chilies and a cup of chai go along well.This is quite an easy jhatpat kind of snack to make,If you have chopped fenugreek at hand then it can be made in a jiffy . You can serve it to your guests, pack in lunch boxes  or enjoy with tea on a cold or rainy day.

Some people add mashed ripe bananas in it to cut the bitterness of Fenugreek leaves but I avoid adding it as I love the slight bitter taste of Fenugreek.But you can add it if you wish.

Methi Na Gota Recipe, Methi Pakora Methi Gota-Fresh Fenugreek leaves and chick pea flour fritters

• CourseBreakfast, snacks/starters, Tiffin recipes
• CuisineGujarati Cuisine

Servings Prep Time

5Person 20minutes

Cook Time

20minutes

Servings Prep Time 5Person 20minutes

Cook Time 20minutes

Ingredients

• 2cup Gram flour / Besan
• 1/4cup Semolina / Sooji
• 4cup Fresh Fenugreek / Hari Methichopped
• 3 Green chilies/hari mirchchopped finely
• 1tsp Ginger / Adrakchopped
• 2tbsp whole coriander/sabut dhaniyacrushed
• 3/4tbsp sesame seeds /til
• 3/4tbsp Sugar / Chini
• 1.5tsp whole peppercorns
• 1tsp fennel seeds/saunf
• 1tbsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
• 2tbsp Yogurt / Dahi
• 1/4cup Cooking Oilto add in the batter
• totaste fruit salt /eno
• 1tsp Eno fruit salt
• 1/2tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
• EnoughOil to deep fry
• 6 Green chilies/hari mirchto deep fry

Instructions

1. Wash and finely chop Fenugreek leaves /methi .
2. Take a bowl and add besan/sooji and all the spices and mix.
3. Now add 1/4 hot oil and mix well with your fingers.
4. Now add chopped methi, green chilies,ginger and yogurt and mix again.
5. Add water in the mixture and make a medium soft batter.
6. Rest it for 10 minutes.
7. Add eno in the batter and mix well.
8. Heat enough oil in a wide and deep pan .
9. When oil become hot then drop small fritters in the oil using your fingers.
10. Fry gotas till they become golden in color.
11. Drain on a paper towel to absorb the extra oil.
12. Fried chilies- Make slits in the whole chilies and deep fry them in the hot oil till they become golden.now drain on a paper napkin and sprinkle salt and mango powder or just add some chat masala.

Recipe Notes

Serving suggestions- serve hot with green chutney,kadi, fried green chilies and a cup of hot tea.

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