Mix Vegetable Muthiya Recipe

Healthy and steamed vegetable and multi grain dumplings-A Gujarati speciality

Mutjiya is a popular snack from the state of gujarat.Muthiya are made in two ways-steamed and deep fried. Muthiyas are made  by using various vegetable and flours.Every one have their own favorite version and combination of ingredients.The most popular among all are-bottle gourd,radish,cabbage ,methi and mix vegetables.

Grated vegetables are mixed with flour and spices to make a soft dough and then the dough is shaped in rolls and steamed .Then the steamed sliced muthiyas are tempered in mustard seeds and sesame seeds to give flavor and crunch
I have already posted Cabbage Muthiya ,today I tried mix vegetable muthiya with whatever vegetable I had in my refrigerator. Muthiyas are best served with green chutney and fried green chilies.

Prep time-15 min

Cooking time-30 min
Cuisine-Indian,Gujarati
Type-snack,Farsan

INGREDIENTS-

• Cabbage/Patta gobhi, grated-1 cup
• Carrot/Gajar, grated-3/4 cup
• Corn/Makai ka dana, crushed coarsely-4 tbsp
• Spinach/palak, chopped-1 cup
• Cauliflower, grated- 1/2 cup
• Green chili/hari mirch, chopped- 2 tsp
• Fresh coriander,chopped-2 tbsp
• Wheat flour /atta -1 cup
• Gram flour/besan - 1/2 cup
• Semolina/sooji- 1/4 cup
• Flex seed powder- 1 tbsp
• Baking soda- 1/4 tsp
• Cooking oil- 2 tbsp
• Yogurt /dahi- 3 tbsp
• Lemon juice- 1.5 tbsp + 2 tsp
• Sugar- 1.5 tsp
• Turmeric/haldi- 1/2 tsp
• Chili powder /mirch- 2 tsp
• Salt- to taste

Tempering-

• Mustard seeds /rai- 1.5 tsp
• Sesame seeds /til- 2 tsp
• Asafoetida /hing- 1/4 tsp
• Cooking oil- 3.5 tbsp
• Green chilies,slit lengthwise-4
• Curry leaves- 8

PROCEDURE-

1. Take a big bowl and all the chopped and grated vegetables in it.
2. Now add wheat flour,semolina, gram flour, yogurt and all the ingredients and mix well.
3. Grease your palms with oil and make medium thick rolls from the mixture.
4. Make all rolls and keep aside.
5. In a big pan or in a steamer boil enough water.
6. Grease the steamer plate or the metal rice strainer.
7. Arrange all the rolls on the steamer plate and cover the pan with a lid.
8. Steam cook for about 20-25 minutes.
9. Check with a tooth pick, if it come out clean then it is done.
10. Slice the steamed muthiyas .
11. Heat oil in a pan and add the tempering ingredients.
12. When seeds start crackling add the sliced muthiyas in it.
13. Shallow fry on medium heat till well coated with the tempering.
14. Add chopped coriander leaves and 2 tsp of lemon juice.
15. Serve with green mint chutney.

NOTE-

1. You can also make small rolls and deep fry them in hot oil instead of steaming them.
2. If the mixture is too loose to handle then add some more flour,gramflour and semolina.
3. Can add any vegetable of your choice.