Dudhi Muthiya Recipe | Lauki Muthiya | Steamed Bottle Gourd Snack
Dudhi Muthiya is a popular Gujarati steamed snack recipe made with bottle gourd or lauki. Healthy, filling and tasty evening snack best served with coriander chutney.
Servings 4 people
Equipment
- Steamer
Ingredients
1 cup is 250 ml, 1 tbsp is 15 ml and 1 tsp is 5 ml
Ingredients for Muthiya
- 1 cup Besan, Kadala Maavu or Chickpea flour
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 cups Dudhi or Bottle Gourd (Grated)
- 1 tbsp Garlic - Green Chilli paste
- ½ tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder or Haldi Powder
- ¼ tsp Hing or Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Oil
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for Tempering
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds or Rai
- 2 tsp White Sesame Seeds
- Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves as required
Instructions
- In a vessel or wide plate, sift whole wheat and chickpea (besan) flours.
- In a bowl, grate lauki (2 cups required for this recipe).
- Now squeeze out the water from the lauki and add it to sifted flours.
- Add green chilli + garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, hing, sugar and salt to taste.
- Knead it well without adding any water. Note - The moisture from lauki will be enough to bind the ingredients into a dough. In case the dough is hard, add few spoons of water.
- Add a tsp of oil to the dough and knead lightly. In the meanwhile, prepare the steamer.
- Grease the steamer plate with few drops of oil to avoid the muthiyas from sticking.
- Divide the dough into 4 portions and shape them into thick logs. Place them on a greased plate into the steamer. Steam the muthiyas for atleast 15 to 20 minutes.
- To check if they are steamed or cooked in the centre, pierce a knife and if it comes clean, you can switch off the gas and allow the muthiyas to cool.
- Once they are cool, slice them into thick discs and prepare for tempering.
- Heat a pan, add oil, sesame seeds and mustard seeds.
- Once the mustard crackles and the sesame pops, add the steamed muthiyas along with finely chopped coriander leaves. Switch off the flame and serve piping hot with chutney.
Notes
- The Recipe is Vegan.
- For a No Garlic version, skip the garlic. Although, it is highly recommended for the authentic taste.
- Adding sugar is optional but highly recommended. It enhances taste and balances the heat from the green chillies that are crushed and added.