Doodhi Muthia ~ Steamed Savoury Snack

Today is the third day of the blogging marathon. Today it is a snack made using bottle gourd. Muthia is a savory snack which is steam cooked with ingredients that are healthy. I have adapted the recipe from Tarla Dalal. I halved the recipe and  have made few changes since I did not have them in my pantry. The healthy savoury snack makes a perfect accompaniment with hot tea especially on rainy day.

You need

• Grated bottle gourd - 1 cup
• Onion - 1, grated ( A small one will do)
• Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
• Semolina - 1/2 cup (I used rice rava)
• Besan - 1/4 cup
• Green chilly, ginger paste - 1 tblspn
• Turmeric powder, Garam masala, cumin seeds, fennel seeds - 1/4 tspn, each
• Juice of  1 1/2  lemon (I used amchoor powder)
• Chopped coriander - 2 tblspn
• Baking soda - 1/4 tspn
• Hing - 1/4 tspn

To temper

• Oil - 2 tblspn
• Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
• Sesame seeds - 1 tspn
• Hing - 1/4 tspn

Method.

Grate bottle gourd and onion into a bowl. Squeeze and extract the juice from the grated bottle gourd. Add the rest of the ingredients to the grated bottle gourd and onion.  Knead it into a soft dough and use the squeezed water if required. I did not use it.  

Oil your hands and divide the dough into two. Shape the dough into two logs and place in a greased bowl. Steam cook in the pressure cooker for 20 minutes or till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.  

The logs slightly expand on steaming. when cool, slice it into 1/2 inch slices. 

Heat a shallow kadai with oil. Add mustard seeds, sesame seeds and hing. When the seeds crackle, add the sliced muthias and toss well and cook for 2-3 minutes. 

Serve with a chutney of your choice of tomato ketchup. 

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