Methi Muthiya

Muthiya, a Gujarati dish, is a dish made from Fenugreek leaves and whole Wheat Flour, gram flour and spices.  There are two methods of making the Muthiyas – a steamed variety and a fried variety. One can adjust the proportion of Fenugreek Leaves and Flour to suit the taste. This dish can be served as a breakfast or a snack.

Ingredients:

Coarse Wheat Flour – ¾ cup

Regular Wheat Flour – ½ cup

Besan (Bengal Gram Flour) – 3 tbsp

Fenugreek (Methi Leaves / Vendaya Keerai) – 1 cup 

Salt – to suit taste

Chilli Powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Lemon Juice – 1 tsp

Eno or Cooking Soda – ¼ tsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Oil – for deep frying

Method:

Take all the ingredients (except the Oil for deep frying) in a mixing bowl. Mix well with the hands and start making dough by adding water little by little. If you have used larger quantity of leaves, you may not need water to make the dough.

Make sure the dough is not too thick. It must be soft dough.

Grease your hand with little Oil and make small sized round or oblong shaped Muthiyas.

Heat the Oil for frying in a deep pan. Fry the Muthiyas in hot Oil in medium flame.

Keep moving the Muthiyas around in the Oil till they turn golden brown on all sides.

Transfer the Muthiyas to a paper towel with a slotted spatula. Serve them hot with Mint Chutney or Tomato Sauce.