Bajra muthia is a popular Gujarati savory steamed snack, tempered with curry leaves, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds. A perfect evening snack or a breakfast dish. Bajra muthia is very light and super healthy low calories snack to consume.
Muthia is a popular snack from Gujarat and prepared with a variety of flours like whole wheat flour, rice flour, oats flour, semolina in a combination of vegetables like bottle gourd, carrot, cabbage, and radish. You can bake, deep fry or shallow fry after steaming. I shallow fried to make it a healthier version.
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Muthi means fist, this snack is named as muthia because we have to shape them in a cylindrical shape with the help of the fist. It is preferable not to stir them often as they tend to disintegrate. But this steamed snack made with pearl millet is a very healthy snack to consume.
To make Gujarati bajra muthia first make a dough, make cylindrical shape and steam. Let them come at room temperature and tempered with cumin seed, sesame seed and mustard seeds along with curry leaves. So let see how to make delicious super healthy Gujarati Bajra Muthia recipe.
Bajra Muthia Gujarati Savory Steamed Snack
Ingredient 4-6 Serving
To Make Muthia
1 Cup bajra (pearl millet flour)
3 Tbl oats flour or semolina
1 Cup cabbage grated finely
¼ Tsp turmeric
½ Tsp cumin seed powder
1 Medium size onion chopped finely
2 Green chili chopped finely
½ Tsp soda
Salt as per taste
2 Tblsp lemon juice
1 Tsp ginger-garlic paste
For Tempering
1 Tblsp oil
1 Tsp cumin seed
2 Pinch of sesame seed
1 Tsp mustard seed
A sprig of curry leaves
Method
- To make Gujrati bajra muthia first make a dough. Take a mixing bowl and combine all the ingredients listed under "To Make muthia".
- Add some water and mix until it binds everything. Do not knead the dough too much.
- After making dough rub oil on your palms and divide dough in equal proportions, shape them into a cylindrical shape.
- Grease the steamer plates and steam these cylinders for 15-20 min. Steam until a toothpick comes out clean.
- After 20 min removes them from the steamer and cools them completely. Cut these into small pieces.
- Heat a heavy bottom pan and prepare for tempering, to this add all cut pieces of steamed bajra muthia into the pan and mix well.
- Serve Gujarati Bajra muthia hot with green coriander chutney and enjoy.
Note
- Adding water is the main precaution here. Since cabbage contains water content, so if required add water gradually.
- Do not stir too often while shallow frying. Muthias tend to get disintegrate so do not worry.
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Bajra Muthia A Gujarati Steamed Snack | How To Make Bajra Muthia
Ingredients
To Make Muthia
- 1 Cup bajra (pearl millet flour)
- 3 Tbl oats flour or semolina
- 1 Cup cabbage grated finely
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- ½ Tsp cumin seed powder
- 1 Medium size onion chopped finely
- 2 Green chili chopped finely
- ½ Tsp soda
- Salt as per taste
- 2 Tblsp lemon juice
- 1 Tsp ginger-garlic paste
For Tempering
- 1 Tblsp oil
- 1 Tsp cumin seed
- 2 Pinch of sesame seed
- 1 Tsp mustard seed
- A sprig of curry leaves
Instructions
- To make Gujrati bajra muthia first make a dough. Take a mixing bowl and combine all the ingredients listed under “To Make muthia”.
- Add some water and mix until it binds everything. Do not knead the dough too much.
- After making dough rub oil on your palms and divide dough in equal proportions, shape them into a cylindrical shape.
- Grease the steamer plates and steam these cylinders for 15-20 min. Steam until a toothpick comes out clean.
- After 20 min removes them from the steamer and cools them completely. Cut these into small pieces.
- Heat a heavy bottom pan and prepare for tempering, to this add all cut pieces of steamed bajra muthia into the pan and mix well.
- Serve Gujarati Bajra muthia hot with green coriander chutney and enjoy.
Notes
- Adding water is the main precaution here. Since cabbage contains water content, so if required add water gradually.
- Do not stir too often while shallow frying. Muthias tend to get disintegrate so do not worry.
Nutrition
This is my entry for Millet Special theme in BM #94W2D1.
Ritu Tangri
This is indeed a healthy and guilt free snack. My only worry is, as you have said that it tend to disintegrate. But that won't stop me from trying it 🙂
code2cook
yep, I think adding some binding flour should help. But it is a great healthy snack.
Srivalli
Those muthias look so sinful, I love this snack and its wonderful you made with bajra..
code2cook
Thanks for liking this Gujarati snack Bajra Muthiya.
Gayathri Kumar
The millet version of muthia looks fantastic Bhawana. What a delicious snack to enjoy with a cup of tea.
code2cook
Thanks Gayathri, I am glad that you liked this recipe.
Priya Suresh
How brilliant these bajra muthia looks, wonderful to add bajra in our diet like this. Incredible muthia to make without any fail.
code2cook
Thanks for liking this Gujarati snack Bajra Muthia recipe.
Padmajha PJ
Such a healthy snack and a great way to include bajra in the diet!
code2cook
yeah, thanks for liking this bajra muthia snack.
Sharmila
This sounds like a perfect snack time!! It's getting very cold here and this steamed snack is so perfect yum..
code2cook
yes, in winters I love steamedd snack and this goes very well with it.
Pavani
Such healthy & nutritious Gujarati snack. Love the use of bajra flour to make these -- sounds absolutely delicious.
Neeraj Kumar
Just looks ready to be munched on.
code2cook
Thanks Neeraj for liking Bajra Muthiya recipe.
harini
I have made jowar muthia and loved it and I am sure bajra muthia will be just as yumm.
Sushma Pinjala
Bajra mithia looks so yummy. Great snack for all age groups.
Usha
Nutrient packed healthy and guilt free snack!
code2cook
yep, bajra muthia is surely a great healthy snack.