Gujarati Snack Lauki Nu Muthia Recipe | How To Make Doodhi Na Muthia | Healthy And Steamed Bottlegourd Dumplings (Lauki Ki Muthia)

Lauki Nu Muthia or lauki muthia or bottle gourd's steamed dumplings is a popular Gujarati tea time snack, having less oil but very tasty and nutritious. 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. Lauki Nu Muthia is a very healthy snack as it is steamed. You can shallow fry as well if needed. 

Lauki ki muthia is a great kid-friendly snack too. Just pack in their lunchbox with ketchup and they all set. In this lauki muthia, I added the same quantity of cabbage as well. With lauki and cabbage one thing to remember, they contain a lot of water which is sufficient to combine the flour and the rest of the ingredients. No need for adding extra water.

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Ingredient                                                                       4-6 Servings

1 Cup lauki/bottle gourd grated
1 Cup cabbage grated
½ Cup jwar flour
1 Cup whole wheat flour
½ Cup sooji
½ Cup besan/gram flour
6 Garlic pods grated
2 Green Chili
1 teaspoon carrom seeds
1 teaspoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon asafoetida
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
½ Cup curd/yogurt
1 teaspoon amchur/dry mango powder OR 1 lemon juice
Salt as per taste
2 teaspoon oil
1 teaspoon grated ginger

Tempering

1 teaspoon oil
sprig of curry leaves
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Method

1. First of all in a mixing bowl combine all the ingredients together and make a dough. If you find it little dry use water to make a soft dough, else no need.
2. After making dough rub oil on your palms and divide dough in equal proportions, shape them into a cylindrical shape.
3. Grease the steamer plates and steam these cylinders for 15-20 min. Steam until a toothpick comes out clean.
4. After 20 min removes them from the steamer and cools them completely. Cut these into small pieces.
5. Heat a heavy bottom pan and prepare for tempering, to this add all cut pieces of steamed lauki muthia into the pan and mix well.
6. Serve hot with green coriander chutney and enjoy.

Note

1. Adding water is the main precaution here. Since cabbage and bottle gourd both contain water content, so if required add water gradually.
2. You can add cauliflower and carrot as well to get a new version of muthiya.

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