I have upgraded my cooking skills a big time during this lockdown period. Today I tried making muthiya.
Muthiya is a Gujarati snack, it is called so because of the gripping action done using fist (muthi) while preparing it.
A picture is worth a thousand words. So I’ll be sharing the entire of making muthiya via photos and minimum sentences.
Grate bottle gourd like this.
2. A paste of ginger, garlic and green chillies as shown below using a grinder, (My mother uses this paste while cooking other things also, that’s why the quantity. We just need one tablespoon.)
3. Add one table spoon of the paste in the grated bottle gourd and also add gram flour (chickpea flour).
4. Now add rice flour, half tablespoon turmeric powder and salt to taste.
5. Mix everything and knead it into a dough. Water content in bottle gourd is 96%, it will make the kneading process easier. (Note - Do not add water.)
6. Place the steam cooker on gas stove, put water in it and place the dotted plate above it. Apply some oil on the plate.
7. Take a small patch of dough and roll till it starts looking like sausage (apply oil on your hands or else it will stick to your hands). Place it on the steam cooker and cover it with a lid. It will be cooked in 20 minutes. Check once in between, if it is cooked or not.
8. After it is cooked, cut it into small peices like this. It can be eaten like this also, it tastes good. (Best for the people who are health conscious unlike me!)
9. Add sesame seeds in a hot oil in a thickened pan. Let the seeds pop, now add the chopped muthiya in it. (I like it fried)
@RamboRazor Lockdown has helped me in discovering my hidden talents . I am the most laziest person on earth, I hated cooking but here I am cooking amazing food (boasting).
Thank you @PriyankaU for sharing muthiya a gujrati snacks on connect. I think most of People from outside Gujarat don’t know about Gujarati food other than dhokla, Fafda. it seems easy to have muthiya at Home. Thank you again for sharing.
This looks delicious @PriyankaU . Thanks for sharing. In my country, we make something similar and we call it mera pitha. It can be eaten with meat or by itself as well. Sometimes they also make sweet version of it too with coconut and date sugar (gur). Either way, it’s wonderful. Your pictures just brought the memories and even smell back to me, only if I could taste it too.
thanks for the recipe 
