Palak Muthia
Muthias are a traditional Gujarati snack, spiced and steamed dumplings made out of gram flour, veggies and spices. I have made this dish using a flour made out of tuvar dal and channa dal. As an attempt to make my kids eat veggies, I have also added spinach and cabbage to this snack. Perfectly spiced and seasoned, they make a yummy and healthy snack.
Ingredients :
- Tuvar Dal - 1 cup
- Channa dal - 1 cup
- Lime juice - 1 tbsp
- Finely chopped spinach - 1/2 cup
- Finely shredded cabbage - 1/2 cup
- Jeera - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder -tsp
- Ginger chilly paste - 2 tsp
- Salt to taste.
- Oil for seasoning
- Mustard seeds - 1tsp
- Sesame seeds - 2 tsps
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
Method :
- Wash tuvar dal and channa dal and soak in water for around 2 hours.
- After draining the water, dry roast tuvar dal and channa dal for around 5 to 10 minutes, till they become completely dry.
- Coarsely powder them in a blender.
- Now the flour is ready. Mix with this flour the shredded spinach, cabbage, jeera, turmeric powder, ginger chilly paste, lime juice and salt.
- Add water suitably and make a soft dough.
- Divide the dough into three or four balls, and roll them into logs.
- Steam the logs for around 15 minutes. check if done with a fork or knife. If a fork inserted in the log comes out clean then the muthias are cooked.
- After cooling, cut out 1 inch slices from the log and spread them on a plate.
- For tempering, heat oil and splutter the mustard seeds and add sesame seeds. Then pour this seasoning on the muthias.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with coriander chutney.
Hi lakshmi,grt to see your blog...v interesting ...will surely try some...keep it up.
Vaishali
Thank you so much for such encouraging words !!