Lauki Nu Muthia | How to make Steamed Bottle Gourd Muthiya

Lauki Nu Muthia is a healthy Gujarati breakfast dish made with bottle gourd, flours and spices. This can be steamed or deep fried and often served for breakfast or as a snack with different chutneys.

I have made Palak Muthias very long ago and have been wanting to make these bottle gourd version. I was so glad that I could do it. I had this reserved for my Sunday breakfast and simply loved it so much! If you can believe how delicious this must have been that I skipped our regular Poori chana for this.

Even Konda enjoyed this along with me and since it was my breakfast, she let me have more. This is surely something I will be making again!

Today is the last one in the Breakfast series across India for the final week of Feb#85.

Lauki Nu Muthia

For the steamed Muthias

2 cups Bottle Gourd

1/2 cup Besan / Gram Flour

1/2 cup Wheat Flour

1/2 cup Rice Flour

1 inch Ginger

4 nos Green Chillies

2 tbsp Coriander Leaves

1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/2 tsp Amchoor Dry Mango Powder

1 tsp Sugar

1/4 tsp Cooking Soda

1 tbsp Cooking Oil

Salt to Taste

For Tempering

2 tbsp Cooking Oil

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

2 tsp Sesame Seeds

Handful Curry Leaves

1/4 tsp Asafoetida /Hing

1 tsp Lemon Juice

Coriander Leaves for Garnishing

For the steamed Muthias

Wash and peel the outer skin of the bottle gourd, grate in a bowl and let it rest for 5 mins.

Then squeeze out the excess water from the grated bottle gourd, keep it aside.

Make a paste of ginger and green chillies. Mince the coriander leaves.

In a bowl, take the flours along with the grated bottle gourd, salt, oil, green chilli and ginger paste and rest of the ingredients.

Mix well and let it rest for 10 mins.

The batter will be very sticky. If you are not able to make cylinders, add little more besan.

Have the steamer ready with water.

Grease your hands with oil, make cylinders and place on a greased plate.

Steam for 15 mins. Let it rest for 10 mins, before transferring to a plate.

For Tempering

When you are ready to temper, gently cut the muthias into 1/2 inch pieces.

Heat a nonstick pan with oil, add all the tempering ingredients except lemon, saute for few seconds, till the sesame seeds crackle.

Add the muthias and saute well to combine.

Add seasoning if required.

Finally, squeeze in few drops of lemon and coriander leaves

Serve hot with coriander chutney or tomato sauce.

Lauki Nu Muthia

Lauki Nu Muthia is a healthy Gujarati breakfast dish made with bottle gourd, flours and spices. This can be steamed or deep fried and often served for breakfast or as a snack with different chutneys.

• CourseBreakfast, Snacks
• CuisineGujarathi
• By Cook MethodSteamed, Stovetop
• OccasionEvening Snack, Meals for One
• By DietHealthy Recipes

Ingredients

For the steamed Muthias

• 2cups Bottle Gourd
• 1/2cup Besan / Gram Flour
• 1/2cup Wheat Flour
• 1/2cup Rice Flour
• 1inch Ginger
• 4nos Green Chillies
• 2tbsp Coriander leaves
• 1/4tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2tsp Amchoor/Dry Mango Powder
• 1tsp Sugar
• 1/4tsp Cooking Soda
• 1tbsp Cooking Oil
• Salt to taste

For Tempering

• 2tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1tsp Cumin seeds
• 2tsp Sesame Seeds
• Handful Curry leaves
• 1/4tsp Asafoetida /Hing
• 1tsp Lemon Juice
• Coriander leaves for Garnishing

Instructions

For the steamed Muthias

1. Wash and peel the outer skin of the bottle gourd, grate in a bowl and let it rest for 5 mins.
2. Then squeeze out the excess water from the grated bottle gourd, keep it aside.
3. Make a paste of ginger and green chillies. Mince the coriander leaves.
4. In a bowl, take the flours along with the grated bottle gourd, salt, oil, green chilli and ginger paste and rest of the ingredients.
5. Mix well and let it rest for 10 mins.
6. The batter will be very sticky. If you are not able to make cylinders, add little more besan.
7. Have the steamer ready with water.
8. Grease your hands with oil, make cylinders and place on a greased plate.
9. Steam for 15 mins. Let it rest for 10 mins, before transferring to a plate.

For Tempering

1. When you are ready to temper, gently cut the muthias into 1/2 inch pieces.
2. Heat a nonstick pan with oil, add all the tempering ingredients except lemon, saute for few seconds, till the sesame seeds crackle.
3. Add the muthias and saute well to combine.
4. Add seasoning if required.
5. Finally, squeeze in few drops of lemon and coriander leaves
6. Serve hot with coriander chutney or tomato sauce.

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