Turia Muthia nu shaak

This dish is inspired from Archana's kitchen. I never knew anything about muthias, but now realise that there is a whole healthy world of muthia dishes out there. Will try more in the times to come.

And remember, I am still trying to finish my besan :-)

Ingredients
For the subji
Ridge gourd 2 cups
Oil 1 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Ginger-green chilli paste 1 tsp
Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste

For the muthias
Fenugreek leaves chopped 1/2 cup
Besan 1 cup
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Ginger-green chilli paste 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Soda (which I did not have and hence did not add)
Oil to fry (Muthias are ideally steamed, but I did not know it then you see??)

Method
Make the muthias

1. Mix all the muthia ingredients to make a soft dough. Make small rolls.
2. Fry in oil or steam in steamer.

Subji

1. Heat oil. Add jeera, asafoetida, ginger-green chilli paste and fry.
2. Once that is done, add the ridge gourd pieces, salt, chilli powder and cook covered till done.
3. Add sugar and mix well.
4. Crumble the prepared muthias coarsely and add. Cook covered again on sim for 10-15 mins.
5. Serve hot with phulkas.

Well, well, well.... Its tasty and am not sure that the steamed version will be as tasty as the fried version.  The original recipe did not call for crumbling the muthias. I felt the dumplings would blend better when crumbled than whole.