Muthias
After my two South Indian ventures and my heart pouring talk about my association with them, I had to solve the misconception about me turning into a south indian…….. or going ahead to marry one………. or me forgetting my gujju roots. 
So this time I had to come up with something which spells, smells, tastes, feels, looks absolutely gujju!!!!! 
Muthias are a gujju version of vegetable sausage. The name comes from the way it is made - by the ‘muth’ or ‘mutthi’ as in your fist. Its a combination of gram flour and fenugreek leaves with the addition of spices - all mixed together and the wet lumpy mix shaped by your fist with a gripping action.
Muthias are usually made of fenugreek leaves - methi na muthia or bottle gourd - doodhi na muthia. Usually mixed with gram flour and spices. But for this one, I used a whole lot of variety of veggies and a couple of other flours as well.
For the veggies, I used bottle gourd, cabbage, carrots, onions and methi. For the flours, I used gram flour, wheat flour and ragi flour. You can also use rice flour, jowar or bajra flour. Its upto your taste.Adjust the proportion as per your requirement and taste. I will not be mentioning exact quantities over here since most of the times you will need to adjust the flour content depending upon the amount of water the veggies release and hence adjust the spices and seasoning accordingly as well.
Finely shred the veggies or run them through your food processor.
Clockwise from top right: Bottle Gourd, Carrots, Cabbage, Onions, Methi leaves all finely shredded
Mix them all well. Now for the spices, from top:
- a pinch of soda bi-carb,
- chilli powder,
- turmeric powder,
- dhania jeera powder,
- garam masala,
- salt to taste,
- 3-4 cloves of crushed garlic,
- 2 tsp sugar and
- juice of one lemon.
Mix the spices with the veggies, preferrably with your hands. You will see some water being released by them as you mix in. Leave it for about 5 mins for the salt to work up and release some more water.
Now for the flours - the amount of flour will depend on the amount of water released by the veggies. If you have some left over cooked rice, add them to the mix at this stage. It help in making the muthias soft. If I don’t have left over rice, I will sometimes make it specifically for this since it make quite a difference to the taste and softness.
Add the flours till you see a lumpy wet dough forming. The mix should not stick much to your hands.
Wet your hands a bit and shape them into thin, long logs and place them on a steamer. The logs should not be very thick else it might not cook properly from the centre or take a longet time to cook.
Steam them on high flame for about 10-15 mins and then on slow-flame for 5 more. Taste a small piece now to check if cooked or not.
The muthias can be eaten steamed or stir fried. If you like steamed, cut small pieces once they cool slightly and enjoy it with your favourite chutney.
For stir frying them, cut them into small pieces once they cool slightly. Heat oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds and brown the jeera. Add finely sliced onions and cook till they soften.
Now add the muthia pieces and cook till they become slightly crispy on the outside.
Garnish with freshly chopped corriander and serve hot.
For working women like me or when at times you are looking at things when you can make them is advance this is a good option. I would steam them over the weekend and wrap them in aluminum foil and store it in the fridge for 3-4 days. Then stir fry them when required.
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YES yes yes
“O”f c”O”urse, you “O”utrageously “O”riginal bl”O”gger 
See you at the round-up!
Hello southie at heart,Gujju by birth!!:O
Muthias looks like vegetarian Sausages!!!Looks gorgeous.T’s Muthias looked different from these.Looks fabulous and I loved the step by step photos,very helpful.I am saving this page for Gujarati cuisine!;D
Thought you already married!NO?! PLEEEEESSSSEEEE marry a south Indian!:D
Have a great weekend and hugs to you my pukka Gujju friend,no doubt about that!:))
about time for a gujarati dish.
at the name of the recipe.
those muthiyas looks fabulous. i’ve haven’t seen them with onions before. thanks, coffee, for coming back from the brink and staying gujju.
WOW …..Its looks great….wat else can i tell?….Very nice entry for “O”. It is a very different recipe. The pictures are wonderful.
Aren’t they fried direct, traditionally? Or have they always been steamed?
I tried Muthiyas before from Trupti, I loved them and wanted to make them again. Next time I will try these, they look so appetizing.
wow what a beautiful medley of colors! loved it!
ekdum original lagey che
pan seriously, mara matey ek dabbo mokli daes, phleeez
They do look like sauages …
. Never heard of muthiyas before, these look very appetizing! Very Original
hahaha…u re a witty gal:)
I first heard of Muthiya in Trupti;s blog and now here u re to prove that u re a gujju for sure :)) Btw, looking at ur pics, and the step by step presentation, I wish I had a button at the end to click and have one of ‘em ;P
Shn
ha ha ha… so at last classic gujju dish just when i was thinking u r converting into south indian :razz: do u know cofee muttu in kannada means a Kiss?
hey …ur too good lady …ur guuju style of sausage are great and very very own recipe of ur your ….Wht aa entry for “O” named vegs from nupur …. :razz:
Oh At last..the hubby must be so glad to have got you back from throes of the elligible Southies
These look absolutely gorgeous. I thought muthiyas were the ones in my “Haldiram” dalmoth packet.
These are very different and with so many veggies too
you are tOOOO much, i must say…O or nO, it looks yummy…wish i could taste some !
tara muthiya to mara muthiya karta saras che! Dungli nakhine koi divas nathi kadha mein……mast idea che. Chha aney Muthiya, chal apde be khaiye ane piye…..tara ghare ke mara????
have a lovely weekend,
trupti
Hi Coffee,
wow, a very new recipe for me. It looks delicious and the step by step presentation is really great to learn this new recipe.
Thanks,
Nalini
Hoo laalaa..Now this is my kinda food.thanks for sharing it looks so great
Coffee, ekdum original and rocking muthiyas
“O” se original idea bhi Original hai Coffee
Love your wit and recipe, dear. Sia’s comment is cracking me up 
And am loving the use of ragi clour in this, will definitely try this idea when i make muthiyas next time. Have your ever tried rava, lemme know…..i am wondering if that would make it even crispier!
“Serve hot” with Chai ya Coffee
OOOOOOOOOOOOO…wesome Coffee
.The vegges are looking so colourful 
I liked the way you sauted them with onions . I have never done this before.
Nice presentation, feel like making them straight away
Nice and clear presentation as usual Coffee. Will try sometime. With veggies - its my favorite always. Looks so good. Viji
Hi Coffee, I first saw muthias at Trupti’s blog too. So, you are returning to your gujju roots now
Good step by step presentation and the final product looks nice and spicy - just the way I like it.
BTW, did you add rice to this one ?
Coffee, loved the detailed instructions for preparing muthias and definitely the end result is GREAT !!!
A very clever idea for “O- for Original”
Sushma
WOW!!! This is some sausage! I really like this idea. I hope that one day I will be able to try making it.
Happy Anniversary.
hey coffee,
u switched to your own blog now? thats a good surprise ! :???: nice idea indeed. hubby told me so since a long , but i delayed….
muthiya to bahu saras lage chhe ne. kyarek to singapore bola khava mate.. :)) . well, it really looks too yummy, and ilove when someone posts such original recipes. have bookmarked it. thanks for sharing.
-Pooja
Hi Coffee,
Adding carrot, cabbage is nice idea. Great looking Muthiya.
Thanks for sharing.
coffee, i was looking out of this recipe! thanks for the detail description i love them especially since it is steamed no need to fry!
wow….i love Muthias…great snack indeed…i don’t normally add several vegatables…so gonna try your recipe…looks wonderful…thanks for sharing ben
hmmm.. so this is an appitizer? or you make with gravy too?
Heyy,
Nice recipe. How did you shred them veggies so fine? With hand?
hey coffee
Yummy muthias. Love the way you posted the recipe. I’m going to try sometime.
Lovely looking receipe. Sure to try them. today.
i routinely make tarla dalal’s version from her gujju cuisine book. one of these days i’ll try with ragi flour.
Hi coffee,
This is the first recipe in the blogosphere that I have book marked! I’ll make it this weekend and send you the pictures. I liked the idea of using different flours.Thanks.
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