Rasai Muthia

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
For the muthia

• 1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
• 1 cup Steamed Rice
• 1 cup grated cabbage, carrot, bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki) (any)
• finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
• 1/4 tsp soda bi carb
• salt to taste

For the gravy

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup whipped sour curds (khatta dahi)
• 2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
• 1 tsp sugar (optional)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• salt to taste

For Tempering

• a pinch asafoetida (hing)
• a few mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
• 1 tsp oil

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients of muthia and knead it into a soft dough using water. mix it well. the consistency should not be very hard.
2. Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds and a pinch of hing.
3. When the seeds crackle add water to it.
4. Now add all the masala of the gravy and also add curd.
5. Bring to boil
6. Now grease your hand with oil and start rolling muthia in tiny ball shapes (like kofta)and add it to the gravy.
7. Simmer for 10 minutes on medium flame by covering the pan
8. Serve hot muthia with gravy