Turia Muthia Nu Shaak Recipe – Gujarati Style Turai Sabzi

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves)
• 3/4 cup Gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1 Green Chilli chopped
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Enos Fruit Salt
• 3 tablespoons Oil
• Salt to taste
• 3 Ridge Gourd (Turai/ Peerkangai) cut into cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
• 2 Tomatoes chopped finely
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1 inch Ginger chopped
• 1 Green Chilli slit
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• 1 teaspoon Jaggery
• Salt to taste

Steps

1. To prepare Turia Muthia nu Shaak, we will first make the muthia.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the fenugreek leaves, besan, turmeric powder, green chilli, sugar, lemon juice, eno, oil and salt to taste.
3. Knead this mixture into a soft dough, adding little water only if required.
4. Divide the Muthia mixture into equal lemon sized portions and shape them into elongated fingers using your palms and fingers.
5. Heat a paniyaram pan with a few dropd of oil on medium flame to fry the muthias.
6. We can either shallow fry or deep fry them.
7. Once the pan is hot, add the muthias and fry them on medium heat until browned and cooked.
8. Keep the methi muthias aside.
9. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and asafoetida.
10. When the seeds crackle, add in the ginger, green chlli, tomatoes, ridge gourd, turmeric powder, jaggery and salt.
11. Add water as required.
12. Close the pressure cooker and cook for about 4 whistles and turn off the flame.
13. Once the pressure has released, return the cooker to the flame.
14. Add the muthias into the shaak and alow the shaak to simmer for about 3-4 minutes.
15. Add more water if required, so that the muthia gets soft.
16. Serve this delicious Turia Muthia Nu Shaak Recipe with hot and light Phulkasand chatpata peanut salad to make it a complete meal for a weekday lunch.