These vegan muthia dumplings are the perfect side dish for a fiery Valentine’s Day meal
Soft, fragrant vegan muthia dumplings make a delicious side dish to your romantic dinner – and the fenugreek in this recipe offers aphrodisiacal properties
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Muthia is a traditional Indian street food snack, and this vegan muthia also makes a great starter or side dish for a fiery Valentine’s Day meal.
Served alongside a warming vegan curry, it’s a delicious way to set the mood and ignite romance in your night.
These steamed fenugreek dumplings are fragrant and soft, with a beautiful balance of earthy and fresh flavours.
Fenugreek contains compounds that the body uses to produce oestrogen and testosterone, giving it aphrodisiacal properties.
How to cook muthia
Muthia is named after its ‘fist-shaped’ appearance, as it is traditionally pressed between two fists to create its iconic shape. However, slicing rounds from a sausage of dough creates a similar effect, and keeps your hands cleaner.
It can be served simply steamed for a soft, bouncy dough with a satisfying bite. If you want to try it this way, shape your dough into individual portions before steaming.
However, frying this vegan muthia give them a firmer texture and a lovely crispy finish. This is best done in a pan with a little oil, but they can also be cooked in an air fryer.
Pan- or air- frying muthia is also a great way to refresh any leftovers the next day.
Total Time: 40 minutes
Calories: 266
Servings: 6
Rating:
Nutritional information per serving:
Serving size
82g
calories
266
fat
6.3g
saturates
0.6g
carbs
38g
sugars
1.4g
fibre
7g
protein
15g
salt
0.01g
Total Time: 40 minutes
Calories: 266
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 6)
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp dried fenugreek leaves
- 16.666666666667 16.666666666667 g gram flour
- 0.66666666666667 0.66666666666667 Tbsp plain flour
- 0.041666666666667 0.041666666666667 tsp chilli powder
- 0.083333333333333 0.083333333333333 tsp turmeric
- 0.083333333333333 0.083333333333333 tsp ground fenugreek
- 0.33333333333333 0.33333333333333 Tbsp oil
- 13.333333333333 13.333333333333 ml water
- oil for frying
Method
- Add the fenugreek leaves, gram flour, plain flour, chilli powder, turmeric, fenugreek, oil and water to a bowl and mix together to form a dough, season to taste. Make the dough into a sausage shape and steam for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.
- Once cooked, slice into 6-8 pieces, heat the oil over a medium-high heat and fry each piece for 2-3 minutes on each side.
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