This particular dish is very popular Gujarati delicacy of winter. As all winter vegetables are used in it has become a favorite dish outside Gujarat also.
Traditionally it was cooked in a sealed earthen pot by putting the pot into a pit in the ground which was having burning charcoal in it .It used to take hours for vegetables to be cooked .This recipe is about cooking on the gas stove.
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Ingredients:
Vegetables
2 medium size potato diced.
4 small green brinjals (known as Surati baingan) cut into 1" pieces
1/2 cup Papadi beans or any green beans like french beans cut into 1" pieces
1 cup florets of 1" pieces of cauliflower
1 cup fresh green peas.
1 cup diced carrots
one raw banana peeled and diced in 1" pieces.
1 medium size sweet potato peeled and diced
1/2 cup desiccated fresh coconut
1 Lemon
1/2 cup fresh chopped coriander leaves
For Muthiyas
1 cup besan
1 cup fresh finely chopped methi leaves
Spices
Salt,
turmeric powder,
coriander powder,
red chilli powder.
A pinch of asafateida.
oil for frying
Methi Muthiya
Making muthiya
In besan add salt chilli powder,cummin seeds,a pinch of hing powder,two table spoon oil and mix well. Add methi and a two three spoons of water to make a dough of roti consistency.make small balls of it and deep fry in oil.These are called muthiya.
Wash and cut all vegetables.
Put a pan on stove and pour four tablespoon of oil and a pinch of hing.
Put all the vegetables and add salt,chilli powder,turmeric powder.Stirr well and add one cup of water and cover with a lid.
Let the vegetables cook for next 10 minutes.
Now add muthias let it cook for 3 or 4 minutes.Add one table spoon of sugar and squeez half lemon.
Switch off the stove and garnish it with grated coconut and finely chopped coriender leaves.
Serve it with hot roti or paratha or rice.
