Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, gujarati undhiyu. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Undhiyu, a traditional Gujarati curry prepared with many fresh vegetables and dhokli muthiya, is a must have item on festivals like Uttarayan (kite flying festival), Diwali, etc. and special occasions like marriage parties. Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat, India. The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati word "undhu", which translates to upside down, since the dish is traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots, termed "matlu", which are fired from above. Undhiyu is an authentic Gujarati dish made with a variety of vegetables like broad beans, purple yam, potatoes, brinjals, papadi, etc. and fenugreek dumplings, cooked with coconut, garlic and few aromatic spices.
Gujarati Undhiyu is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Gujarati Undhiyu is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook gujarati undhiyu using 34 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Gujarati Undhiyu:
- Take For Muthiya-
- Make ready 1 cup Gram Flour (besan)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups chopped Fenugreek Leaves
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- Get 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Get 1 pinch Baking Soda
- Take 1 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
- Take 1/4 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Get 1 tablespoon Oil + for deep frying
- Prepare For Masala-
- Prepare 1/4 cup grated Coconut (fresh or dry)
- Take 1/3 cup Roasted Peanut Powder
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon Sesame Seeds
- Make ready 1/4 cup finely chopped Coriander Leaves
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon Green Chilli Ginger Garlic Paste
- Make ready 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Get 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- Get to taste Salt
- Get For Curry-
- Prepare 3-4 small Brinjals
- Make ready 6-7 Baby Potatoes
- Get 1/2 cup Indian flat beans (Surti Papdi), strings removed
- Get 1/2 cup Shelled pigeon peas
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped Yam or Sweet Potato, optional (cut into 1½-inch pieces)
- Take 1/2 cup Green Peas
- Make ready 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing), optional
- Get 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Cumin-Coriander Powder
- Get 1/3 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder, optional
- Take to taste Salt
- Make ready 1/2 cup Cooking Oil (or less*)
- Prepare 1 cup Water
Gujarati Undhiyu Gujaratis are known for many things but one of the big things is the ever popular Undhiyu recipe. The name originates from the word "undhu" which means "upside down" in Gujarati. Traditionally, undhiyu is cooked in earthen clay pots which are turned upside down onto an open fire. Gujarati Undhiyu is a delicious combination of vegetables and fenugreek dumplings cooked in an everyday masala.
Instructions to make Gujarati Undhiyu:
- Take 1 cup gram flour, 1¼ cup fenugreek leaves, 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, a pinch of baking soda, 1½ teaspoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon oil and salt in a medium bowl.
- Mix all ingredients with a spoon, add water as needed and make soft dough.
- Grease your hands with oil and carefully make around 10-12 small oval shaped muthiyas from it. Heat the oil over medium flame to deep fry the muthiyas. Fry the muthiyas over low-medium flame until they turn light golden brown and outer layer turns crispy.
- Remove them using slotted spoon and transfer over paper napkin to a plate. Methi Muthiyas are ready.
- Prepare stuffing masala; take all masala ingredients (1/4 cup grated coconut, 1/3 cup roasted peanut powder, 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds, 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, 1/2 tablespoon green chilli ginger garlic paste, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice and salt) in a medium bowl.
- Mix them well using a spoon and taste it. It should have strong spicy, mild sweet, mild sour and salty taste. If required, add more seasonings.
- Take all vegetables required to make the undhiyu.
- Peel the potatoes and remove stems from brinjal. Make a criss-cross cut on brinjal and potato from the topside until 3/4th length. Make sure not to separate the segments. Stuff the veggies with prepared masala.
- Heat 1/2 cup oil in a 3-liter or 5-liter steel/aluminum pressure cooker over medium flame. Add a pinch of asafoetida and sauté for 10-seconds. Add Indian flat beans, shelled pigeon peas,green peas, yam and salt. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add 1-teaspoon red chilli powder, 1/3 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin-coriander powder and 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add stuffed brinjal and potato. Sprinkle some salt over it. Add 1½ cups water. Add fried dhokli methi muthiya over it.
- Close the lid and cook over medium flame for 3 whistles. Turn off the flame. Open the lid after pressure releases naturally (10-15 minutes).
- Gently mix the curry with a spatula. Do not over mix as the veggies and muthiya may break. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with poori in lunch.
Traditionally, undhiyu is cooked in earthen clay pots which are turned upside down onto an open fire. Gujarati Undhiyu is a delicious combination of vegetables and fenugreek dumplings cooked in an everyday masala. It can be served along with Methi Thepla, Khandvi, Puran Poli, Kadhi, Masala Chora Pulav, Paka Kela Raita and Mohanthal for a festive meal. Undhiyu is a one pot vegetable dish that is the hallmark of Gujarati vegetarian cuisine. Generally preparing undhiyu takes a lot of time and needs patience.
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