Deep Fried Wheat and Chickpea Flour Dough Balls (Muthiya)

Ingredients

  • Oil for deep frying
  • 1 cup chopped methi (fenugreek) leaves
  • ⅓ cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
  • 2 tbsp besan (Bengal gram flour)
  • 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp green chilli-ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp hot oil
Deep Fried Wheat and Chickpea Flour Dough Balls (Muthiya)

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Procedure

  1. Heat the oil for deep frying.
  2. Combine all remaining ingredients together in a bowl, and mix well.
  3. Divide dough into 15–20 equal portions, and shape each into a round ball.
  4. Fry the balls in hot oil in batches of 10–12 over a slow flame until they turn golden brown in colour.
  5. Drain on an absorbent paper and serve.