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today we will prepare undhiyo.
undhiyo is a gujrati recipe which is unique and delecious.
you will come to know about its taste only when you eat it.
let us see what do we require to prepare undhiyo.
in vegetables.
beans - 200 grams.
raw banana - 1
yam (jimikand) - 100 gram.
potatoes of small size - 8
brinjals of small size - 5-6
sweet potato - 1
let us what do we require to prepare the muthiyas.
finely chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves - 1/2 cup.
wheat flour - 1/3 cup.
besan (gram flour) - 1/3 cup.
for spices.
lemon - 1
oil - 4-5 tablespoonful
grated cocunut - 2 tablespoonful.
finely chopped corainder - 1/2 cup.
grated ginger - a piece of 2 inches.
finely chopped green chilly - 2
cashew - 10 to 12 pieces.
til (sesame seeds) - 2 tablespoonful.
Amchur (dry mango powder) - 1/4 teaspoonful.
Dhania (dry corainder) powder - 1 and 1/2 teaspoonful.
sugar - 1 teaspoonful.
garam masala - 1/2 teaspoonful.
turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoonful.
red pepper - 1/2 teaspoonful.
salt - 1 teaspoonful
groundnut seeds (roasted_ - 2 teaspoonful.
ajwain (carom seeds) - 1/2 teaspoonful.
heeng (asafoetida) - 2 pinches.
oil - to fey the muthiyas (chunks).
let us prpare muthiyas (chunks) first.
mix what flour, besan and methi leaves in a bowl.
add 1/2 teaspoonful of salt.
1/2 teaspoonful of red pepper and,
1/2 teaspoonful of tumeric powder in it.
also add 1/2 teaspoonful of dhania powder in it.
mix 3 teaspoonful of in it.
mix all the ingredients properly
knead it into a dry dough with the help of water.
turn off the burner.
the mithiyas should be small in size.
make oval muthiyas of the dough.
we will fry the muthiyas now.
fry the muthiyas in oil on mid-flame till these turn dark brown and crispy.
turn the sides when it is cooked a little bit.
keep turning the sides of these muthiyas.
the muthiyas have turned brown and it requires 6-7 minutes to fry them.
take these out.
the aroma of methi spreads all over the vegetable.
muthiyas are ready and now let us cut the vegetables.
chop yam and sweet potato first since we have to fry them.
chop these into thin pieces of half inches.
fry yam till it turns crisp.
cut sweet potatoes in meantime.
chop it into pieces of half inches.
turn the sides of yam in between.
take it out once it turns crisp and brown.
fry sweet potatoes similarly.
peel the beans in the meantime.
take out both the edges of beans.
cut beans into two pieces and open these from between.
open it like this.
turn the sides of sweet potatoes.
sweet potatoes are fried and you can take them out.
let us prepare rest of the vegetables now.
it takes lot of time to prepare vegetables and spices for undhiyo.
these all spices and vegetables are prepared by numerous members of a joint family in gujarat.
the taste of their chitchat enhances the flavour of undhiyo.
undhiyo is a great delicacy in itself to prepare.
let us peel potatoes now.
prepare the spices to fill in the vegetables.
groundnut seeds are already roasted. therefore, roast the til now.
make a coarse powder of til, cashew and peanuts.
til have now turned light brown.
make a coarse powder of til, cashew and peanuts.
we have made a coarse powder of til, cashew and peanuts.
mix all the spices in this powder.
leave a small amount of corainder for garnishing.
add ginger
coconut,
green chilly,
dry mango powder
dhania powder,
salt
garam masala,
tumeric powder,
red pepper
and powdered sugar in it.
the stuffing for undhiyo is now ready.
also mix lemon juice in it.
mix all the ingredients nicely.
cut brinjal into two halves in a way that it is not separated from the base.
fill it with the stuffing which we have prepared.
some vegetables are prepared by filling them.
while others are prepared by cutting and mixing mixing spices in it.
fill the stuffing in brinjal like this.
make a similar kind of cut in the potato.
fill the stuffing in it also.
chop the banana
remove its edge from both the sides.
chop it into round pieces without peeling it.
mix the rest of spices in the chopped vegetables.
mix spices in banana,yam,sweet potato and beans.
the vegetables are now prepared and let us cook them now.
traditionally, undhiyo was prepared in an earthern pot.
undhiyo,the word means an inverted earthern pot.
the vegetables were cooked in the pot separated by the layers of banana or mango leaves and it eas soaked tightly with dough.
the pot was kept inverted in a pit with fire in it.
vegetables were cooked slowly in the fire above the pot.
it was served hot when it was taken out.
in our home we can make it in a pressure cooker since it has a heavy base.
heat the cooker and take oil in it.
add heeng
also add ajwain seeds in it
fry ajwain.
add beans first, mix it and add banana after that.
add 3/4 cup of water in it.
add potatoes.
now add brinjal in it.
close the lid of the cooker now and cook in the vegetables in mid-flame.
take the pressure out from the cooker and open the lid.
check the potatoes.
potatoes are cooked and we will now add all the vegetables in the cooker.
the vegetables are already cooked but we will add these to mix spices in them.
cook once again in mid-flame for 5-6 minutes.
open the lid of the cooker.
all the vegetables are cooked properly.
garnish it with corainder.
undhiyo is ready now and we will take it out in a bowl.
undhiyo is cooked slowly in mid-flame.
cook it in a pressure cooker without whistling it in and cover it with the lid
and cooked it in the mid flames.
it can also be prepared in any container with a thick base.
undhiyo is now ready.
you can serve undhiyo with chutney, sev, poori, parantha or chapati.
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