Makki Doodhi Ra Moothiya

Serves:	8
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Preparation Time:	30 M
Cooking Time:	25 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• For Moothiya
• 250 g Corn Flour
• 100 g Fresh Corn Seeds
• 50 g Bottle Gourd, thickly chopped
• 25 g Bottle Gourd, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp Green Chilies
• ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
• ¼ tsp Fennel Seeds
• 3 g Ajwain
• 3 g Coriander Seeds, crushed
• 15 ml Vegetable Oil
• Salt, to taste
• Water, as required
  
  For Gravy
• 1 cup Onions, finely chopped
• 2 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 stem Cinnamon
• 2 pieces Cardamom
• 3 pieces Clove
• 4 tsp Whole Black Pepper
• 1 piece Cassia Leaf
• ¼ tsp Coriander Powder
• ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
• ¼ tsp Garam Masala
• ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• Pinch of Turmeric Powder
• Pinch of Javitri
• 50 g Curd
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 fried Whole Red Chilies (optional)

Cooking Instructions:

• For Moothiya
• Take a bowl and mix corn flour with corn seed, bottle gourd, oil, salt, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander leaves, green chilies, ajwain, crushed coriander seeds and water, to make dough.
• Squeeze the dough in hand to make a dumpling and then boil it in water.
• Now, deep fry it in vegetable oil for 2 minutes.
• Now, cut the fried moothiya in small pieces and soak it in water till it is soft.
• Your moothiya is ready.
  
  For Gravy
• Heat oil in a pan and put cumin seeds in it.
• When the seeds start to crackle, add cinnamon, whole black pepper, cardamom, clove, and cassia leaf, onions and ginger-garlic paste to it and mix well.
• Add onion and saute till it is translucent and then put coriander powder, red chili powder, javitri and turmeric powder in it. Mix well.
• Add curd to this mixture and cook for about 3 minutes. Then, further put water, garam masala and fenugreek seeds in it and let it cook for 10 minutes.
• The gravy is prepared.
• Now, mix the moothiya and gravy together. Garnish it with coriander leaves and fried whole red chilies and serve hot with rice.