Rajasthani Dal Muthiya Recipe
Rajasthani Dal Muthiya is a perfect and delicious combination of simple yellow mogar dal and fried whole wheat flour dumplings. This recipe is very similar to the Rajasthani dal baat but it has a different taste and flavour which makes it different from others.
Ingredients
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For dal
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1 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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Salt
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as required
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Water
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as required
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Ghee
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as required
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1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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2 Dry Red Chillies
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1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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Few sprigs
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finely chopped
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For muthiyas
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2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
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3 tablespoons Oil
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hot
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Salt
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as required
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Water
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as required
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1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Rajasthani Dal Muthiya recipe, firstly we will begin with the dal
Step 2
Add mogar dal, green chillies, salt and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker with required amount of water
Step 3
Cook it till the cooker releases 3 whistles
Step 4
Open the lid and mix it properly using a spoon
Step 5
(if you want the dal watery, you can add hot water according to your preference)The next step is to temper the dal
Step 6
Heat ghee in a tadka pan and add mustard seeds, red chili powder, asafoetida, dry red chillies and salt
Step 7
(You have already added salt while boiling the dal, so make sure that you add extra according to your taste)
Step 8
Pout the tadka on the dal and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves
Step 9
To make muthiya, add flour, ajwain, salt in a large mixing bowl
Step 10
Mix it well
Step 11
Slowly add the oil and water to make a dough out of it
Step 12
Once it is done, cover it with a cloth and keep aside for 15 minutes
Step 13
After 15 minutes, make medium sized balls out of the dough and keep it aside
Step 14
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan
Step 15
Once the oil is hot, turn the heat to low
Step 16
Take the flour ball and press it between your hand using your fingers
Step 17
Once it is done, drop the muthiya into the hot oil and fry it from both sides till it becomes light brown in colour
Step 18
It will take some time to cook, so don’t be in a hurry to take it out
Step 19
Take it out on a tissue paper to remove the extra oil
Step 20
Follow the same process for the remaining dough and serve it hot with the dal
Step 21
Serve Rajasthani Dal Muthiya on its own with fried chillies and Masala Chaas for a delicious weekend lunch