Name: Steamed Cabbage Snack (Muthias)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1–2 tbsp sesame seeds; ½ tsp asafoetida (hing); 2 tsp mustard seeds; 3 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp oil, plus extra for greasing; 1 tsp sugar; ¼ tsp baking soda/bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp lime juice; 2 tbsp yogurt; 1 tsp salt; 2½ tsp coriander-cumin powder; ¾ tsp ground turmeric; 50 g/1¾ oz/¼ cup coarse semolina (sooji); 120 g/4¼ oz/1 cup besan (gram/chickpea flour); 1 tbsp chili paste; 2 tsp ginger paste; ½ green cabbage (approx. 250 g/8¾ oz) or 2 zucchini, grated; 35 g/1¼ oz/¼ cup whole-wheat/wholemeal flour; 2 tsp oil, to grease steamer basket

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Spice Collector’s Cookbook

By Vina Patel

Published 2024

About

While this dish can work for lunch or dinner, if you’re looking for a flavorful and satisfying start to the day, consider giving this Gujarati breakfast a try. If you’re used to a bowl of cereal for breakfast, you might be surprised to learn that most commercial cereals are loaded with sugar and are not the healthiest choice. However, there’s a delicious and nutritious alternative: muthia. It replaces cereal in our house, as it contains more healthy ingredients and is higher in protein than