Rice Muthia (Steamed Rice dumplings)

Do you have some leftover rice at home? Dont wait and try this yummy snack. Generally we use gram flour for this item, but I have used wheat flour here to make it a more healthy choice.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 1.5 cup wheat flour
• 1 green chili, chopped finely
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 
• 2 tsp oil
• Salt to taste 
• Few curry leaves 
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• Pinch of hing (asafoetida) 
• Pinch of cooking soda 
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 cup curds (sour curd preferred) 
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds 

Method:

• Mix rice,  flour, green chili, ginger garlic paste, salt, 1 tsp oil, sugar ,cooking soda,turmeric powder and curds.
• Knead this mixture and make a nice soft dough out of this. Use water if required. 
• We have to steam this dough. You can  use a vegetable steamer or a dhokla-maker vessel.
• Grease the steamer, roll the dough with your hands to form cylindrical dumplings.
• Steam the dumplings for 15 minutes. 
• To check if the dumplings are cooked, put a fork  through it. 
• If the fork comes out clean, the dumplings are cooked.
• Take them out on a plate and let them cool. Once cooled, cut them into small pieces.

For the garnish:

• Take the remaining 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add curry leaves, mustard seeds, sesame seeds and hing.
• When the seeds start to crackle , add the cut dumplings.
• Mix well and sprinkle the garam masala.
• Ready to serve.