How to make delicious Gujarati Undhiyu for Uttarayan/ Makar Sankranti

1. How to make delicious Gujarati Undhiyu for Uttarayan/ Makar Sankranti In Gujarat, Makar Sankranti holds a very special place among all the festivals. During this festival, people eat a special Gujarati dish called ‘Undhiyu’ and here’s how it is prepared.

2. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti

3. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti Introduction: • If you’re a Gujarati, you already know how important Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti is. Though it is celebrated across India, Gujarati people celebrate it in a far more magnificent way. Along with surya pooja and kite flying, the Gujaratis eat a special dish called ‘Undhiyu’. It’s utterly delicious. • Here we’ve noted down each and every detail about how to cook authentic and lip-smacking Gujarati Undhiyu using pure Indian spices from Vasant Masala.

4. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti Recipe of Undhiyu: To prepare Undhiyu, firstly you’ll need to prepare a round shaped food item called ‘Muthiya’ or ‘Muthdi’ which will become one of the ingredients for Undhiyu. Ingredients for Muthdi: • 1 cup of chopped fenugreek leaves • ¼ cup of whole wheat flour • 3 tablespoons of besan/ gram flour • ½ teaspoon of ginger and chilli paste • ¼ teaspoon of Vasant Turmeric Powder • 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda • 1 teaspoon sugar • ½ teaspoon of Vasant Kashmiri Kumthi Chilli Powder • ¼ teaspoon of Vasant Coriander Cumin Powder (Dhaniya Jeera Powder) • Salt (As per your taste) • 1 teaspoon of oil for the dough and ½ litre for frying • 2 to 3 tablespoon of water

5. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti Method to prepare Muthdi: • Take a bowl, mix all the listed ingredients and prepare a dough. • Once the dough is prepared, make small round shaped Muthdis from the dough • Take a frying pan, pour half a litre of oil and deep fry all the Muthdis. • Once the Muthdis are brownish in colour, take them out on a plate.

6. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti Ingredients for Undhiyu: • Fried Muthdi • 7 mid-sized potatoes • 7 small brinjals • Two ripe bananas • ½ cup of field beans or vaal dana • ½ cup of toor dana or green pea • ½ cup of green chickpea • 1 cup of grated fresh coconuts • ½ cup of green fresh garlic • 1 teaspoon Ajwain or thymol seeds • ¼ teaspoon of hing or asafoetida • ¼ teaspoon of baking soda • 1 tablespoon of ginger chilli paste • ¼ teaspoon of Vasant Turmeric Powder • 1 tablespoon of salt • 2 tablespoon of sugar • 2 tablespoon of Vasant Chilli Powder • 4 tablespoon of Vasant Coriander Cumin Powder (Dhaniya Jeera Powder) • 2 cups of coriander or dhaniya • ½ cup of oil

7. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti Method to prepare Undhiyu: • In a large bowl, add coriander, grated coconuts, green garlic, salt, sugar, Vasant Coriander Cumin Powder, Vasant Chilli Powder, Vasant Turmeric Powder, ginger chilli paste, baking soda and oil. Mix everything nicely and put it aside. This will be the masala stuffing for the Undhiyu. • In a big pan, heat the oil and add hing, toor dana, vaal dana, green chickpea, Vasant Thymol seeds and baking soda and mix them well. Now add some masala stuffing we had prepared earlier and mix them again. Now add ½ cup of water in it and cook it for 5 minutes on medium flame.

8. Recipe of Undhiyu for Makar Sankranti Method to prepare Undhiyu: • After 5 minutes, stuff potatoes and brinjal with masala stuffing and add them in the pan. Now add some masala stuffing again in the pan, add some water in it and mix them well. Now cook it further for 5 minutes on medium flame and cover the pan with a lid. • After 5 minutes, check whether the potatoes are cooked well. Now add the Muthdi that we prepared earlier in the pan and cook it further for 2 minutes on medium flame. • That’s it. Authentic and delicious Gujarati Undhiyu is ready.

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