Valore muthia curry
Flat beans cooked with fried fenugreek dumplings
A Gujarati favourite: tender valore (Indian flat beans) cooked in a sweet, sour and spicy tomato masala with ajwain, then mixed with crisp fried methi muthia, little dumplings of wheat and gram flour full of fresh fenugreek. The muthia soak up the gravy beautifully. Serve hot with chapaties.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 5
Ingredients
For the curry
For the seasoning
For the tempering
For the methi muthia
To garnish
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Mix 8 oz wheat flour, 8 oz gram flour (besan), 4 tbsp oil, 2 ⅞ oz fresh fenugreek leaves, 3 tsp chilli paste, 2 tsp ginger paste, 5 tsp sugar, 4 tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp ground turmeric, 1 pinch bicarbonate of soda and 1 tsp salt. Add a little water at a time to make a firm dough.
Step 2: Shape the dough into 25 small oblongs.
Step 3: Heat oil for deep frying and deep fry the muthia on a medium heat until golden brown and cooked through. Drain and keep aside.
12 minStep 4: Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and add 1 tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp cumin seeds, 1 pinch asafoetida (hing) and 1 tsp ajwain (carom seeds). Let them crackle.
1 minStep 5: Add 14 oz valore (Indian flat beans), 2 tomatoes, 2 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 cup water, ¼ tsp ground turmeric, 1 tbsp coriander-cumin powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt and mix well.
Step 6: Pressure cook for 3 whistles, then take off the heat and let the pressure drop.
10 minStep 7: Add the muthia, mix gently and cook for 2 minutes so they soak up the gravy.
2 minStep 8: Garnish with 2 tbsp fresh coriander and serve hot with chapaties.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 640 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 75 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fibre
- 12 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does valore muthia curry take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 5 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
- What can I use instead of ginger paste?
- Grated fresh ginger, same amount.
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