Yumm Undhiyu

Surti Undhiyu

Prep Time : 20 mins; Cooking Time : 40 mins Serves: 5-6 servings

Ingredients
1 packet frozen Undhiyu mix(available at most Indian stores in season) or
½ cup surti papdi/Valor
1/4 cup Papadi na dana
½ cup raw banana unpeeled and sliced into thick circles
½ cup Yam chunks
1 cup small brinjals slit or regular brinjal cut into medium sized cubes.
3-4 medium sized russet potatoes cut into medium sized cubes(same size as all the veges)

For the Masala Paste:
½ cup coriander leaves
¼ cup fudina(mint) leaves
3-4 green chillies
1 small pieces of ginger
5-6 cloves of garlic
Salt to taste (carefully)
1-2 tbsp. sugar (as per taste)
2-3 tbsp yogurt
2 tbsp lemon
3-4 tsp undhiyu Masala from everest(available at Indian stores)

For methi ghatta:
1 cup methi leaves fresh/frozen (if not available use dried kasuri methi which works as a good substitute)
1 cup besan
1tsp dhana(coriander pwd)
2 tsp jeera pwd
1 tsp haldi pwd
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp grama masala pwd
1 tsp whole jeera
1 tbsp kasuri methi
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 tbsp coconut (optional)
Salt to taste

Method
For Methi muthias:
Mix all the above ingredients and make slightly stiff dough. Use oil to get smooth dough. Make small oval ball and deep fry the muthias till cooked thru and nicely brown. Strain and keep aside.

For Undhiyu gravy:
In a blender make a paste of the coconut, kotmir, fudina, green chillies, ginger, garlic and lemon juice and the Undhiyu Masala
Pressure cook all the vegetables except peas and padi for one whistle and take it off before it cooks. Dont let the veggies get mushy.
Take oil in a non stick pot and fry the above paste till oil separates. Add turmeric and hing. Then add all the veggies with peas and papdi. Cook for 10 mins at high heat and then add the masala and then again cook for low heat for 10 mins and now add the Muthiyas and again let it boil for10 more minutes. You can choose to let the water boil away or make the disy watery. Garnished with coriander or thin sev/coconut.
Serve with hot puris or rotis.