Muthia- Spinach Rolls

Photo of Steamed & Tempered Rolls courtesy of iFood.tv

This is a typical Gujarati dish which is very popular and healthy. It is a Muthia dish (rolls made with a fist-shaped dent) and is a very versatile and quick dish. The best part of it is that I can use any leftover fresh or cooked vegetables and cooked rice that I have in my kitchen.  Muthia or rolls can be deep-fried, shallow-fried in a pan, or, for a healthier alternative, steamed.

Cooking Difficulty Level: Medium
Recipe Type: Jain without Garlic Paste
                     Vegan without Yogurt
                     Gluten-Free substitute Whole Wheat Flour
                     with Rice Flour
Serves: 10-12 Rolls

Spring rolls/muthia

shallow frying

Ingredients:

1	Package	Baby Spinach Leaves, chopped, washed & drained
3-4	TBsp	Whole Wheat Flour (coarse is okay)
2-3	TBsp	Besan or Chickpea Flour
2	Tsp	Ginger Paste
2	Tsp	Green Chili Paste
1	Tsp	Garlic Paste, optional (none for Jain recipe)
1	Tsp	Salt
1	Tsp	Red Chili Powder
1	Tsp	Cumin Powder
1	Tsp	Coriander Powder
1/4	Tsp	Turmeric
1	Tsp	Sugar
2	TBsp	Plain Yogurt (1Tsp lemon juice for Vegan)
2	TBsp	Oil
2	TBsp	Ground Flax Seed

How to Prepare: 

1. Mix flour and all of the spices and oil very well.
2. Then fold the Spinach into the flour mixture and make a dough. Add yogurt as needed.  Take care that the dough does not get too soft.
3. Sometimes if the spinach is too wet, you can add a little flour. Try to make sure that the spinach is properly drained.
4. Grease hands and make rolls out of the dough in equal parts of 10-12.
5. On medium heat, pour oil into a shallow pan.  Fry spinach rolls/muthia for 5-7 minutes.
6. Slowly fry rolls, flipping them over as they cook. They will change color.
7. Serve with green chutneys and ketchup.
8. These rolls can also be steamed in a steamer. 
9. They can also be tempered with 1-2 teaspoons of hot oil in a pan with sesame seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves and seeded jalapeño peppers, and finally garnished with tempered oil.
10. Enjoy!

Serving Size: 2 Rolls