Undhiyu - Gujarati mixed vegetables with airfryer

Traditional Undhiyu puri is a dish with celebrates the vegetables of winter months. It is Gujarati traditional food at its best. Basically, it is a mixed vegetable curry. There is a great liking for mix vegetable recipes in India. Most people like aloo gobi matar, veg jalfrezi, mixed cabbage curry, mixed curry recipe like avial and sambar are also much celebrated. This one is the king of all recipes, cooked on special occasions like makar sankranti. It is really elaborate but totally worth the effort.  We cook assorted vegetables slowly in a prepared green masala or red curry as in kathiyawadi undhiyu. Eat it with fried flat bread, hot puris in traditional way. It makes a heavenly combination when served with 'Shrikhand'.

Traditionally you serve it with dollops of white butter or 'ghee'/clarified butter. For a vegan version, use oil instead of ghee in both the muthia and the tempering. Gujarati food is a treat for every vegetarian and aspiring vegan. Rich in colors and taste. It is delightful to see a punch of flavors popping into your taste buds. It's totally yummy! The following recipe is one of the most meticulous recipes, that we have documented and published. Hence, there are lot of steps to document.

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• Instructions to make Undhiya vegetables and muthia
• Steps for tempering and masala
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Ingredients

There is no fixed list. You may use whatever vegetables you get matching to the profile of traditional vegetables. Cook them by deep frying them / steaming them or air frying them. These days you also get a packet of frozen vegetables for undhiyu.

Veggies

You may choose to use different kinds of vegetables , some of them that I used include.

• carrots
• sweet potato diced (optional)
• yam diced
• broad beans
• small eggplants
• small potatoes
• peas
• purple yam
• pigeon peas
• tomatoes- pureed

Muthia

Muthia gives a different texture in the undhiyu,you can use any lentil flour with wholemeal flour and spices to make this.

• chickpea flour / besan
• semolina / sooji
• atta / wholewheat flour
• ginger-chilli-garlic paste
• fenugreek leaves / fresh methi
• sesame seeds
• red chili powder
• asafoetida / heeng
• garam masala
• pinch of soda (optional)
• ghee/oil
• Salt as per taste

Masala paste

Blend the coriander, green garlic, ginger, garlic, green chillies and optional coconut into a green masala paste before making the tempering.

• fresh coriander chopped
• fresh green garlic
• ginger
• garlic
• green chilies
• shredded coconut (optional)

Tempering

• cumin seeds /jeera
• carom seeds / ajwain
• sesame seeds / til
• mustard seeds / rai
• asafoetida/ heeng
• oil
• Turmeric powder
• Coriander powder,
• Red chilli powder
• Garam masala
• Salt

The green masala gives the flavor to the gravy. We use a mix of mustard, cumin, sesame and carrom seeds or ajwain for tempering.

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Instructions to make Undhiya vegetables and muthia

Traditionally the vegetables and muthia are deep fried,however I have used air fryer to prepare these.

Below are the steps of Undhiyu muthia recipe

fenugreek dumplings or methi muthia is the one of the tastiest ingredient of undhiyu.

Needless to say, you need to make many of these fried balls. You can also prepare this in advance. Everyone needs to get muthiya with vegetables.

• Mix the muthia ingredients and add water gradually, approximately ⅓ cup as needed, to knead a firm but pliable dough. The amount may vary depending on the moisture in the fenugreek leaves.

• Pre heat the airfryer at 170C|340F for 5 minutes. Make small muthia, brush them with oil, cook for 12-13 minutes at 170C|340F.

• If not using an airfryer, you can deep fry them

Preparation of hard vegetables in air fryer

Cut the potatoes, carrots, yam, purple yam and optional sweet potato into similar-sized pieces. Brush lightly with additional oil and air fry in a preheated air fryer at 170°C (340°F) for 11-12 minutes.

If not using an airfryer, you can deep fry them

Preparation of soft vegetables in air fryer

For softer vegetables such as plantain (raw banana) and brinjal (eggplant), brush lightly with oil and air fry in a preheated air fryer at 170°C (340°F) for 9-10 minutes.

If not using an airfryer, you can deep fry them

Preparation of beans

Steam broad beans and fresh pigeon peas for 12-15 minutes, or until tender. Set them aside, and add regular green peas directly to the gravy during the final cooking stage.

Once you complete the preparation, then preparing undhiyu is a simple affair. Just prepare the gravy and add the masala, vegetables.

Steps for tempering and masala

Once the vegetables and muthia is cooked,beans steamed, its time to prepare a tempering and add tomato puree with spices.

• Heat the tempering oil in a large, deep pan.
• Add cumin,carom,sesame,mustard seeds.Let it splutter.
• Add a pinch of asafoetida (heeng) and the prepared green masala paste. Sauté briefly until fragrant.
• Add the cooked veggies

• Add the spices with tomato puree

• Add the cooked muthia and green peas to the prepared vegetables and gravy. Add 2-3 cups of water as needed, mix gently, cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender and the gravy reaches your preferred consistency. Adjust salt to taste, turn off the heat, add lemon juice and garnish with fresh coriander.

FAQs

Storage

Store leftover undhiyu in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. It can also be frozen for longer storage; thaw and reheat thoroughly before serving.

Conclusion: Undhiyu masala is a dish where different vegetables are cooked together in aromatic blend of spices.