Cookbook:Deep Fried Wheat and Chickpea Flour Dough Balls (Muthiya)

Ingredients

 * Oil for deep frying
 * 1 cup chopped methi (fenugreek) leaves
 * ⅓ cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
 * 2 tbsp besan (Bengal gram flour)
 * 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
 * 1 tsp sugar
 * 1 tsp green chilli-ginger paste
 * 1 tbsp hot oil

Procedure

 * 1) Heat the oil for deep frying.
 * 2) Combine all remaining ingredients together in a bowl, and mix well.
 * 3) Divide dough into 15–20 equal portions, and shape each into a round ball.
 * 4) Fry the balls in hot oil in batches of 10–12 over a slow flame until they turn golden brown in colour.
 * 5) Drain on an absorbent paper and serve.