Muthya

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rice
• ½ cup wheat flour
• ½ cup gram flour
• 1 Onion, chopped
• hot pepper, chopped and seeded to taste
• 1 small piece of ginger, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 Tbsp oil
• 2 Tbsp milk or yogurt

Directions

1. Mix rice, flours, vegetables and spices together. Add oil and milk.
2. Add more milk if necessary to make manageable but not sticky dough.
3. Form sausage-like shapes (about the size of a D battery) with your hands.
4. You should get 8-10 muthyas.
5. Place a metal colander in a pot with boiling water, making sure that the level of water is below the bottom of the colander.
6. Place the muthyas in the colander, cover and steam until hard, about 30 minutes.
7. Add more water if the water level gets too low.
8. They are good plain or dipped in sauce, such as garlic butter.