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Methi na Gota
Gujarati methi na gota recipe is a tea time deep fried snack made from besan (also known as gram flour), fresh fenugreek leaves, spices, herbs and banana.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
14
Methi na Gota
Calories:
117 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 1 or 1.25 cups besan (gram flour)
- 1 cup methi leaves (fenugreek leaves)
- 1 banana - ripe, medium-sized
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
- 8 to 10 black pepper crushed, whole
- ½ teaspoon coriander seeds - crushed
- 2 pinches asafoetida hing
- 2 to 3 pinches baking soda or ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons neutral cooking oil to add to the batter, generic cooking oil
- 1 to 2 tablespoons water or as needed
- 1 green chili + 1 inch ginger, crushed into a paste in a mortar and pestle
- ½ teaspoon sugar - optional
- salt as required
- neutral cooking oil as required for deep frying, generic cooking oil
Instructions
Making batter
- Rinse a few times in water. Drain all the water and then chop the methi leaves finely.
- Mash the banana in a bowl to a fine texture. Add the methi leaves to it.
- Add all the ingredients including the 2 teaspoons of oil.
- Add very little water, about 1 or 2 tablespoons and make a thick batter, like a thick cake batter.
- We are making a thick batter first so that later, the batter will become thin as the methi leaves will start to leave water. This also depends on how much water content the methi leaves have.
- Keep this batter covered aside for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes check the batter.
- The batter should be of medium to medium-thick and smooth, flowing consistency.
- If the batter is still thick then you can add a few teaspoons of water.
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Frying methi na gota
- Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or deep fryer.
- When the oil is medium hot. Drop the batter from 1 tablespoon measuring spoon into the hot oil.
- Take care not to touch the spoon with the hot oil. You can also use a regular spoon.
- As soon as you drop the spoonful of batter in the oil, they will start puffing up and expand a bit and becoming brown.
- Since we have added bananas the browning happens faster. So fry on a medium hot oil.
- Fry the methi na gota till golden and crispy all over.
- Drain the fritters on paper towels to remove excess oil. This way finish up the batter by frying in batches.
- Serve Methi na Gota hot with any green chutney or tomato ketchup.
Notes
- First make a thick batter and then let it rest for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes the batter will thin down a bit due to the methi leaves releasing their juices. If the batter becomes too thin, add some gram flour. The batter has a medium-thick to medium flowing consistency.
- Ensure to fry in medium-hot oil. Frying in a very hot oil will leave the methi na gota undercooked from inside. Frying at a lower temperature will make them absorb more oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
117kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
146mg
(6%)
Potassium
198mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
25IU
(1%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.03mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
0.4mg
Vitamin B6
0.1mg
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Vitamin E
1mg
Vitamin K
2µg
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
86µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
35mg
(9%)
Phosphorus
65mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14 Methi na Gota
Amount Per Serving
Calories 117
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 117kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 146mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 198mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 25IU | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.03mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.4mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 2µg | |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 86µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 35mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 65mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.