Tofu Cabbage Muthiya/Dumplings, protein and fiber packed steamed dumplings simply made with Kodiak pancake mix, vital wheat gluten and protein powder, a healthy touch to classic Gujarati snack.
Being a Gujarati, I grew up eating all the Gujju snack with cup of chai not knowing how carb heavy they can be. Now that I am over 40 and focusing heavily on making my meals balanced, I keep experimenting in my kitchen. And these experiments are majorly focused on making all the foods I grew up eating well balanced. These Tofu Cabbage Muthiya/Dumplings are an outcome of such experiment!
I already have 2 Muthiya recipes on blog that have been loved by so many of you. Them being, Gluten-free Coleslaw Muthiya and ZUCCHINI METHI MUTHIA. My gluten free muthiya recipe uses oats while my zucchini muthiya recipe is an OG recipe showing how a classic muthiya dish is made. While these high protein high fiber muthiya is made with Kodiak pancake mix instead of wheat flour or oats. One of my dear friend gave me an idea of using Kodiak mix instead of regular flour and it worked like a charm! I use touch of vital wheat gluten and unflavored plant based protein powder to bring up the protein content of the dry flour mix.
Adding minced cabbage, shredded tofu and greek yogurt adds lot of moisture along with protein and fiber. Then it is just a matter of preserving the taste of OG muthiya which is honestly super easy to do! It is crazy how simple spices in right amount turns into delicious outcome! I was blown away how easy these were to make while the texture was so so good. I honestly prefer making these version of Muthiya over the other two I have linked above.
I highly suggest you give this simple recipe a try! Not only me but my kids loved these Tofu Cabbage Muthiya/Dumplings. I love making a big batch and freeze them. It comes in handy on busy days when I use these not only for my quick meal but also for kids’ lunch box. If you end up making these and liking them, leave me a comment below or tag me on Instagram @myvegetairnroots. I would love to get your feedback on my recipes!
Happy & Healthy Eating!
Tofu Cabbage Muthiya/Dumplings
Ingredients
- 3.2 oz Nasoya Organic Super Firm Tofu 2 servings, 182 grams
- 1 cup Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes Flapjack and Waffle Mix
- 28 gram Truvani Unflavored Plant based protein powder can be sub with Kodiak mix
- 30 gram Anthony's Vital Wheat Gluten (1/4 cup) can be sub with Kodiak Mix or Sooji
- 1½ cup Minced Cabbage easy to mince in food processor
- 1 inch Ginger
- 3 Thai Green Chili
- 2 large Galic Cloves
- 1¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Cumin Coriander Powder
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala
- ½ tsp Red Chili Powder
- â…“ cup Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt, 85 grams
- â…“ cup Freshly Chopped Cilantro
For Tempering
- 2 tbsp Avocado Oil choice of oil with high smoking point
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tbsp White Sesame Seeds
- â…› tsp Asafetida, Hing
- 4 Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Press tofu and pat dry using paper towel to remove as much moisture as possible. Shred 2 servings from the whole block. Place it in a big mixing bowl.
- Process cabbage in a food processor, Place it in a big mixing bowl along with shredded tofu.
- Process ginger, garlic, thai green chili using food processor, Place it in a big mixing bowl along with cabbage.
- In the same mixing bowl, place Kodiak mix, vital wheat gluten, Truvani unflavored protein powder along with salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala, cumin coriander powder and greek yogurt.
- Mix everything together to form a dough. Divide dough into 4-6 big chunks. The dough should be soft enough to make a cylinder like shapes using your hands. Make 4-5 dough cylinders.
- You should not need water to form the dough, but if you have hard time forming the shape and keeping it together feel free to add little water at a time until you get the good consistency of the dough. Take some oil between your palms if it is super sticky.
- If using steamer for steaming, start boiling water at the bottom of the steamer. Grease the steamer plate and place dough cylinders in it.
- If using Instant Pot, Add 2-4 cups of water in the pot of the Instant Pot. Place Steamer Rack Stand at the bottom of the pot and put IP on saute mode. Let the water come to boil. Place cylinder shaped dough in a greased stainless steel plates/thali, thali with a little less diameter than IP pot diameter.
- Place the thali/plate inside the steamer (if using steamer) OR on top of the steamer rack stand inside the Instant Pot.
- If using steamer, close the steamer lid tight, and steam on high heat for 20 minutes. If using IP, close the lid, seal the valve, secure/seal the valve and put IP on steam mode for 20 minutes. Once timer goes off, let the pressure release for 15-20 minutes. Release rest of the pressure manually
- Once muthiya is steamed, take the thhali/plate out of the steamer/IP, let it cool down for 10-15 minutes.
- Once cooled down to handle, cut them in decent size pieces.
Tempering of Muthiya
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a flat wide pan. (non stick would work the best)
- Once hot, add mustard seeds and sesame seeds. Once done splattering, add a pinch of asafetida and curry leaves. Then Immediately add cut muthiya and give it a gentle toss.
- Keep cooking on medium heat until you reach desired crispiness. Keep tossing them at every few minutes to make sure it gets evenly crispy.
- Garnish it with fresh cilantro. Serve it hot with sprinkle of thin sev and side of masala chai!!
So for us readers somewhere in Germany, can we use normal flour instead of pancake mix?
yes, you can also follow other 2 muthiya recipes I have linked above.
This looks amazing! We don’t get Kodiak mixes in the UK, what can I substitute it with? Please let me know as I am super keen to try this out! 🙂
Not sure if UK has high protein pancake mix, if so that would work wonderfully. If not please check out my classic muthiya and GF muthiya recipes I have linked above with easy to find ingredients.
Hello Hetal
In the instagram video you are opening the oven and taking out the muthiya but in the recipe above there is no Oven step. Please let me if it’s possible to bake it.
Thank you
Charu
I have a special steam oven, the muthiya needs steaming which requires any sort of steaming unit like OG steamer, Instant pot or new technology steam oven like one from Sub Zero Wolf, which I have. Hope this helps!