Methi Thepla | Gujarati Thepla Recipe
Methi Thepla is a Healthy Indian Flat bread made with fresh fenugreek leaves , whole wheat flour , gram flour and spices.
Servings 12 Makes
Calories 108kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Whole wheat Flour
- ¼ Cup Jowar / Sorghum Flour
- ⅓ Cup Besan / Gram Flour
- 1 Cup Fresh Fenugreek Leaves , chopped
- ¾ teaspoon Green Chilli Paste , 2 green chillies crushed
- ¾ teaspoon Ginger Paste , ½ inch ginger grated
- ⅓ Cup Yogurt
- ½ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder
- ½ teaspoon Cumin / Jeera Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida /Hing
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ¾ teaspoon Salt or as required
- 1 ¼ tablespoon Cooking Oil
- Water to sprinkle , if needed
- Oil for roasting Thepla
Instructions
- Take whole wheat flour , jowar flour(optional) and besan/gram flour in a bowl.
- Add in green chilli paste , ginger paste, all other spice powders and salt .
- Now add in 1 cup of finely chopped fenugreek leaves / methi leaves.
- Mix well together with hands, add ¼ cup of curds and mix the flour well.
- Add 2 tablespoon of oil to the above mixture , sprinkle some water (if needed) and prepare smooth and stiff dough.
- Add ½ teaspoon of oil on top of the dough and cover it with a kitchen napkin. Allow it to rest for 20 -30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes,remove the kitchen napkin, knead the dough , make small lemon size balls and keep it aside.
- Dust the working top with some dry whole wheat flour , place the dough ball ,press it in hand ,sprinkle some flour on top of it and roll the dough into a 5-6 inch diameter round circle.
- Heat the griddle to super hot and place the rolled roti over it .Drizzle oil around the corners and above the roti .
- As soon as it looks dry on top and small bubbles about to appear ,flip the roti and cook on other side by applying some oil on corners and top .
- Flip and cook ,couple of times till brown spots appears on each side and its evenly cooked .
- Serve with pickle , curds/raita or with Masala Chai.
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Notes
- Fenugreek leaves tends to release water when it comes in contact with salt , hence make a stiff dough , as it may release some water while resting.
- To increase shelf life , add only water to knead dough skip yogurt.
- Gram Flour , Jowar flour can be omitted ,if you need Soft Thepla
Nutrition
Calories: 108kcal