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Thepla Recipe

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About

It is basically a versatile dish recipe made with a combination of wheat flour, besan flour, and fresh green methi or fenugreek leaves. These thepla’s are soft and spicy flatbread as compared to the traditional roti or naan recipes. Hence it is often termed as a complete bread meal without any additional requirements of traditional curries or sabzi recipes. Therefore it is also termed as one of the friendly travel meals. Basically, you may just apply any condiments like chutney powder and pickle, and it is ready to be served. In addition, these methi thepla recipes are considered super healthy compared to traditional rotis and naan bread. This is mainly due to the fact that it is prepared with additional vegetable ingredients in it. For instance, we have fresh green methi leaves in this recipe, which contains an abundant source of fibre, minerals, and vitamins. Also, it helps with digestion and deals with constipation. Hence introducing this bread to daily breakfast or dinner can be beneficial.

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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch methi / fenugreek leaf
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp ajwain
  • 2 tbsp sesame
  • 1 tsp chilli paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 2 tbsp kasuri methi
  • pinch hing
  • ½ cup curd
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ cup wheat flour
  • ¼ cup besan
  • water (for kneading)
  • oil (for roasting)

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Instructions

  1. firstly, finely chop 1 bunch methi and take in a large bowl.
  2. add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp ajwain, 2 tbsp sesame, 1 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 tbsp kasuri methi and pinch hing.
  3. add ½ cup curd and ½ tsp salt. mix well making sure all the spices are well combined.
  4. further add 1½ cup wheat flour, ¼ cup besan.
  5. mix well and start to knead the dough.
  6. add water as required and knead to smooth dough.
  7. also, add 2 tbsp oil and knead the dough.
  8. make a smooth and non-sticky dough.
  9. cover the dough and rest for 20 minutes, or until the dough has rested well.
  10. pinch a ball-sized dough and dust with wheat four.
  11. roll to as thin as possible. roll all the theplas as it will not take much time to cook.
  12. now cook the thepla on hot tawa.
  13. flip over and cook both sides spreading oil.
  14. finally, enjoy methi thepla hot or you can pack it in a zip lock bag.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, finely chop 1 bunch methi and take it in a large bowl.
2
add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp ajwain, 2 tbsp sesame, 1 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 tbsp kasuri methi and pinch hing.
3
add ½ cup curd and ½ tsp salt. mix well making sure all the spices are well combined.
4
further add 1½ cup wheat flour, ¼ cup besan.
5
mix well and start to knead the dough.
6
add water as required and knead to smooth dough.
7
also, add 2 tbsp oil and knead the dough.
8
make a smooth and non-sticky dough.
9
cover the dough and rest for 20 minutes, or until the dough has rested well.
10
pinch a ball-sized dough and dust with wheat four.
11
roll to as thin as possible. roll all the theplas as it will not take much time to cook.
12
now cook the thepla on hot tawa.
13
flip over and cook both sides spreading oil.
14
finally, enjoy methi thepla hot or you can pack it in a zip lock bag.Gujarati Methi Na Thepla

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Notes

  • firstly, adding besan makes the thepla super soft.
  • also, do not overcook as it turns thepla hard once cooled.
  • additionally, adding oil to the dough prevents the dough from sticking to the hand and makes the dough softer.
  • finally, the methi thepla recipe tastes great when rolled very thinly.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/methi-thepla-recipe-methi-ka-thepla/