Thepla is a famous Gujarati flat bread dish prepared using wheat and gram flour. Since it’s a dry dish and remains good for long period, you could prepare it and carry it on your vacation travel. It also goes well for lunch boxes or a snack with a cup of tea. This recipe is prepared using methi(fenugreek), soya(dill) leaves along with basic ingredients and spices. These green vegetables gives nice aroma and great taste to Thepla. Thepla goes well with Jam and any Pickle and you don’t need a side dish with it. 
Ingredients
- 3 cup Methi leaves (fenugreek leaves) fine choped
- 1 cup Dill leaves ( Soya leaves) fine choped
- 3 cup Wheat flour more for dusting and rolling theplas
- 1/3 cup Gram flour( besan)
- 1 tsp Ginger grated
- 1/2 cup Curd (yogurt)
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Cumin powder
- 2 tsp Coriander powder Coarse grind
- 1-1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain)
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Some oil for making Theplas
- Water if needed
Instructions
- Add wheat flour, gram flour, methi soya leaves, ginger, carom seeds, oil, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, turmeric powder and yogurt( curd) in stand mixture mixing bowl. In case you don't have stand mixer, you can mix it using hand.
- Mix it at medium speed. If needed add little water to make a semi soft dough.
- Once dough is done, cover it and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
- Make equal size of small dough ball as many you want. ( You can store the dough in airtight container for couple of days in fridge)
- Heat tava at high to medium heat. Take one dough ball and dust it in to dry wheat flour and roll it thin in to 6'' round circle.
- Place it on hot tava and start rolling other thepla. Once bubbles comes up on thepla, flip it to other side. Apply some oil on it from both side.
- Roast it from both side till golden color. Do not roast for long time otherwise it will get hard.
- Once its done, transfer it to the container and keep it covered to avoid dryness.
- Delicious and healthy soya and methi thepla are ready to be served.
- Serve it hot with pickle or yogurt as a breakfast or lunch.
- You can pack them for kids lunch boxes.
Share this Recipe