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Herbed Methi Thepla
Thepla is a Indian flatbread made with whole wheat flour, gram flour, millet flour and spice powders. Optional ingredients like fenugreek leaves, bottle gourd or mix veggies can be used.
2-3y+
MilkWheat
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup wheat flour
- 0.25 cup bajra
- 3 tablespoon besan
- 1 cup methi leaf
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 green chili
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 red chili powder
- 0.5 tsp garam masala
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 4 tbsp curd
- 1 tbsp oil
Steps
- Skip if making plain thepla - Rinse methi leaves in lot of water and drain them well. Chop them finely and add to a mixing bowl.
- Add all the ingredients except oil to the mixing bowl. Begin to mix well all the ingredients to bring out the moisture from methi leaves.
- Sprinkle water just as needed and knead to a soft non sticky dough. Pour 1 tbsp oil and knead it well. Taste test and add more salt if you want.
- Keep it covered and rest the dough for 20 mins. Divide the dough to 8 to 9 portions. Make balls and keep covered.
- Lightly dust flour over the rolling area. Place a ball over the flour and flatten it slightly. Smear flour on both the sides.
- Begin to roll to a 8 inch thepla of medium thickness. Similarly make about 5 and keep them aside on the platform. If you want you can cut them with a 8 inch lid.
- Heat a pan or tawa on a medium high heat until hot enough. Transfer a thepla to the tawa.
- Cook on a medium heat until half cooked on the bottom, then turn it and cook until golden spots appear on both the sides.
- In between press down the thepla with a spatula for even cooking.
- Drizzle about half tsp oil or more on each. Stack them on a cloth or kitchen tissue to keep them soft.
- Serve methi thepla with curd, pickle or aam ka chunda.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 242
- Protein
- 11g
- Fat
- 6g
- Carbs
- 40g
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