Methi thepla

Methi thepla is a flat bread and is a popular gujarati snack.I love to eat it during winter time.Fenugreek is used for digestive problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach,constipation, and inflammation of the stomach.

Methi

Thepla

Ingredients

·   1 cup whole wheat flour/atta

·   1/2 cup bajra flour

·   1 cup chopped fresh fenugreek (methi) leaves

·   3 tsp jaggery(If you like to add)

·   1/4 cup Cilantro/Coriander Leaves/Dhaniya  

·   1 tsp cumin powder or whole cumin

·   1 tsp coriander powder

·   1/2 tsp turmeric

·   1 tsp red chili powder

·   1 tsp green chilli-ginger-garlic paste

·   2 tbsp oil

·   1 cup yogurt

·   Salt as required

·   Warm water as per requirement

·   oil for frying

Instructions

1.      Mix curd and jaggery(If you like sweet or skip this step) untill jaggery seems soft.

2.      Mix all the ingredients except water.

3.      Start kneading without adding water first.

4.      The methi (fenugreek) leaves leave a lot of water.

5.      Just add 1 tbsp or 2 tbsp water if required.

6.      If the dough become sticky, then just add some more wheat flour.

7.      Keep the dough aside for 15-20 minutes covered with a kitchen towel.

8.      Make golf size balls of the dough and start rolling just as you would for chapati. Use dry Flour to dust.

9.      Roll each ball thinly into flat discs.

10.  Heat a tava.

11.  Place the thepla on the pan.

12.  When one side is half cooked, flip it.

13.  Apply ½ or 1 tsp oil on the cooked side.

14.  Now again flip and apply ½ or 1 tsp oil on the other side.

15.  flip again twice.

16.  Once the thepla is cooked as well as browned, remove from the pan.

17.  make all the theplas this way.