Thapla

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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch fenugreek leaves (methi), cleaned and cut 
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour 
  • ½ cup jowar flour (sorghum) 
  • ½ cup bajra flour (pearl millet) 
  • 1 inch ginger, ground to paste 
  • 1 green chili 
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder 
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder 
  • ½ coriander powder 
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder (optional) 
  • 1 stick butter, softened 
  • ¾ cup curd (yogurt) 
  • Oil to roast the thepla 
  • Salt to taste 

Directions

  • In a bowl, mix whole wheat, jowar and bajra flour.  You can use 2 cups of wheat flour instead of other flours. 
  • Add all the spices, herbs and methi leaves.  Mix well. 
  • Fold in butter and mix, when held together, it forms like a ball. 
  • Add curds and mix it well, knead into a dough.  It should be soft and smooth dough.  Add more curds if needed.  The methi leaves releases water so ensure you don’t make the dough sticky. 
  • Keep it aside for 5 minutes so that the gluten is released.  Make medium size ball from the dough. 
  • Roll each ball to a round, about 5 inches in diameter. 
  • Heat tawa and place the thepla on it.  Flip when one side is partly cooked.  Spread oil on the side.  Flip the thepla again when the second side is cooked. 
  • Flip until you get golden spot and the methi thepla is cooked evenly on both sides. 
  • Remove and keep aside in a roti basket, start and complete the same process until all the balls are completely finished. 
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