Gujarati Methi Thepla (Flat-bread)

Thepla is a Indian flat bread just like roti, but spiced up and flavored with herbs or greens. This bread can be eaten as it is for snacking or served with simple dal or pickle for dinner. It also stores well for 3-4 days at room temperature. The addition of yogurt not only makes the bread softer, it also brings down the heat from the spices. Next time i would like to add minced green chili and garam masala to my theplas. Feel free to add your favorite spices and enjoy'em warm. And here goes the recipe,

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Chapathi Flour

1 tbsp Canola Oil

1/2 cup Plain Yogurt

1 tbsp dried Fenugreek Leaves

2 tbsp fresh Cilantro (minced)

1 1/2 tsp minced Garlic

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder

1/2 tsp Cumin powder

3/4 tsp Salt

2-3 tbsp warm Water

 How to:

• In a big bowl with whole wheat flour, pour oil and mix well with your hands to incorporate the oil into the flour.

• In another bowl, add the yogurt, and mix together the fenugreek leaves, cilantro, garlic, turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin powder and salt.

• Now pour the yogurt mixture to the flour and start kneading gently. Slowly add water 1 tbsp at a time and knead to bring the dough together.

• Prepare a smooth and well-hydrated dough, smear oil on top, cover it with plastic wrap and let rest for 20-30 mins.

• Take a lime-size dough dusted with flour and flatten the dough with a press or rolling pin, meanwhile heat the tawa/griddle.

• Place the flattened dough on the hot griddle (smear oil if you want to) and gently press with the back of the spatula. 

• Let cook for a couple of mins and flip the bread and cook for another min, until you see golden brown spots on the bread.

• Serve hot with pickle or thokku. Store'em in a thermal food container until ready to eat.

Apple pickle

I bought Pink Lady apples, which are a bit sour and so i made pickle out of it. You can also use green apples.

Ingredients:

1 Apple (sour)

1tbsp Chilli powder

1/2tsp salt

For Tadka:

1/2tsp Mustard seeds

1/2tsp Urad dal

1/2tsp Cumin seeds

4-5 Curry leaves

3 dry red chilli (broken)

1 pinch Asafoetida

Oil

How to:

• Slice and remove the core from the apple and chop finely.

• Add the chilli powder and salt to the apple and mix well.

• Let it marinate for an hr.(salt oozes out water)

• Now heat oil in a pan, add the tadka ingredients, fry'em and mix well with the marinated apple.

Serve with curd rice or dal rice.

Mmm, Spicy!

Tip:

You can increase the quantity,add 1tsp vinegar and store it in an air tight container for upto a week.