T - Easy Methi Thepla Recipe

Methi theplas

A good snack during Quarantine. Kids get to consume fenugreek that is so healthy. This is the perfect way you can incorporate some greens in their diet. Theplas go well with almost everything. It can be an accompaniment to meals or just savoured for teatime. Made so quick, it can be eaten with  just any sweet, spicy or tangy achars/pickles and masala kadak chai. 

 Ingredients

1 cup Whole Wheat Flour

1 cup chopped Fenugreek / Methi Leaves

1 tsp Turmeric / Haldi Powder

½ tsp Red chilly powder

Salt to taste

1 cup cooking oil

Method

1. Wash the methi in running water and strain it completely. Now finely chop the methi and keep it ready for mixing in the dough. 

2.In a large bowl, take the whole wheat flour, add chopped methi leaves, turmeric, red chilly powder, salt, and half cup cooking oil. 

3.Slowly mix the flour by adding very little oil and knead into a tight dough. Keep it covered with a wet muslin cloth for 10 minutes.

4.Now make a small ball from the dough and sprinkle some dry flour on it.

5.Now with a rolling pin begin to roll the thepla and dry to make them as thin as possible.

6.Transfer on a hot tawa,  flip the thepla when one side is partly cooked. To this side, apply a little oil , now flip again and apply oil on this side as well.

7.Now get ready to savour the theplas as they are ready.

8. Serve it hot with curd and pickle. 

Note

Theplas can be stored for a few days. It is the best snack for traveling. Even though its almost May and time t travel to your native village with a whole bunch of homemade fresh theplas, it ok.  Enjoy hot theplas with pure ingredients crafted with love especially for you and your family.

You can add crushed garlic to the theplas.
For the plain thepla s( more like Masala Roti) just add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt, and oil to the dough while kneading.