Easy Thepla Recipe | Gujarati Methi Na Thepla
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 15 Servings
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: gujarat
Ingredients
- 1 bunch methi / fenugreek leaf
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ¼ tsp ajwain
- 2 tbsp sesame
- 1 tsp chilli paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tbsp kasuri methi
- pinch hing
- ½ cup curd
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cup wheat flour
- ¼ cup besan
- water (for kneading)
- oil (for roasting)
Method
- firstly, finely chop 1 bunch methi and take in a large bowl.
- add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp ajwain, 2 tbsp sesame, 1 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 tbsp kasuri methi and pinch hing.
- add ½ cup curd and ½ tsp salt. mix well making sure all the spices are well combined.
- further add 1½ cup wheat flour, ¼ cup besan.
- mix well and start to knead the dough.
- add water as required and knead to smooth dough.
- also, add 2 tbsp oil and knead the dough.
- make a smooth and non-sticky dough.
- cover the dough and rest for 20 minutes, or until the dough has rested well.
- pinch a ball-sized dough and dust with wheat four.
- roll to as thin as possible. roll all the theplas as it will not take much time to cook.
- now cook the thepla on hot tawa.
- flip over and cook both sides spreading oil.
- finally, enjoy methi thepla hot or you can pack it in a zip lock bag.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.