Thepla is made of wheat flour, or atta, with or without methi leaves. The dough is made flavorful with a variety of spices and herbs, such as coriander leaves, spring onions, cumin seeds, sesame seeds, garam masala powder, and more. It also contains a spicy paste made of raw potato, curd, ginger, garlic, and green chilies. The theplas are rolled carefully and fried to perfection until soft and crispy.
1pieceginger2 inch in size, peeled, cut into small pieces
12piecesgarlic clovespeeled, whole
3tbspcurd
To roll the theplas:
1bowl rice flour
For greasing and frying:
Cooking oil or clarified butterghee – as required
Instructions
Make a smooth paste of 2 pieces of raw potatoes (peeled, cut into small pieces), 5 pieces of whole green chilies, 1 piece of ginger (2 inch in size, peeled, cut into small pieces), 12 pieces of garlic cloves (peeled, whole), and 3 tbsp of curd.
Take 3 bunches of washed small methi leaves only on a plate, add salt to taste and crush them nicely with your hand.
Pour the paste in the tray and add 1/3 cup of finely chopped coriander leaves, ¼ cup of spring onions (green part only, finely chopped), ½ tsp of Kashmiri red chili powder, ½ tsp of coriander seed (dhania) powder, ½ tsp of turmeric (haldi) powder, ¼ cup of ground sugar, ½ tsp of roasted cumin seed (jeera) powder, ¼ tsp of garam masala powder, and 2 tbsp of white sesame seeds to it. Follow it up with 3 cups of wheat flour (atta). Add water as required and make a soft dough. Grease a little bit of cooking oil on it.
Make small pedas of the dough, dip it in the bowl of rice flour and coat nicely, and roll thin thepla. Repeat the process to make all the theplas and keep aside.
Put a thepla on a preheated iron tawa, flip after a few seconds, grease cooking oil, flip again to cook nicely on both sides.
Remove when there are brown spots on both the surfaces. Make all the theplas this way. Transfer them on a plate.
Your soft, tasty and healthy homemade theplas are ready. Serve them with butter and red chili achaar to enjoy.
I have used methi in the recipe. You can skip it if you want to make regular or multigrain thepla. Do not add water to make the paste as curd already has moisture in it.I recommend not using wheat flour while rolling the thepla. Using rice flour prevents sticking.Fry the theplas on an iron tawa for its authentic taste and proper frying. Always fry theplas over a high flame but make it quick to prevent them from burning.
Nutrition Info (Estimation Only)
Nutrition Facts
Thepla
Amount per Serving
Calories
305
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
1
mg
0
%
Sodium
15
mg
1
%
Potassium
149
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
59
g
20
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
166
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
40
mg
4
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.