I sometimes spend a small part of my evenings watching a comedy soap related to simple day to day life of a society which houses several families and the way they all join in and solve simple problems. The stories they put up are very simple and sweet. I enjoy them and de-stress myself easily while I watch them.
It is basically a Gujarathi (Gujarat is a state in India) Production and it is here that I ended up hearing about flat breads made up mainly of fenugreek leaves. Interesting !!! So I had to see what it is. The pictures looked very appetizing and obviously it attracted my attention.
With a touch of fenugreek leaves and some gram flour, these flatbreads are cozy, bright, and so aromatic. Like most of my Gujarathi colleagues taught me, adding a little bit of gram flour and some fenugreek to their dishes is the key to authentic flavor. Their foods taste great and most of them are pure vegans - they also do not consume onions and garlic in any of their cuisines.
In spite of all this, have you ever wondered what makes this cuisine taste so good? Chances are there are pinches of subtle spices and dried herbs in each dish.
The dish I am talking about here is the quintessential Gujarathi dish called Methi Thepla or fenugreek flat breads. The gram flour is cozy and the fenugreek is fresh. Just an incredible combination. It is rich in flavor and great for weekday dinners.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup methi leaves/fenugreek leaves
It is basically a Gujarathi (Gujarat is a state in India) Production and it is here that I ended up hearing about flat breads made up mainly of fenugreek leaves. Interesting !!! So I had to see what it is. The pictures looked very appetizing and obviously it attracted my attention.
With a touch of fenugreek leaves and some gram flour, these flatbreads are cozy, bright, and so aromatic. Like most of my Gujarathi colleagues taught me, adding a little bit of gram flour and some fenugreek to their dishes is the key to authentic flavor. Their foods taste great and most of them are pure vegans - they also do not consume onions and garlic in any of their cuisines.
In spite of all this, have you ever wondered what makes this cuisine taste so good? Chances are there are pinches of subtle spices and dried herbs in each dish.
The dish I am talking about here is the quintessential Gujarathi dish called Methi Thepla or fenugreek flat breads. The gram flour is cozy and the fenugreek is fresh. Just an incredible combination. It is rich in flavor and great for weekday dinners.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup methi leaves/fenugreek leaves
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup besan/gram flour
1 to 1.5 tsp ginger + green chili paste
½ tsp red chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp coriander powder
¾ tsp salt or add as required
1 tbsp oil
4 to 5 tbsp yogurt or water for kneading or add as required
Oil for roasting theplas, as required
HOW TO MAKE:
1) Mix whole wheat flour, gram flour, all the spices and herbs and the methi leaves together with water or curds and knead into a dough and keep aside for an hour or so.
2) After that make medium sized balls from the dough and roll each ball into flat breads of 5-6 inches in diameter.
3) Roast them on a flat pan or tawa one by one sprinkling oil occasionally until both the sides are cooked with a few black spots on both sides.
4) Serve the theplas with vegetable pickle or yogurt.
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