Methi Thepla

 Methi thepla is a all time favorite at home. methi thepla are flatbreads made from fresh fenugreek leaves, whole wheat flour and gram flour can be munched anytime of the day. Methi thepla are light as well as healthy. a good snack for children who don’t like greens, especially fenugreek ; this way you can incorporate some greens in their diet.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour/atta
• 1 cup gram flour/besan
• 1 cup chopped fresh fenugreek (methi) leaves
• 1 tsp cumin powder or whole cumin
• 1 tsp coriander powder (dhania powder)
• ½ tsp turmeric (haldi)
• 1 tsp red chili powder (lal mirch powder)
• 1 tsp green chilli-ginger paste (hari mirch - adrak paste)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 to 2 tbsp water or 1 to 2 tbsp curd/yogurt
• salt as required
• oil for frying

Preparation:

1. mix all the ingredients except water.
2. start kneading without adding water first.
3. the methi (fenugreek) leaves leave a lot of water.
4. just add 1 tbsp or 2 tbsp water if required.
5. if the dough become sticky, then just add some more wheat flour.
6. keep the dough aside for 15-20 minutes covered with a kitchen towel.
7. now make medium sized balls from the dough.
8. roll each ball thinly into flat discs.
9. heat a frying pan or tava.
10. place the thepla on the pan.
11. when one side is half cooked, flip it.
12. apply ½ or 1 tsp oil on the cooked side.
13. now again flip and apply ½ or 1 tsp oil on the other side.
14. flip again twice.
15. once the thepla is cooked as well as browned, remove from the pan.
16. make all the theplas this way.
17. stack them up and keep in a roti basket or in covered in a kitchen napkin.
18. serve methi theplas with mango or lime pickles, or potato sabzi.
19. you can also have methi theplas plain with Tea.

You can add Spinach instead of Methi as per like.