Zucchini Thepla

Thepla is a flatbread made with wheat flour, gram flour, spices and some combination of veggies like fenugreek (methi) leaves, grated bottle gourd, zuchhini etc. My aunt always gives me a bunch of theplas when I leave Mumbai for US. They make excellent travel food as they stay good for 2 - 3 days and taste good eaten as is.

 

Yesterday I made theplas with grated green and yellow zucchini. Here's how I made them:

 

1 cup wheat flour

1/4 cup gram flour

About 1/2 cup grated zucchini

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp cumin pwd

1 tsp coriander pwd

1/2 tsp red chilli pwd

1/4 tsp amchur pwd

1 tbsp. sesame seeds

1 tbsp. crushed kasuri methi

1 tsp cumin seeds

pinch of hing

3 tbsp. yogurt

3 tbsp. oil

 

Take all the ingredients in a big mixing bowl.

 

 

Mix well and knead into a smooth pliable dough. Use only a few tbsp. of water to knead. The dough should be slightly firmer than roti/poli dough, but softer than puri dough. Cover the dough with a wet towel and keep for 15 mins.

 

Then divide into 7 balls. Roll each into a round shape.

 

Roast on a skillet until brown spots form on both sides. I have roasted 2 without oil, rest with oil. This made 7 theplas for me.