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Thepla recipe | methi thepla | gud thepla | how to make Gujarati thepla

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

For methi thepla

  • 1.5 cup wheat flour
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • Pinch of hing
  • ½ tsp ajwain
  • 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1.5 cup methi leaves
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • 2 green chilli paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp curd
  • ¼ cup water or as required
  • Oil for roasting thepla
  • Ghee - optional

For meetha or gud thepla

  • 1 cup jaggery - gud
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cup wheat flour
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • Ghee for roasting thepla

Instructions

Making methi thepla

  • In a pan, add oil, hing, ajwain, and sesame seeds. Sauté it. Add turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Then add chopped methi leaves and sauté for 2 minutes. keep it aside.
  • Now in a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, methi masala, coriander leaves, green chili paste, ginger paste, red chili powder, coriander powder, salt, and curd. Mix well.
  • Add water gradually and knead soft dough. Cover and rest for 15 minutes.
  • now pinch a medium-sized ball of dough, roll, and flatten it.
  • also, dust with some wheat flour and roll it in a thin circle like chapati.
  • now on a hot tawa place the rolled thepla and cook for a minute.
  • when the base is partly cooked, flip the methi thepla and brush oil / ghee and press slightly.
  • Serve methi thepla with raita and pickle.

Making meetha gud thepla.

  • In a pan, add gud and water. Mix well and melt gud completely.
  • Sieve gud water and cool down completely.
  • Then add wheat flour, ghee, fennel seeds, and cardamom powder.
  • Mix well and knead the semi-soft dough. Do not rest the dough.
  • pinch a medium-sized ball of dough, roll, and flatten it.
  • grease the surface with some ghee and roll it in a medium-thick circle like chapati.
  • now on a hot tawa place, the rolled thepla and cook for a minute.
  • when the base is partly cooked, flip the methi thepla and brush ghee, and press slightly.
  • Serve meetha or gud thepla with pickle.

Notes

Methi thepla
  • cook methi leaves increase the shelf life of thepla.
  • the thickness of methi thepla should be thin.
  • roast thepla on medium flame.
Meetha thepla
  • cool down jaggery water completely.
  • fennel seed and cardamom powder give a delicious taste to thepla.
  • roast thepla on a medium-high flame, do not overcook it.