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Bajri na dhebra recipe | Gujarati bajra dhebra | dhebra recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Meal
Cuisine Indian
Servings 15 dhebra

Ingredients
 

For bajra dhebra

  • 400 grm or 5 cup chopped palak leaves
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 10-12 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 tsp ajwain
  • ½ tsp black pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 2 cup bajra flour
  • ½ cup besan
  • 2 tbsp curd
  • 2 tbsp jaggery
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • Oil for roasting

For tomato chutney

  • 3 medium size tomatoes
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch chopped ginger
  • ½ cup chopped radish - mooli
  • ¼ cup radish leaves
  • 3 small size onion slices
  • 2 green chilli
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp mint leaves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • 1 tbsp sugar powder
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Some coriander leaves

Instructions

Making Bajra Dhebra

  • Take 400 g of palak (spinach) leaves and chop them finely.
  • In a mixer jar, add 3 spicy green chilies, 1 inch ginger, 10–12 garlic cloves, and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds. Coarsely crush the mixture.
  • Add the crushed mixture to the chopped palak leaves. Then add salt, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, a pinch of hing, 1 teaspoon ajwain, ½ teaspoon black pepper powder, and 2 tablespoons sesame seeds. Mix well.
  • Now add 2 cups bajra flour and ½ cup besan. Also add 2 tablespoons curd and 2 tablespoons jaggery mixture. Add ½ cup chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Knead into a medium-soft dough.
  • Do not rest the dough. Take a medium-sized ball from the dough.
  • Grease a plastic sheet with oil. Place the dough ball in the center and press it gently using a plate. The dhebra is ready without rolling (refer to the video).
  • Heat a tawa and roast the dhebra with oil on a medium-low flame until it becomes crispy on both sides.
  • Prepare all the dhebras in the same way and serve hot with tomato chutney.

Making Tomato Chutney

  • In a mixer jar, add ½ cup chopped radish (mooli), ¼ cup radish leaves, 3 small onion slices, 2 chopped green chilies, ½ cup coriander leaves, 2 tablespoons mint leaves, and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds. Grind on pulse mode without adding water. The coarse mixture is ready. Transfer it to a mixing bowl.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add 3 tomatoes cut in half, 1 inch ginger pieces, and 10 garlic cloves. Cover and cook on a low flame until the tomatoes soften.
  • Switch off the gas, remove the tomato skins, and mash the tomatoes along with ginger and garlic. Add this mixture to the mixing bowl.
  • Now add salt, 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, ½ teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon chaat masala, 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and some chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
  • Tomato chutney is ready. Serve it with bajra dhebra.

Notes

  • Cut the palak leaves finely so they easily merge into the dough.
  • Mix the masala into the palak leaves so the palak releases its water.
  • The proportion of the flour mixture should be half the quantity of the chopped palak leaves.
  • If the dough does not bind properly, add 1–2 tbsp of curd.
  • The dhebra dough should be medium soft.
  • If the dough becomes too soft, add some besan to adjust the consistency.
  • Do not rest the dhebra dough.
  • Roll the dhebra to medium thickness.
  • Cook the dhebra on a medium-low flame.