Thank you to my sister Rakhee for this recipe. She is a expert in diabetes treatment you can find her work here under Zap Diabetes. Rakhee recommends this to her diabetes patients as a wholesome snack that can be eaten hot or cold full of goodness and a better alertnative to sugary snacks. Theplas are one of the most popular and healthy Gujarati breakfast recipes and are eaten for breakfast, travelling and picnics actually any time of the day! Thepla is a flatbread similar to paratha, made of whole wheat flour, oil and spices such as turmeric, chilli powder etc. To make variations of thepla try adding vegetables such as grated carrot, radish or spinach. I enjoy eating them with pickle, yogurt and masala tea, you can also have them on their own for a quick filling snack.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chapati flour Use Cassava flour if you want it to be Gluten free
- 5 tbsp Gram flour
- 1 tbsp Millet flour
- 4 tbsp Fenugreek leaves These can be fresh or dried
- 1 handful Sesame seeds
- 3 full Green Chillies Crushed. add less if you don't like it spicy
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 Cups Warm water
Instructions
- Mix the flours and spices, chillies, sesame seeds and fenugreek leaves
- Add lemon juice and knead the dough by adding a little warm water, making sure the dough is not too soft
- Rub oil on the dough, cover it and leave aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Roll out the thepla (approximately 16-18cm wide, and 2mm thick)
- Cook both sides on a hot, flat, non-stick pan
Notes
If you want to make this gluten free use Cassava flour. you can add spinach as well. I have also used my NutriBullet to grind together carrots and cabbage reducing the water content. Experiment with what you like as long as the dough is not too soft I am sure it will taste amazing.
