🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Dhebra

Name: Dhebra
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Yogurt; 2 tbsp, crushed Kasuri Methi; 1 tsp Salt; for shallow frying Peanut Oil; 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds; 1 tbsp, grated Jaggery; 1.5 cups Pearl Millet (Bajra)

🇮🇳 Indian

Gujarat's fried bajra bread with methi and jaggery folded through — slightly sweet, deeply savoury, made to last the week. Eaten with white butter and pickles at any hour.

Prep 25 min Cook 20 min Serves 6 Medium

Ingredients

Yogurt1/2 cup
Kasuri Methi2 tbsp, crushed
Salt1 tsp
Peanut Oilfor shallow frying
Sesame Seeds1 tbsp
Jaggery1 tbsp, grated
Pearl Millet (Bajra)1.5 cups

Instructions

1
Mix bajra flour, kasuri methi, sesame, yogurt, jaggery, oil and salt.
2
Knead to a firm dough; rest 20 minutes.
3
Roll or pat into thick small discs.
4
Fry on medium in ghee-oil till brown freckles appear on both sides.
5
Store in a tin once cool — they improve by day two.

Chef's tip

Bajra dough cracks when rolled — pat with wet palms instead of using a rolling pin.

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Video: Methi Makai Bajra Dhebra / Thepla Video Recipe | Bhavna's Kitchen · on YouTube