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Thepla

🇮🇳 Indian

Gujarati methi thepla, the travel bread that survives week-long journeys. Soft-centred, blistered and buttered; bread as daily ritual. Best with a rich gravy and sliced raw onions.

Prep 31 min Cook 11 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

  • Yogurt2 cups, whisked
  • Saltto taste
  • Ghee2 tbsp
  • Wheat Flour3 cups
  • Sesame Seeds1 tsp
  • Jaggery3/4 cup, grated

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine flour, salt and water into a shaggy mass, then knead till smooth and supple; rest covered 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Cover and rest; use this time to make the filling or get the pan hot.

  3. 3

    Divide into equal balls, then roll — plain, or stuffed and sealed like little parcels before rolling gently.

  4. 4

    Cook on a hot tawa till brown blisters form, flip, then finish over an open flame (or in the pan with ghee) till it puffs.

  5. 5

    Finish with a slick of butter and eat while the first one is still steaming.

Chef's tip

Stuffed breads need gentle rolling — burst filling is heartbreak.

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Video: Methi Thepla Recipe | Thepla for Travel | मेथी थेपला बनाने की रेसिपी | Chef Sanjyot Keer · on YouTube