Methi Thepla / Methi Chapati

A Gujarati dish , made with wheat flour, fresh methi leaves and some spices .It can be munched all through the day. The Theplas are very healthy  are good for Diabetic people and even for children who don't eat leafy vegetables . Theplas are  usually had with sweet mango pickle(chunda) and also  goes very well with curd and Srikand. A great travel dish and can be kept out  for 2 days without preservation. 

Preparation time : 15 min                            Category: Chapathi

Cooking Time : 30 min                                  Cuisine : Indian

 

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour – 1 ½ cup

Methi Leaves – 1/3 cup

Corriander Powder -1tsp

Chilli Powder -1/2 tsp

Jeera Powder -1/2 tsp

Tumeric Powder -1/2 tsp

Salt – as per requirement

Oil – 5 tbsp

How to make:

1.Clean the Methi leaves and chop it roughly.

2.In a mixing bowl add the wheat flour, methi leaves, salt, all the spices and mix it together. add 3 tbsp of oil in it.

3. Pour water and knead it to a soft dough. Let the dough rest for atleast ½ hr

4. make medium size balls from  the dough . Dust the balls and roll out to make thepla. The Theplas should be thin.

5. Place the thepla on the hot Tawa . brush it with oil and flip it. keep the flame in medium.

 

 



 

Tips

1. Be a little generous with oil while making the dough to make soft and perfect Thepla

2. Curd , ginger garlic paste,Besan atta , little sugar can also be added .

3. Sugar can be replaced with a ripe banana.

4. The Theplas should be rolled out thin to taste better

5. Only the leaves of the methi has to be used .If stem is used  then the chapatti tends to break or crack when rolling

 

 

 

Mixed Vegetable Sabzi

A simple easy to cook dish with all the basic vegetables available at home. This receipe is perfect  for lunch boxes and goes well with chapatti . Its a dry Sabji and there wont be any spill .

Preparation Time: 15 min                       Cooking Time: 20 min

Catogery : Sabji

Ingredients:

Vegetables Needed

Potato -1

Carrot -1

Beans  - 5 – 6

Baby corn -  5-6

Mushroom  - 1 pkt

Broccoli – little

Capsicum - ½

Boiled Corn – little

To Temper:

Oil – 3 tbsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Chilli powder – ½ tbsp.

Coriander powder – 1 tbsp

Jeera powder – ½ tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Salt – As per requirement

Cooking method:

       1.       Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan .
       2.       First add potatoes . half cook it and then add all the other vegetables .
       3.       Add salt,turmeric, coriander,chilli , jeera powder .
       4.       Simmer the stove and Stir the vegetables at regular intervals.
       5.       Once all vegetables are cooked add garam masala.
      6.       Leave it for 2 to 3 min and turn off

 Tips

       1.       Heavy Bottomed vessel needed
       2.       Can use any vegetables as per your convenience
      3.       You can Increase or Decrease the quantity of vegetables as per your choice