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Methi Thepla Recipe,How to make Methi Thepla

July 7, 2010 by Sharmilee J 46 Comments

Methi Thepla Recipe

Methi thepla recipe with step by step photos.Methi Thepla is a gujarati flatbread variety.I tried Methi thepla for the first time and instantly fell in love with it. The theplas are very soft, with the spices added in it needs no side dish at all,Perfect for on the go snacky/breakfast.

This is one of the best travel recipes that you can opt because they stay soft and fresh even after many hours.

Methi Thepla Recipe
This is one of my fav methi thepla recipe, over the days I have modified the recipe according my family taste and now this is my keeper recipe.

Methi thepla Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 30 mins hrs | Cooking Time : 5 mins / thepla| Makes:6-8 theplas
Recipe Category: Breakfast / Lunch | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Wheat flour – 2 cups
Fresh Methi leaves – 3/4 cup chopped roughly
Oil – 2 tbsp
Curd – 2 tbsp
Besan flour – 2 tbsp
Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds powder – 3/4 tsp
Jeera powder – 3/4 tsp
Salt – to taste
Water – as required to knead the dough

 

Step by step methi thepla recipe:

  1. .Chop the methi leaves roughly. Saute the methi leaves until it shrinks and reduces in volume.. Sauting the methi leaves avoids bitterness.In a bowl, add together wheat flour, salt, coriander powder, red chili powder, cumin seeds , curd, besan flour,oil, turmeric powder and required salt.Methi Thepla Recipe - Step1
  2. Add the sauted methi leaves to the above mixture. Add water little by little and combine them together to form a soft pilable dough.The dough should have the consistency similar to a roti dough.Cover and leave aside for 15-30 mins. Pinch lemon equal sized balls and roll them to form smooth balls.Methi Thepla Recipe - Step2
  3. Roll them into thin rotis.Heat tawa, carefully add the rotis , drizzle oil. Cook the theplas on both sides till cooked(until brown spots appear here and there).Serve them hot with onion raita/pickle.Methi Thepla Recipe - Step3

Serve hot with curd and mango pickle…yum!

Methi Thepla Recipe

This is best for travel as it need no main side dish, you can serve with just plain curd / pickle.

My Notes:

  • Pluck the leaves, rinse it well before sauteing to get rid of the dirt if any.
  • You cna make them thin / thick theplas as per your choice.
  • These rotis are very soft, they dont get spoiled soon so ideal for travel. It can be had as such or with any pickle.
  • Sauting the methi leaves avoids bitterness in rotis. You can use buttermilk also instead of curd which makes the rotis even more softer.

Methi Thepla Recipe

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Comments

  1. Sashi says

    April 7, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Theplas are deliciously Cool, love the red color pickle which you accompanied.

    Reply
  2. Sailaja Damodaran says

    April 7, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Looks very soft.

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    April 7, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    hey, can we store it at room temp for 3-4 days or should it be refrigerated?

    _Dev

    Reply
  4. Sharmilee! :) says

    April 7, 2010 at 5:13 pm

    @Dev : Keep in room temp as refrigerating it might harden the theplas

    Reply
  5. Priya says

    April 7, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    Such a fantastic rotis, truly healthy..

    Reply
  6. Panchpakwan says

    April 7, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    All time fav..looks so delcious,

    Reply
  7. Kamalika says

    April 7, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    lovely..one of my favourite dishes….

    Reply
  8. Pavithra says

    April 7, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    Looks yumm I love it too.. Love the clicks, as well as the pickle u served.

    Pavithra
    http://www.dishesfrommykitchen.com

    Reply
  9. Cham says

    April 7, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    They just look awesome!

    Reply
  10. Nags says

    April 8, 2010 at 2:41 am

    they have been in my to-make list for a while now!

    Reply
  11. RAKS KITCHEN says

    April 8, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Looks nice,I too love theplas as its too soft and keep gud for long time 🙂

    Reply
  12. A Homemakers Diary says

    April 8, 2010 at 10:36 am

    perfect theplas…soft, spicy and healthy. love that cabbage leaf bowl. so cute.

    Reply
  13. Tina says

    April 8, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    Healthy and delicious…

    Reply
  14. Akal's Saappadu says

    April 8, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    looks perfect and delicious with that chutney/pickle beside!!!

    Reply
  15. Gulmohar says

    April 8, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    They look perfect and yumm..I'm getting the methi flavor till here

    Reply
  16. ARUNA says

    April 8, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    Awesome, looks very beautiful…nice presentation!!

    Reply
  17. simply.food says

    April 8, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    Theplas looks yummy and delicious.Nice click too.

    Reply
  18. Home Cooked Oriya Food says

    April 9, 2010 at 12:44 am

    looks so good…

    Reply
  19. Valarmathi says

    April 9, 2010 at 4:24 am

    Looks perfect and absolutely delicious.

    Reply
  20. SathyaSridhar says

    April 9, 2010 at 9:03 am

    Haiii!!! Sharmiee,,first time here dear you got nice blog with nice recipes with nice photography..liked ur roti thepla tasted many times in my north indian frenz house, but i never tried on myself …good to see looks very easy to cook n good for the health na.

    Reply
  21. SathyaSridhar says

    April 9, 2010 at 9:07 am

    Haiiii!!! Sharmilee,, first time here to your blog dear you got nice space with nice recipes with perfect photography.thepla roti is looks delicious n came out perfect…actually send u one comment before this but i didnt got a confirmation so i gave u another comment dear..

    Reply
  22. indosungod says

    April 9, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Perfect! I have seen methi theplas which have besan added, I like that this is all wheat flour.
    By the way what is that yummy side dish you have there?

    Reply
  23. Deepa says

    April 9, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    methi thepla looks so yummy..great clicks…great to carry when travelling too..

    Reply
  24. Sharmilee! :) says

    April 9, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    @indosungod : Thanks for reminding I had made it both with besan added and omitting it also.

    Most of u'll are more interested in the side dish than my theplas ah?! Anyways its store bought onion pickle 🙂

    Reply
  25. Smitha says

    April 9, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    THey look delish..thanx for stopping @ my place!!
    Smitha
    http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  26. jayasri says

    April 9, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    hi sharmi, I love those theplas, the clicks are so good !!, I keep making them a lot, they look so good!!

    Reply
  27. ruchikacooks says

    April 9, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Love the color of it! Looks delicious with butter on top 🙂

    Reply
  28. Pavithra Srihari says

    April 9, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    beautiful click dear … Methi thepla looks perfect …

    Reply
  29. arthi says

    April 9, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    Sharmi, the platter looks delicious. Roti looks so perfect and yummy!!! Nice presentation

    Reply
  30. Swathi says

    April 9, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    Sharmi,

    Methi theplas looks really good. I need to make them.

    Reply
  31. Sonia says

    April 13, 2010 at 6:45 am

    My mouth is watering now. It's my afternoon tea time and I want this right now. 🙁 I always find hard for fresh methi here.
    The 3rd pic is so tempting. What's that in small dish with thepla? is it any homemade pickle? Pls post recipe for it too if you have. Looks so good. 🙂

    Reply
  32. Sharmilee! :) says

    April 13, 2010 at 7:05 am

    @Sonia: Oh I've tried it with dried methi leaves once but it wasnt that tasty as fresh ones.Its store bought onion pickle. Will post it when I get to try it 🙂

    Reply
  33. gayathri says

    February 2, 2011 at 1:45 am

    Gayathri,
    I tried this last night. it was a huge hit in my home. My H loved this one. thankyou.

    Reply
  34. Sharmilee! :) says

    February 2, 2011 at 1:48 am

    @Gayathri : Thanks for trying and letting me know…Glad that u liked it!

    Reply
  35. Anonymous says

    January 11, 2012 at 11:17 am

    @ Sharmilee

    My theplas never become really soft. They are always a little chewy. I also tried making the entire dough with curd.. still its a little hard. what do you think could be the problem.. Will adding more oil help.

    Reply
  36. Sharmilee! :) says

    January 11, 2012 at 11:56 am

    @Anonymous : I am not exactly sure of the reason but guess should be the problem with the consistency of the dough …it should resemble close to chapathi flour dough..Hope this helps!

    Reply
  37. Fareeda says

    July 31, 2012 at 11:53 pm

    The recipe says salt to taste. To those of you who have actually made this recipe, what amount of salt did you use?

    Thanks

    Reply
  38. Mammu Maans says

    March 3, 2013 at 9:47 am

    how many rotis we get for the quantities of flour used here?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      March 3, 2013 at 11:48 am

      It will yield 4-5 small rotis

      Reply
  39. reema chaurasia says

    July 20, 2013 at 7:57 am

    the theplas are looking very tempting……….the colour n texture looks wonderful….its a wholesome food….my mom aadds hing liberally in the dough…..this adds much more flavour n taste to the thepla…..i being half gujarati…..we have it often as dinner of for breakfast

    Reply
  40. Saahshi says

    April 29, 2014 at 3:26 am

    Yummi.I like to try once

    Reply
  41. Jaisri says

    August 27, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    This I had tried once. My kids loved it.

    Reply
  42. Priya says

    September 26, 2014 at 7:09 am

    Can we use kasuri methi instead of fresh methi leaves

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      September 26, 2014 at 3:33 pm

      No it will sure alter the taste, fresh methi leaves works best here…

      Reply
  43. Ms Sekar says

    April 28, 2016 at 7:45 am

    Hello Ma'am, wonderful Indian recipes. Totally new to me. I'm from Malaysia. And your instructions are very clear. Any substitute for Methi leaves?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      April 28, 2016 at 8:28 am

      Try with other greens

      Reply

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