Lauki Thepla Recipe (Gujarati Thepla)
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Gujarati
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Serves: 10 theplas
- Wheat flour: 1 1/2 cup
- Lauki : 1/2 cup
- Garlic : 1 tsp
- Coriander powder : 2 tsp
- Red chili powder : 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
- Oil : 1 tbsp for dough
- Curd : 1 tbsp
- Oil : 4 tbsp for making thepla
- Peel the dudhi / lauki and grate it using grater.
- Sieve whole wheat flour (atta) in a large mixing bowl and add grated lauki.
- Mix the lauki and wheat flour with hands and then add garlic paste.
- Now add dry spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt as per taste.
- Mix all spices together and then add around 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp of yogurt / curd.
- Combine the yogurt into wheat flour and spices and start kneading the dough for dudhi thepla.
- While kneading the dough, do not add extra water. The moisture from lauki will help in binding the dough.
- Knead the lauki thepla dough and pound it using hand for a while. The dough for lauki thepla is ready. Keep the dough aside to rest for 5-10 min.
- Diving the dough into small lemon size equal balls.
- Take a dough ball on rolling board and dust it with some wheat flour.
- Start rolling the dough into 4-5 inch round thepla.
- In the meanwhile heat a tawa / skillet on medium flame.
- Once the tawa is hot, place the rolled thepla on it and roast for few seconds.
- As soon as bubbles starts appearing on top surface, flip the thepla on other side.
- Apply oil on both sides of thepla and roast till it becomes golden brown in color.
- Lauki thepla is ready.
- Serve lauki thepla or gujarati dudhi thepla with masala curd, raita, pickle.
Recipe by WeRecipes at https://werecipes.com/lauki-thepla-recipe-dudhi-thepla/
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