Dudhi thepla

ingredients :

11/2cup grated dudhi (lauki/ghia/bottle gourd )

2 cups aatta ( regular wheat flour )

1tbsp gram flour ( besan)

1tsps red chilli pwd

1tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp turmeric pwd

1tbsp oil

salt

water

oil for frying

method :

 Mix the wheat flour,gram flour, salt, turmeric,garam masala ,chili powder & oil. Add the grated  dudhi and  little water . knead into a soft but firm dough (like you would for a wheat paratha). Grease some oil onto the dough and leave it covered for 15 minutes. Make small balls out of the kneaded dough, apply some wheat flour to it and roll it out as you would a paratha.Gently place it onto a heated skillet/tava lightly greased with some oil and cook it till you see brown spots on one side. Flip it over to the other side, apply some more oil and remove when you see brown spots on the other side too. Serve with pickle, chutney or youghurt .