Gujrati Theple

Theple

Ingredients:

2 cups bengal gram flour

2 tbsp curd,beaten

1 tsp ajwain (carom seeds)

1/2 tsp or less turmeric

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp red chilli powder

a pinch of dried ginger powder

salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

2 tbsp juice of grated bottle-gourd (doodhi/lauki)

For Tempering oil-

In a wok take 3 tbsp cooking oil and heat. Add 2-3 curry leaves and 1 tsp of mustard seeds.Heat till the mustard seeds splutter. Remove from heat and use this oil to fry the theple.



Method-

Firstly, grate half of a medium sized bottle gourd. Now squeeze the juice out of the grated gourd by hand or with the help of a muslin cloth. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Then, make a well in between and add the oil and beaten curd. Mix well. Finally,add the bottle-gourd juice to the mix gradually, kneading the dough all the time.Knead well into a soft dough.

Break into lemon sized balls and flatten out the balls with a rolling pin, to make flat disc shaped breads.

Shallow fry on both sides, in the griddle/pan with the tempered oil.

Serve with your favourite side dish.