Lauki Thepla Recipe
Lauki Thepla or Doodhi Thepla is a healthy and delicious flat bread which can be packed in kids' tiffin boxes or had for breakfast or dinner. These can also be made and carried while travelling. I have added gram flour in this recipe, you may not add it and add only wheat flour. Remember not to add water as bottle gourd contains lots of water itself.
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
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1/2 cup Gram flour (besan)
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1 cup Bottle gourd (lauki)
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peeled and grated
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1 Green Chilli
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finely chopped
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2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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finely chopped
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1 inch Ginger
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peeled and crushed into paste
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder
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1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
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2 tablespoons Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
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2 tablespoons Ghee
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Lauki Thepla Recipe, in a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, gram flour, turmeric powder, red chili powder, chopped green chili, ginger paste, garam masala, salt to taste and grated lauki
Step 2
Mix everything with your fingers
Step 3
Keep on mixing till a firm dough is formed
Step 4
Add curd only if needed
Step 5
Normally bottlegourd releases water
Step 6
But if the dough becomes too dry, add curd little at a time and make firm dough
Step 7
Do not let the dough rest as the bottle gourd in it will release water and make the dough sticky
Step 8
Make balls of equal size
Step 9
Dust the rolling board with flour
Step 10
Flatten the dough balls and roll it into thin theplas
Step 11
Do not make them thick
Step 12
Heat a tawa, spread 1 teaspoon ghee
Step 13
Fry the thepla by applying ghee on both sides
Step 14
When the theplas turn brownish they are done
Step 15
To keep theplas soft, apply more ghee/oil to the theplas
Step 16
Serve Lauki Thepla along with Aam Ka Achaar and Filter Coffee for your weekday breakfast