Description
Gujarat state health bread kneading 'fresh Methi (fenugreek) leaves' having sugar-absorption-suppressing effect with whole wheat flour, chickpea flour, spices, baked thin keeping oil low.
Restaurants serving Methi Thepla (Fenugreek Leaf Whole Wheat Bread)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour
- Chickpea flour
- Methi(Fenugreek leaves)
- Yogurt
- Ajwain
- Cumin
- Turmeric
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/
- Pieces] 100g whole wheat flour (Atta),
- tbsp Besan (chickpea flour),
- tbsp fresh Methi leaves (fenugreek, or sub dried Kasuri Methi),
- tbsp unsweetened yogurt, minced green chili pinch, 1/
- tsp each turmeric/chili powder, 1/
- tsp each ajwain/cumin, salt pinch, water to taste,
- tsp oil (for baking).
- Put dietary-fiber-rich whole wheat flour (Atta) and protein-supplementing chickpea flour (Besan) in bowl.
- Toss blood-sugar-control god-herb 'fresh Methi leaves (chopped finely)', green chilies, turmeric, chili powder, ajwain, cumin, salt there.
- Add small amount unsweetened yogurt to prevent dough dryness, gradually adding water kneading into earlobe-hard smooth dough (*Green leaves beautifully scatter across dough).
- Roll dough ping-pong-ball-sized, dust flour rolling into 1-2mm ultra-thin circles with rolling pin.
- Place dough on heated pan (Tawa), bake both sides on medium.
- When small brown spots appear on surface, briefly brush minimal oil (or Ghee) reduced to limit for diet on surface, baking both sides fragrantly.
- Plate piping hot Thepla, serve alongside unsweetened yogurt/pickles to finish. Biting pops Methi's bittersweet herb aroma and spices; highly nutritious magic flatbread infinitely eatable alone without curry.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Methi leaves、Ajwain、Cumin、Turmeric
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Dried Kasuri Methi and minced spinach (as fresh Methi leaf flavor/color sub)
Pairing
Unsweetened yogurt、Mango pickles、Light bean soup
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Methi' is fenugreek. In Indian Ayurveda, Methi leaves/seeds are known as ultimate medicinal herbs 'lowering blood sugar, controlling cholesterol'. Staple dish Gujarat travelers/businessmen carry packed in Tupperware as 'portable food yielding nutrition not rotting for days'. Avoiding refined wheat flour (Naan etc.) and making this whole wheat/herb chunk the staple food is the absolute basic of Indian-style diets.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Smear unsweetened yogurt stickily on piping hot Thepla, roll round and round like cigar, walk-eating the contrast of herb bitterness and yogurt acidity!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy (Yogurt), Soy (Chickpea flour)