Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 50 minutes
- Preparation: 10 minutes
- Cooking: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/2 cup Gram flour (besan)
- 1 cup Bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and grated
- 1 Green Chilli - finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped
- 1 inch Ginger - peeled and crushed into paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- 2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 2 tablespoons Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
- 2 tablespoons Ghee
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- 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
- Mix everything with your fingers
- Keep on mixing till a firm dough is formed
- Add curd only if needed
- Normally bottlegourd releases water
- But if the dough becomes too dry, add curd little at a time and make firm dough
- Do not let the dough rest as the bottle gourd in it will release water and make the dough sticky
- Make balls of equal size
- Dust the rolling board with flour
- Flatten the dough balls and roll it into thin theplas
- Do not make them thick
- Heat a tawa, spread 1 teaspoon ghee
- Fry the thepla by applying ghee on both sides
- When the theplas turn brownish they are done
- To keep theplas soft, apply more ghee/oil to the theplas
- Serve Lauki Thepla along with Aam Ka Achaar and Filter Coffee for your weekday breakfast
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- North Indian Recipes
- North Indian Breakfast
- Vegetarian