Thepala one Gujrathi flatbread a travelfood.

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Hello, friends, food lovers, and community! Today, I'm glad to share a recipe called Thepala, a popular and traditional dish from Gujarat in India. People from surrounding states love it as well. Thepala can be enjoyed as a breakfast item, snack, side dish for a main meal, or even as travel food since it lasts longer than regular meals. It is tasty, healthy, and easy to make.

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Fenugreek seeds usually take three weeks to be ready for harvest in green vegetable form.
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It is fresh and organic just a 10-cent bundle of 300-gram clover-like leaves.
the vegetable Methi might not be familiar to Westerners/Easterners but we Indians love it. One main Ingredient, Methi or fenugreek greens is a healthy herb that is beneficial for overall health eg: a blood purifier, and blood sugar controller, a milk producer, lowering cholesterol, helping in hair health, and reducing belly fat. I don't get this in Norway so when I am here in India I use it often in our food.

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After buying from the market, you need to clean it properly and remove the roots.

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Wash it thoroughly.

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Drain water and keep it aside.

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chop it finely.

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chop onion and chili finely.

Ingredients;
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1 cup finely chopped methi
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup gram flour
11/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 pinches of chili powder
finely chopped onion and chili
3-4 tsp coconut oil

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In a bowl mix the chopped onion, chili, all spices, salt, and gram flour,

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Add methi

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Mix thoroughly using your hand.

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When it starts releasing moisture

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Add wheat flour

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When flour is mixed with all the ingredients

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Gradually add some water to form a dough.

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The dough should be easy to roll out into flatbread. Cover and let it rest for 5-6 minutes.

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After 5 minutes, divide the dough into appropriate sizes and make round balls. I made balls the size of lemons.

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Dust the rolling board with flour and roll the balls into circles, making them as thin as possible.

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Around 2mm thin

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Cook them in a skillet or flat pan.

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Sprinkle a few drops of oil on the top while they're cooking.

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Flip it and cook the other side when golden spots appear it is done.

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repeat to make all of them.

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Serve it with date chutney or tomato ketchup. I like to use some fresh tomato and cucumber slices as well.
Enjoy.

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