Gujarati Thepla

Ingredients:(Makes 12 theplas)

1. Wheat Flour– 3 cups
2. Dried Kasoori methi/Fresh fenugreek Leaves – 2 tbsp
3. Oil – 1 tbsp
4. Thick Curd – 1 cup
5. Salt – 2 tsp
6. Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp
7. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
8. Minced Garlic – 1 tbsp
9. Coriander/cumin Powder – 1 tsp
10. Chopped cilantro – 1/4 cup, packed
11. Warm Water – 1/4 cup

Method:

1. In a mixing bowl, mix wheat Flour and oil and mix it well together
2. In another bowl, mix the following ingredients: 
Curd,Fenugreek/methi Leaves, Cilantro.turmeric Powder, salt,Red Chilli Powder and minced Garlic.Taste it to check salt.If needed add more as per your taste
3. Add the above mixture into the flour and slowly knead.
4. Add additional Warm Water if needed little by little. 
5.Knead to form a ball of dough.Check if the bowl and hands are dry and not sticky.If so,you have made the dough right!!
6. Drizzle a few drops of Oil, smear on the dough, cover it with a lid and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
7. Heat a tawa on medium flame.
8. Make balls of the dough and start rolling just like you do for roti. Whenever needed use dry flour to dust.Do not use too much dry flour which will make the thepla hard
9. Place on the hot Tawa and cook.
10. Once it starts to change color, flip and cook for a couple of minutes on the other side.
11. Drizzle a drop of oil and smear and flip once again.
12. Press gently with a spatula and allow to cook till you see few bubbles.
13. Take off the tawa and serve hot with pickle/raita.

Thepa is tasty by itself because of the masalas added in the dough.Usually eaten as a snack.Doesn't need a special sidedish.