Methi Paratha -(Thepla)

Methi Thepla - with Onion chutney



Ingredients :

Fresh Fenugreek (Methi)
Wheat flour
Cumin seeds
Salt
Coriander powder
Garam masala
Garlic cloves
Green Chillies
Ginger (half inch piece)
Fresh green cilantro/coriander
Tamarind juice


For theplas, I mixed most of the above ingredients into the wheat flour while making the dough. I keep a ginger-garlic-chilli-coriander paste ready at home, so that it can be readily used in various dishes. For this paste, chop the above four ingredients in a mixer/chopper. You may have to add a little water for getting the right consistency. We need around 1-1/2 table spoons of thick paste for our recipie.

Getting the methi ready - Chop fresh Methi (fenugreek) leaves roughly (No need to chop them finely.) Heat some oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds. Once these seeds start popping, add chopped green chillies and chopped garlic cloves. Leave for half a minute. Add chopped methi and some salt to taste and let it cook for few minutes.

Making the Thepla dough -
Take the wheat flour in a big flat vessel so that its easy to knead the dough.
Add a pingh of salt and a spoonfull of vegetable oil. Add the giger-garlic-chilli-coriander paste. Add some garam masala and coriander powder. Methi could be added to this dough in various forms. I chose to cook Methi as above, which is then also mixed in this dough. Start mixing. kneading the dough. Add little water/ oil to make nice soft dough which should not stick to your hands.
Make small balls from this dough. Roll them into flat theplas and roast them on a flat pan (Tawa).

Serve hot with butter/curd and onion chutney as below.

Onion Chutney -
Chop a big onion in 1 inch pieces and put them in the chopper. Add some cumin seeds and salt to taste. Add some chopped cilantro and green chillies. Add a little water only if the chopper needs it. Add some tamarind juice. Chop the above into a yummy onion chutney.

Note : tamarind juice can be replaced by chopped raw mangoes.

Generally Thepla would be mild and the chutney should be spicy. Chilli quantities can be chosen accordingly.