Lauki Thepla Recipe

Lauki Thepla or Doodhi Thepla is a healthy and delicious flat bread which can be packed in kids' tiffin boxes or had for breakfast or dinner. These can also be made and carried while travelling. I have added gram flour in this recipe, you may not add it and add only wheat flour. Remember not to add water as bottle gourd contains lots of water itself. Course : North Indian Breakfast Ingridients : 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.