Lauki Thepla (Bottle Gourd Flatbread)
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- Total time
- 35 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Gujarati thepla is whole wheat flatbread, and this version is kneaded with grated bottle gourd and its juice in place of water.
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The dough looks stiff at first, but water added then leaves it slack after resting, since the gourd keeps releasing moisture.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Peel the bottle gourd and grate it very finely into a mixing bowl, keeping all the juice.
- 2
Add whole wheat flour, yogurt, turmeric, chili powder, ajwain seeds, chopped coriander, and salt to the grated gourd.
- 3
Knead into a soft dough using the moisture from the gourd.
Add 10ml oil, knead until smooth, and rest for 10 minutes.
- 4
Divide the dough into golf-ball-sized portions and roll each out with a rolling pin into thin, 15cm circles.
- 5
Place on a hot pan, apply a little oil on both sides, and toast for 1-2 minutes per side until brown spots appear.
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