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Dudhi na Thepla | Lauki Thepla

Dudhi na Thepla | Lauki Thepla

Dudhi na Thepla simply translate to Bottle-Gourd Flatbreads. These theplas are made with shredded lauki, palak, oil, yogurt, and spices.
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Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Gujarati, Indian
Keyword: Indian Flatbreads
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 20 Theplas
Author: Aayushi Patel

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Wholewheat Flour
  • 1/4 Cup Besan
  • 1 Cup Finely Shredded Bottle Gourd (Dudhi)
  • 1 Cup Finely Chopped Spinach
  • 1/2 Tsp Carom Seeds (Ajwain)
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds
  • 2 Tsp Dhana Jeeru
  • 2 Tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric
  • 1.5 Tsp Salt
  • 1.5 Tbsp Jaggery
  • 3 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 1 Tsp Minced Ginger and green Chili
  • 1/4 Cup Yogurt
  • Oil For Cooking the Theplas

Instructions

  • Shred the dudhi using a shredder. And chop the spinach finely. Keep it aside.
  • Add wholewheat flour and besan in a large bowl.
  • Next goes in the prepped dudhi and spinach
  • Now add cumin seeds, carom seeds, sesame seeds, red chili powder, turmeric, dhana jeeru, salt and jaggery.
  • Next add in your aromatics aka minced garlic, ginger and green chilies.
  • add yogurt and oil
  • start kneading the dough. combine all the ingredients. Try to knead the dough without using water.
  • If the dough doesn't come together, use a splash of water.
  • Knead a soft dough. Once the dough is kneaded, add oil in your palms and start to knead the dough for 5 minutes.
    Coat the dough with some more oil and let it rest for atleast 10 mins.

Roll The Theplas

  • Make equal sized dough balls from the Dough.
  • press the dough ball between the palms of your hand.
  • Now use some whole wheat flour or rice flour for dusting. Generously press either sides of these dough ball in the flour.
  • Place it on your rolling board and gently press it down using your fingers. Now with the help of a rolling pin start rolling the dough ball from the centre coming out towards the edges.
  • Your thepla should roll in circular motion on its own, as you roll your rolling pin symmetry.If it stops rolling dust the thepla on either side with some more flour.
  • I like to roll my theplas pretty thin, about an 1/8th of inch and bigger than Gujarati Rotli
  • Now before starting to cook the theplas, you can line them up on your baking sheet, to get a head start

Cook the Theplas

  • I think the most easiest step is to cook theplas, all it needs is patience. I use a non-stick, hard anodized pan to cook the theplas.
  • You want to cook them on Medium Flame on either side.
  • Start cooking them on one side, once you see small air pockets, blowing up, flip it on the other side.
  • Generously lather the oil on the top and with the help of your spatula, press it down gently to make sure it is cooked evenly on all the sides.
  • Now flip and again add oil generously. Again press it down evenly using your spatula.
  • Now flip it and start stacking your theplas. If your pan becomes too hot, turn the heat down to low flame.