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    Home » Recipes » Roti

    Methi thepla recipe

    Updated on June 25, 2022 by Raks Anand 57 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Methi thepla - Learn how to make methi theplas, thin, soft and goes simply great with boondi raita as side dish.

    methi thepla
    methi thepla

    Pack it for travel or lunch box, it stays soft. Just with pickle and curd, it tastes best.

    Goes well with boondi raita.

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    This is also one of the recipes, that I got from my friend Sangeeta and tried. It tasted great. This is the first time I am trying and I liked it very much.

    I love the taste and this methi roti or methi thepla and will often make appearance in the kitchen.

    It comes out really soft and stays soft even after long time. So perfect to pack for your lunch box and boondi raita is the perfect side dish for methi roti.

    You can indulge without counting the numbers!

    My notes

    • Adding oil and buttermilk adds extra softness to the rotis.
    • I added sambar powder in place of red chilli coriander powder, as my sambar powder is a combination of this both.
    • Sautéing the methi leaves enhances the flavor and cut down the bitterness of the leaves.
    • Stays soft for longer time and also doesn't gets spoiled soon,so ideal for travelling.
    • Rolling as thin as possible makes it very perfect.

    Method

    1. Remove the methi leaves from its stem.

    cleaned leaves

    2. Clean it and chop it coarsely.

    chopped

    3. Fry the wet leaves in a kadai with little oil, just till it reduces in volume.

    saute

    4. Add the sautéed leaves, salt, turmeric, garam masala powder, red chilli, coriander, turmeric powders, cumin and oil and mix well.

    ingredients
    mix

    5. Add required buttermilk to make a soft dough, just like we make for roti/ chapathis.

    dough

    6. Make equal sized balls and roll to thin rotis.

    divide
    spread

    7. Heat a tava,sprinkle little oil and just toast the rotis like we usually do for chapathis.

    cook methi thepla
    flip methi thepla

    Serve with any simple raita or simply with curd and pickle.I served with boondi raita and mango thokku! Tasted great!

    methi roti
    methi thepla

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    Methi thepla

    Methi thepla - Learn how to make methi theplas, thin, soft and goes simply great with boondi raita as side dish.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Resting time 10 minutes minutes
    Servings 12 thepla
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 cup Wheat flour
    • ¾ cup Methi leaves
    • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
    • ½ teaspoon coriander powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • ¾ teaspoon Garam masala powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • Salt
    • 3 tablespoon Oil
    • Butter milk - As needed
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    Instructions

    • Remove the methi leaves from its stem, clean it and chop it coarsely.
    • Fry the wet leaves in a kadai with little oil, just till it reduces in volume.
    • Add the sautéed leaves, salt, turmeric, garam masala powder, red chilli, coriander, turmeric powders, cumin and oil and mix well.
    • Add required buttermilk to make a soft dough, just like we make for roti/ chapathis.
    • Make equal sized balls and roll to thin rotis.
    • Heat a tawa,sprinkle little oil and just toast the rotis like we usually do for chapathis.

    Video

    Notes

    • Adding oil and buttermilk adds extra softness to the rotis. I added sambar powder in place of red chilli coriander powder, as my sambar powder is a combination of this both.
    • Sautéing the methi leaves enhances the flavor and cut down the bitterness of the leaves.
    • Stays soft for longer time and also doesn't gets spoiled soon, so ideal for travelling.
    • Rolling as thin as possible makes it very perfect!
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Priti

      May 16, 2009 at 6:07 am

      Looks just yum..love the pics 🙂

      Reply
    2. notyet100

      May 16, 2009 at 6:10 am

      yummy platter,..:-)

      Reply
    3. DEESHA

      May 16, 2009 at 6:23 am

      lovely theplas .. nice pictorial presentation .. i just love these

      Reply
    4. Suparna

      May 16, 2009 at 6:27 am

      Hi,
      Methi rotis are good for health! your presentation is so neat ...feel gald seeing the neat pics 🙂 good job.Hope to c your posts more often,hope u had a great time 🙂
      Enjoy the weekend.
      TC

      Reply
    5. sowmya

      May 16, 2009 at 6:28 am

      looks delicious..

      Reply
    6. Prathibha

      May 16, 2009 at 6:32 am

      Lovely theplas...even i also prepare the same way, sometimes i even add besan to the flour..

      Reply
    7. Sireesha

      May 16, 2009 at 6:35 am

      Fabulous Platter:)

      Reply
    8. Priya

      May 16, 2009 at 7:44 am

      Methi greens wat a healthy greens,awesome presentation and the dish is quite a healthy roti...prefectly rolled roti yaa!

      Reply
    9. Ammu

      May 16, 2009 at 8:08 am

      Love the step by step clicks. Amazing dish.

      Reply
    10. indhu

      May 16, 2009 at 8:42 am

      theplas look sooo yummy... and love the step-by-step pictures... they are very useful 🙂

      - Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)

      Reply
    11. Nags

      May 16, 2009 at 9:21 am

      you are back! The rotis look lovely 🙂 where do you buy boondi from? or do you make it yourself?

      Reply
    12. srikars kitchen

      May 16, 2009 at 10:35 am

      wow.. nice entry.. last week i made thepla.. healthy roti.. nice click..

      Reply
    13. RAKS KITCHEN

      May 16, 2009 at 11:14 am

      Nags,
      I buy Haldirams raita boondhi available in Mustafa 🙂

      Reply
    14. Mangala Bhat

      May 16, 2009 at 12:16 pm

      wow! yummy! nice clicks

      Reply
    15. Happy cook

      May 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm

      Wow really perfect looking ones and delcious too.

      Reply
    16. Ramya Vijaykumar

      May 16, 2009 at 1:21 pm

      mmm, so comforting to see rotis... I make it pretty much the same way, am hungry again!!!

      Reply
    17. jeyashrisuresh

      May 16, 2009 at 2:40 pm

      i saw the recipe of thelpa in blog(forgot the name) but step by step procedure and few tips in the end is perfect.should try out soon.normally i clean and add the leaves as it is without sauting and never add butter milk.never come soft.thanks for sharing the recpe.

      Reply
    18. jeyashrisuresh

      May 16, 2009 at 2:43 pm

      an event is going on in this bloghttp://creativesaga.blogspot.com/(cooking with greens).Can send this to that event

      Reply
    19. Pavithra

      May 16, 2009 at 3:26 pm

      Wow that theplas are looking wonderful and very nice clicks... wish to have the whole platter. Yummy and comforting dish

      Reply
    20. meeso

      May 16, 2009 at 3:58 pm

      Oh, that looks so good! I am so hungry now!

      Reply
    21. Mahimaa's kitchen

      May 16, 2009 at 5:01 pm

      methi parathas cannot look more perfect than this. adding buttermilk and sauteing is very new to me. yummy and tempting pics as ever.

      good one.

      Reply
    22. Gita's Kitchen

      May 16, 2009 at 6:24 pm

      Nice photos, the rotis look so perfect along with the raita 🙂

      Reply
    23. Vibaas

      May 16, 2009 at 11:43 pm

      Adding sambar powder is a neat idea. Lovely pics. Thepla is my favorite and it looks perfect and tempting, raji.

      Reply
    24. delhibelle

      May 17, 2009 at 12:18 am

      I adore methi thelas and these look just so beautiful with white dahi. WoW!

      Reply
    25. A_and_N

      May 17, 2009 at 2:49 am

      Wow, they don't have besan?

      Love the pics!

      Reply
    26. Ashwini

      May 17, 2009 at 3:20 am

      Wow my favourites roti. Yumm. Looks so delicious and very tempting.Nice presentation.

      Reply
    27. Chitra

      May 17, 2009 at 1:42 pm

      I tried this once ,it was slightly bitter..Will saute and try next time..:)looks great!!

      Reply
    28. Rathna

      May 17, 2009 at 8:22 pm

      Looks delicious Vijaya...nice recipe 🙂

      Reply
    29. Sandy

      May 17, 2009 at 9:59 pm

      Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm delishhh! Great Blog!

      Reply
    30. Cham

      May 17, 2009 at 10:06 pm

      Delicious looking with raita and pickle!

      Reply
    31. rekhas kitchen

      May 18, 2009 at 3:55 am

      hummmmm so beautiful pic. I didn't even stop drooling on your naan pic. again one more came on that list yummy recipe so inviting yes a perfect full meal

      Reply
    32. Lena Rashmin Raj

      May 18, 2009 at 10:13 am

      lovely theplas.....snaps are just superb...Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving comment.. 🙂

      Reply
    33. Laavanya

      May 18, 2009 at 1:31 pm

      I love methi roti too... love your pics Raks.

      Reply
    34. Valarmathi

      May 18, 2009 at 3:46 pm

      Lovely Rotis. Like the step by step pictures. Neat presentation.

      Reply
    35. Archy

      May 18, 2009 at 7:20 pm

      thepla looks so gud with raita an pickle !! nice pic !!

      Reply
    36. Uma

      May 18, 2009 at 10:21 pm

      Good to see you back 🙂 Methi theplas look so good and tempting. Yum!

      Reply
    37. sriharivatsan

      May 19, 2009 at 2:02 am

      Awesome pictures and itz really tempting..Cant be perfect more than this...I have never sauted, new one to me too..

      Reply
    38. Kayal

      May 19, 2009 at 8:14 am

      I don't add chilly powder while preparing methi roti...will try this way too. nice picture

      Reply
    39. AnuSriram

      May 19, 2009 at 2:31 pm

      Looks lovely! Nice click!

      Reply
    40. Srivalli

      May 19, 2009 at 4:37 pm

      looks so lovely raji...

      Reply
    41. Yasmeen

      May 19, 2009 at 10:26 pm

      lovely colors,I don't miss making methi roti whenever I buy fresh methi:)

      Reply
    42. Radha Ramaswamy

      May 20, 2009 at 1:38 am

      Your methi roti is very tempting.
      Thanks.

      Reply
    43. Kitchen Flavours

      May 21, 2009 at 9:35 am

      Nice to see you back.....Like always helpful pitorial...Congrats to be featured in TOI. Methi roti looks droolworthy and healthy......

      Reply
    44. anudivya

      May 21, 2009 at 10:55 pm

      Love love love the addition of sambhar powder. It must give such a unique taste and smell. I will try it the next time I am making rotis.

      Reply
    45. Viki's Kitchen

      May 23, 2009 at 1:25 pm

      Methi thepla looks gorgeous.

      Reply
    46. Madhoo.S.Gargya

      May 24, 2009 at 2:36 am

      Hi there, thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. This is my first visit to ur blog.You have a really nice blog.

      Reply
    47. jayasri

      May 25, 2009 at 9:05 pm

      Oh!, my God!, how did i miss this post, So beautiful clicks, I had also posted this recipe with a little change i don't use butter milk, I love methi theplas, my post looks soooo bland, I feel like removing it from my blog..., yours look so tempting & drooling....., wonderful post 🙂

      Reply
    48. Sharmilee! :)

      March 23, 2010 at 10:49 am

      How did I miss this....lovely clicks....! just had theplas for dinner but pics sariya varala so have to make it again atleast for clicking 🙂

      Reply
    49. Neha

      September 13, 2010 at 5:16 am

      yummy..nice methi thepla

      Reply
    50. Pavithra

      December 09, 2010 at 4:06 am

      Raji got to see ur Methi thepla picture in this blog http://vaangasamaykalaam.blogspot.com/2010/02/breakfasttiffin-recipes.html I saw some of my pictures too and warned her. When i was check other post got to see this.

      Reply
    51. Sailaja Damodaran

      December 09, 2010 at 4:06 am

      check this raks http://vaangasamaykalaam.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-04-23T04%3A52%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7
      looks like they stole ur methi roti picture.

      Reply
    52. Unknown

      July 06, 2013 at 9:28 am

      Lovely Rotis

      Reply
    53. Durga Pugazh

      September 28, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      Triedthis thepla this morning. Excellent, soft, delicious and nutritious too.. Also prepared Garam masala as oer recipe for this. Flavorful. Keep posting. Excellent workdone by you...

      Reply
    54. Anna Almeida

      November 19, 2013 at 3:39 am

      I tried this recipe it was yum .Thanks Raks for this wonderful recipe.

      Reply
    55. Namitha Ramesh

      October 10, 2015 at 9:32 am

      what type of pickle u presented in this pic

      Reply
    56. Raks anand

      October 10, 2015 at 10:02 am

      Mango thokku.

      Reply
    57. Unknown

      August 10, 2017 at 2:20 pm

      Fool proof recipe. Comes well every time I try. I just add a little ginger garlic paste. Yummy. Thanks for the recipe

      Shobana Franklin

      Reply

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