Methi thepla - Learn how to make methi theplas, thin, soft and goes simply great with boondi raita as side dish.
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.
2. Clean it and chop it coarsely.
3. Fry the wet leaves in a kadai with little oil, just till it reduces in volume.
4. Add the sautéed leaves, salt, turmeric, garam masala powder, red chilli, coriander, turmeric powders, cumin and oil and mix well.
5. Add required buttermilk to make a soft dough, just like we make for roti/ chapathis.
6. Make equal sized balls and roll to thin rotis.
7. Heat a tava,sprinkle little oil and just toast the rotis like we usually do for chapathis.
Serve with any simple raita or simply with curd and pickle.I served with boondi raita and mango thokku! Tasted great!
Recipe card
Methi thepla
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 as needed
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- Butter milk - As needed
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!
Priti
Looks just yum..love the pics 🙂
notyet100
yummy platter,..:-)
DEESHA
lovely theplas .. nice pictorial presentation .. i just love these
Suparna
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
sowmya
looks delicious..
Prathibha
Lovely theplas...even i also prepare the same way, sometimes i even add besan to the flour..
Sireesha
Fabulous Platter:)
Priya
Methi greens wat a healthy greens,awesome presentation and the dish is quite a healthy roti...prefectly rolled roti yaa!
Ammu
Love the step by step clicks. Amazing dish.
indhu
theplas look sooo yummy... and love the step-by-step pictures... they are very useful 🙂
- Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)
Nags
you are back! The rotis look lovely 🙂 where do you buy boondi from? or do you make it yourself?
srikars kitchen
wow.. nice entry.. last week i made thepla.. healthy roti.. nice click..
RAKS KITCHEN
Nags,
I buy Haldirams raita boondhi available in Mustafa 🙂
Mangala Bhat
wow! yummy! nice clicks
Happy cook
Wow really perfect looking ones and delcious too.
Ramya Vijaykumar
mmm, so comforting to see rotis... I make it pretty much the same way, am hungry again!!!
jeyashrisuresh
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.
jeyashrisuresh
an event is going on in this bloghttp://creativesaga.blogspot.com/(cooking with greens).Can send this to that event
Pavithra
Wow that theplas are looking wonderful and very nice clicks... wish to have the whole platter. Yummy and comforting dish
meeso
Oh, that looks so good! I am so hungry now!
Mahimaa's kitchen
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.
Gita's Kitchen
Nice photos, the rotis look so perfect along with the raita 🙂
Vibaas
Adding sambar powder is a neat idea. Lovely pics. Thepla is my favorite and it looks perfect and tempting, raji.
delhibelle
I adore methi thelas and these look just so beautiful with white dahi. WoW!
A_and_N
Wow, they don't have besan?
Love the pics!
Ashwini
Wow my favourites roti. Yumm. Looks so delicious and very tempting.Nice presentation.
Chitra
I tried this once ,it was slightly bitter..Will saute and try next time..:)looks great!!
Rathna
Looks delicious Vijaya...nice recipe 🙂
Sandy
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm delishhh! Great Blog!
Cham
Delicious looking with raita and pickle!
rekhas kitchen
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
Lena Rashmin Raj
lovely theplas.....snaps are just superb...Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving comment.. 🙂
Laavanya
I love methi roti too... love your pics Raks.
Valarmathi
Lovely Rotis. Like the step by step pictures. Neat presentation.
Archy
thepla looks so gud with raita an pickle !! nice pic !!
Uma
Good to see you back 🙂 Methi theplas look so good and tempting. Yum!
sriharivatsan
Awesome pictures and itz really tempting..Cant be perfect more than this...I have never sauted, new one to me too..
Kayal
I don't add chilly powder while preparing methi roti...will try this way too. nice picture
AnuSriram
Looks lovely! Nice click!
Srivalli
looks so lovely raji...
Yasmeen
lovely colors,I don't miss making methi roti whenever I buy fresh methi:)
Radha Ramaswamy
Your methi roti is very tempting.
Thanks.
Kitchen Flavours
Nice to see you back.....Like always helpful pitorial...Congrats to be featured in TOI. Methi roti looks droolworthy and healthy......
anudivya
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.
Viki's Kitchen
Methi thepla looks gorgeous.
Madhoo.S.Gargya
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.
jayasri
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 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
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 🙂
Neha
yummy..nice methi thepla
Pavithra
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.
Sailaja Damodaran
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.
Unknown
Lovely Rotis
Durga Pugazh
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...
Anna Almeida
I tried this recipe it was yum .Thanks Raks for this wonderful recipe.
Namitha Ramesh
what type of pickle u presented in this pic
Raks anand
Mango thokku.
Unknown
Fool proof recipe. Comes well every time I try. I just add a little ginger garlic paste. Yummy. Thanks for the recipe
Shobana Franklin