Karela Thepla Recipe - Bitter Gourd Indian Flat Bread
A diabetic friendly Indian recipe with whole wheat flour, gram flour (besan), to 3 tablespoons karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - grated. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
8 steps- 1
To begin making the Karela Thepla Recipe, in a large mixing bowl, add wheat flour and besan along with grated karela, ajwain, turmeric, red chili powder, cumin powder, green chili paste, ginger paste, ghee/oil and mix well with a spoon or fork
whole wheat flour(1 cup)gram flour (besan)(1/2 cup)to 3 tablespoons karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - grated(2)ajwain (carom seeds)(1 teaspoon)inch ginger - grated(1)green chillies - ground to paste(2)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)-/2 teaspoons ghee - or oil(1) - 2
Now slowly add warm water and knead the flour mix to make a soft dough
whole wheat flour(1 cup)gram flour (besan)(1/2 cup)lukewarm water(1/2 cup) - 3
Heat a flat bottomed tawa and meanwhile prepare the theplas
- 4
Pinch a lemon sized ball from the dough and roll out to make a thin roti on the dusted floor
inch ginger - grated(1) - 5
Once the tawa is hot, place the thepla on the tawa and dry roast it from both sides
- 6
Now brush some melted butter on both sides of the thepla one by one and roast till golden in colour
tablespoons butter - melted(2) - 7
Transfer the thepla on a serving plate and serve hot
- 8
Serve Karela Thepla along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita and Aam Ka Achaar for a light lunch or breakfast
to 3 tablespoons karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - grated(2)
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Karela Thepla Recipe - Bitter Gourd Indian Flat Bread
A diabetic friendly Indian recipe with whole wheat flour, gram flour (besan), to 3 tablespoons karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - grated. Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
8 steps- 1
To begin making the Karela Thepla Recipe, in a large mixing bowl, add wheat flour and besan along with grated karela, ajwain, turmeric, red chili powder, cumin powder, green chili paste, ginger paste, ghee/oil and mix well with a spoon or fork
whole wheat flour(1 cup)gram flour (besan)(1/2 cup)to 3 tablespoons karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - grated(2)ajwain (carom seeds)(1 teaspoon)inch ginger - grated(1)green chillies - ground to paste(2)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)-/2 teaspoons ghee - or oil(1) - 2
Now slowly add warm water and knead the flour mix to make a soft dough
whole wheat flour(1 cup)gram flour (besan)(1/2 cup)lukewarm water(1/2 cup) - 3
Heat a flat bottomed tawa and meanwhile prepare the theplas
- 4
Pinch a lemon sized ball from the dough and roll out to make a thin roti on the dusted floor
inch ginger - grated(1) - 5
Once the tawa is hot, place the thepla on the tawa and dry roast it from both sides
- 6
Now brush some melted butter on both sides of the thepla one by one and roast till golden in colour
tablespoons butter - melted(2) - 7
Transfer the thepla on a serving plate and serve hot
- 8
Serve Karela Thepla along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita and Aam Ka Achaar for a light lunch or breakfast
to 3 tablespoons karela (bitter gourd/ pavakkai) - grated(2)
Rate this recipe
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