Name: Bottle gourd thepla recipe by Bhawana Garg at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3/4 to 1 cup grated bottle gourd; 1.5 cup whole wheat flour; 3 tbsp gram flour; 2 tbsp curd; 1 tsp ginger green chilli paste; 1/2 tsp coriander pwd; 1/2 tsp cumin pwd; 1/2 tsp red chilli pwd; 1/4 tsp turmeric pwd; 1 tbsp oil; Salt to taste; Oil for roasting as required

ABOUT Bottle gourd thepla RECIPE

Here is a nutritious thepla made with Lauki or bottle gourd. Making the thepla is easy and makes for a healthy breakfast or brunch.

Ingredients Serving: 4

3/4 to 1 cup grated bottle gourd
1.5 cup whole wheat flour
3 tbsp gram flour
2 tbsp curd
1 tsp ginger green chilli paste
1/2 tsp coriander pwd
1/2 tsp cumin pwd
1/2 tsp red chilli pwd
1/4 tsp turmeric pwd
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Oil for roasting as required

Instructions

First rinse, peel and then grate the bottle gourd in a bowl.
Add the spices- ginger green chilli paste, coriander pwd, cumin pwd, red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd and salt.
Mix the spices and salt very well with the grated bottle gourd and keep covered aside for 5 min. The bottle gourd will release its juice.
Then add wheat flour and gram flour and mix it well.
Add yogurt and oil.
Mix and then begin to knead into a dough.
Make a soft dough
Make medium sized ball from the dough
On a dusting rolling board, take each ball and begin to roll it.
Sprinkle some more whole wheat flour, if required while rolling
Roll to a round of about 5 to 6 inches in diameter
Placed the rolled thepla on a hot tawa
When you see bubbles on the thepla, flip it
Spread some oil on the bottle gourd thepla all over
Flip again
Serve bottle gourd Thepla hot with mango pickle.

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