Being the mother of a little baby and a frequent traveller I’m constantly on the look out for good homemade dishes with a long shelf-life. Thepla is a Gujarathi version of the methi paratha and is one such dish which can be preserved for over a week. I packed this for dinner during our train travel a couple of weeks ago. The parathas were soft and tasty. They were supposed to last for a week but we finished them off in one sitting!! 
In the train I met a Gujarathi aunty who told me about a lot of other breakfast recipes that can be preserved for a long time (typically snacks and savories made out of besan and deep fried)
Try thepla for your next week-long trip. This paratha is particularly useful to mothers who dont want to give kids any outside food. Also, sometimes you dont want to break your journey for a meal and would rather eat something on the drive.
This is my entry to the roti mela organized by Srivalli. Thanks for hosting this event and giving us a forum to share our Indian Bread recipes.
Ingredients :
- 1 cup Wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon Besan
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- Pinch of Haldi powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Mirchi powder
- 1 teaspoon Dhania powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Jeera powder
- 5 pods of Garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup of Methi leaves, fine chopped
- 1/4 cup Curds
- 1/2 teaspoon Jeera seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Til seeds
- Pinch Hing
- Salt (to taste)
- Sugar (to taste)
Procedure :
- Knead the above ingredients with water and make a soft dough.
- Dust in dry flour and roll out.
- Apply oil and cook on both sides on a hot tawa.
Please NOTE :
Spread out the theplas and allow the steam to escape before packing, else the condensed water droplets will spoil it quickly.
yeaaaah i totally agree…this is best for travelling.. and urs looks exactly the way amma used to prepare for my travels back to college
Where have you been Roma? It’s quite a long time since you posted the orange pudding.
Nice entry for the event. I have made methi parathas earlier, but this one looks very good than those. Will definitely try the next time when I buy methi.
Hi Dear Madhu,
Been really busy yaar. Am currently designing a menu for a Cafe opening shortly in Bangalore.
I regularly check out your bakes. They look delicious!
Roma
looks delicious…long time i made those theplas..
Wow Roma, that’s really great. All the very best and have a wonderful time.
Thanks so much you girls!
Roma I made these for dinner on Monday. It came out very well. My husband loved it.
Ohh ! I am so happy to hear that. Our hubbies are so lucky
Indeed they are. I have to try your garlic paneer side dish, the chinese style you prepared for JFI. Being a huge fan of Indo chinese cuisine, my husband would definitely love it too. Actually I got tofu to prepare that. Maybe I’ll try it atleast this weekend. It’s long time pending.
Sure, do let me know how it turned out.
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roma..these look so yummy..thanks for the entry!
Thanks a lot. Can somebody throw some light as to which is the ingredient in thepla that gives it a long shelf life?
Rishabh, My guess is ‘Methi’