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.
[...] made Roma’s Methi Thepla for dinner on Monday. Even though she had mentioned that it was a travel food, I could not wait [...]
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’
Hi Roma,
i am going on a 10 day road trip with my family and friends and am looking for few food that can be prepared and carried which we can use during our travel.
Do you have any more recipies that I can borrow of you that will be useful for us. i just saw the kichidi recipe for travelling as well. but any more tips will definitely be a lot useful
Thanks a lot
Chaitra
Dear Chaitra,
Thanks for visiting my space. When I go on trips I usually carry Bharwa Bhindi with pua (pooris where jaggery was added to sweeten the dough). This lasts for a long time and kids like it too.
Hope you have a great holiday!
Roma