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Bread dish, illustrative
Volume II · 7.02

Lauki Thepla

BreadsBread
Serves
4
Portion
2 theplas
Time
30 min
Texture
Very soft
Season
Spring–summer
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Cooling

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Whole-wheat flour (atta)1⅔ cups200 g1000 g
Bottle gourd (lauki)1 cup grated (no water added)150 g750 g
Curd (dahi), plain2 tbsp30 g150 g
Turmeric powder⅛ tsp0.5 g2.5 g
Cumin (jeera)¼ tsp1 g5 g
Ginger, fresh1½ tsp8 g40 g
Coriander leaves2 tbsp8 g40 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)½ tsp3 g15 g
Ghee (cow)for cooking20 g100 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Knead atta with lauki and its moisture, curd and seasonings (no water).

  2. Step 2: Rest 15 minutes; roll 8 thepla.

  3. Step 3: Cook with ghee on medium.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

228kcal
Energy
6.6g
Protein
6.2g
Fat
34.2g
Carbohydrate
5.9g
Fibre
0.8g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

Variations & further ideas