Karela Thepla Recipe – Bitter Gourd Indian Flat Bread

Ingredients

1 cup Whole Wheat Flour,1/2 cup Gram flour (besan),2 to 3 tablespoons Karela (Bitter Gourd/ Pavakkai) – grated,1 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds),1 inch Ginger – grated,2 Green Chillies – ground to paste,Salt – to taste,1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder,1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera),1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),1-1/2 teaspoons Ghee – or oil,1/2 cup Lukewarm Water,2 tablespoons Butter – melted

Instructions

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.Now slowly add warm water and knead the flour mix to make a soft dough.Heat a flat bottomed tawa and meanwhile prepare the theplas. Pinch a lemon sized ball from the dough and roll out to make a thin roti on the dusted floor.Once the tawa is hot, place the thepla on the tawa and dry roast it from both sides.Now brush some melted butter on both sides of the thepla one by one and roast till golden in colour.Transfer the thepla on a serving plate and serve hot. Serve Karela Thepla along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita and Aam Ka Achaar for a light lunch or breakfast.

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