Methi Thepla Recipe

Popular Gujarati flat bread spiced with fenugreek leaves | Gujarati parantha | Breakfast-lunch-dinner recipe | Travel snack
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Recipe / food styling / photography by - Sunayana Gupta





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‘Methi Thepla’ is a classic Gujarati flat bread or parantha made with whole wheat flour, fenugreek leaves (Methi) and some spices. It is delicious, healthy and a wholesome meal in itself and that is why also packed for journeys with pickles. Usually, theplas are served in breakfast but they can also be relished as a brunch with curd, pickle & chaas (Buttermilk). You can serve these with your favorite curries and side dishes for lunch or dinner.

The real secret behind the mouth watering taste of these soft theplas lies in making the perfect dough with the right balance of ingredients. In this recipe, I have used fresh methi leaves straight from my kitchen garden, but you can also use dry fenugreek leaves or kasuri methi (See how to make Kasuri Methi at home). The results would be equally satisfying. Besides if you make these lovely theplas with homemade kasuri methi, the results would be phenomenal.

So, let’s check out the recipe and see how to make these beauties with absolute perfection and do not miss to refer TIPS at the bottom!



Pack some methi thepla for journey with some homemade mango pickle and Rajasthani green chilly pickle for a scrumptious ready to eat snack.

You can also serve methi thepla with your regular meal or thali.

For a Sunday brunch, team methi thepla with some aloo channe ki ghugani, khatte meethe aloo, kadala curry or kadhi pakodi. Pair with homemade garlic pickle and chaas.

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Methi Thepla

Methi Thepla is a classic Gujarati thepla recipe made with whole wheat flour, fenugreek leaves (Methi) and some spices. It is delicious, healthy and a wholesome meal in itself and that is why also packed for journeys with pickles.

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Category : Parantha
Cuisine :
Servings : 8 servings

Author : Sunayana Gupta

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Recipe Ingredients

  • Whole wheat flour – 3 cups
  • Fresh Methi/Fenugreeek – a small bunch
  • Gramflour/Besan – 1/4 cup
  • Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
  • Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Asafoetida ( Hing )- ½ tsp
  • Salt – 1 ½ tsp or to taste
  • Water – As required to make dough
  • Oil – To make theplas

How to make Methi Thepla

  • To begin with making methi theplas first we need to pluck methi/fenugreek leaves from the stalks. Wash them thoroughly under running water to remove impurities. Chop the leaves and keep aside. If you're using dry fenugreek leaves or kasuri methi, just omit this step.
  • Now take a big bowl and mix in all the ingredients together (Except ‘Oil’). Knead into a firm dough with water. Please note….there is no set quantity for water to make dough. Start making dough with little quatity of water and gradually add more water if you need .
  • Cover this dough with a wet muslin cloth and keep aside for 10 minutes . This would make the dough soft and easy to handle.
  • Divide the dough into equal size balls (Size of a medium tomato).Take one ball, sprinkle some flour on it and roll it like chapatti or parantha .
  • Put it on a pre-heated pan and cook on both the sides by applying little oil till you notice little golden spots on either side. Transfer to a serving plate.

Methi theplas are ready. Serve with tea during breakfast or relish with pickle, yogurt or curries.

Tips –

  • Cook theplas on medium to high heat. Never cook on low heat otherwise, they would turn chewy.
  • You can add some chopped green chilly & ginger while kneading the dough. This would make your methi theplas more flavorsome.





  • Name
  • Methi Thepla Recipe
  • Sub name
  • Popular Gujarati flat bread spiced with fenugreek leaves | Gujarati parantha | Breakfast-lunch-dinner recipe | Travel snack
  • Category
  • Parantha
  • Cuisine
  • Gujarati
  • Key ingredients
  • Whole wheat flour & fresh fenugreek leaves
  • Taste
  • Mild spicy with natural bitterness of fenugreek leaves
  • Texture
  • Soft, flakey bread
  • Preparation time
  • 20 minutes
  • Cooking time
  • 10 minutes
  • Servings
  • 8
  • Steps
  • 0
  • Created date
  • 2017-04-26 19:55:45

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