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    Home » Indian Vegan Recipes

    Methi Thepla – High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread. Yeast-free

    Published: Jul 20, 2015 · Modified: Feb 8, 2018 by Richa 21 Comments

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    Methi Thepla – High protein Savory flatbread with chickpea flour, quinoa flour, coconut flour, sesame seeds. Vegan Soy-free yeast-free. Can be made gluten-free.

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    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa #vegan #yeastfree #savory #flatbread

    These multigrain flatbreads have chickpea flour, quinoa flour, coconut flour to add to the protein. plus a good load of sesame seeds. Spiced liberally with Indian spices and dried fenugreek, these can be served as is with chutney or as a side. 

    Use flours that you have, use the spices that you have and make this fabulous flatbread. Add a scoop of unflavored protein powder to amp up the protein even more. 

    You can make them gluten-free by substituting the wheat flour with chickpea flour. The gluten-free breads will be more delicate when you roll them out, so keep them a bit thicker. The traditional Methi thepla has more wheat flour, some chickpea flour and other flours such as sorghum or millet, and fresh or dried fenugreek. These are my modified version with quinoa flour and coconut flour to add more protein. to make traditional thepla, use 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup chickpea flour and 1/4 cup flours like millet or sorghum. For variation, roast the chickpea flour for 3-4 minutes before using to make a dough for a nuttier flavor profile. 

    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa

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    Steps:


    Knead the ingredients into a somewhat smooth dough that is not too sticky or too stiff. Let it sit for 20 minutes. Then divide the dough into 1.5 inch balls and roll into flatbreads. 

    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa

    Use flour or parchment to help roll. The shape and some cracks on the side don’t matter 🙂

    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa

    Cook on a skillet. Spray oil on both sides and cook until golden brown spots. 

    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa

    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa #glutenfree #veganricha #vegan
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    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread

    Methi Thepla - High protein Savory flatbread with chickpea flour, quinoa flour, coconut flour, sesame seeds. Vegan Soy-free yeast-free. Can be made gluten-free.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time1 hr 15 mins
    Course: flatbread
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 157kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup (60 g) whole wheat flour
    • 1 cup (120 g) chickpea flour or besan
    • 1/4 cup (28 g) quinoa flour or use more chickpea flour
    • 2 tbsp oat flour or use whole wheat flour
    • 2 Tbsp coconut flour or use soy flour or more chickpea flour
    • 2 tbsp flax seeds or flax seed meal optional
    • 1/4 cup (37.5 g) sesame seeds
    • 1/8 tsp (0.13 tsp) baking soda
    • 1/8 tsp (0.13 tsp) asafetida- hing optional
    • 3/4 tsp (0.75 tsp) salt or to taste
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) turmeric
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) cumin
    • 1 tsp coriander powder
    • 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) onion powder
    • 1 tsp red chili flakes or to taste
    • 3 to 4 Tbsp dried fenugreek leaves kasoori methi or 1/2 cup packed finely chopped fresh fenugreek leaves
    • 1/4 cup (4 g) packed finely chopped cilantro optional

    Wet

    • 2 Tbsp oil
    • 1 tsp lemon juice
    • 1/3 cup (81.67 ml) non dairy yogurt
    • 1/4 cup (62.5 ml) water
    • 1 inch ginger grated
    • 1 hot green chili grated

    Instructions

    • in a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients and mix well.
    • In a blender, blend the yogurt, water, ginger and chili. Or grate ginger and chili and add to the dry bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix until a dough is formed. Add a tsp or so more water if too dry, or add a tbsp more chickpea flour if too soft and sticky.
    • Spray oil on the dough, Cover and let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes.
    • Oil your hands and knead for a minute to smooth out the dough. The dough will be somewhat stiff but should not be too stiff to knead or too sticky.
    • Divide the dough into equal sized balls. Cover the balls with a towel while you roll.
    • Take each ball and using wheat flour or chickpea flour, roll it out into 7 inch rounds. Do not worry about the shape. Just roll the flatbread so it is generally even thickness. Roll out the rest and keep covered with towel.
    • Cook over medium heat. Cook for 30 seconds, then flip. Cook for 30 seconds. Spray or spread a little oil on the flatbread and flip. Cook for another 30 seconds, spray oil on the current side, flip and cook again until golden brown spots . Cook all of the flatbreads. Store on the counter for upto 2 days.

    Notes

    Make them gluten-free by substituting the wheat flour with chickpea flour.
    To make traditional thepla, use 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup chickpea flour and 1/4 cup flours like millet or sorghum.
    Nutritional values based on one serving

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 157 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Sodium 223mg10%
    Potassium 166mg5%
    Carbohydrates 18g6%
    Fiber 4g17%
    Sugar 2g2%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 85IU2%
    Vitamin C 2.1mg3%
    Calcium 60mg6%
    Iron 1.9mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Methi Thepla - High Protein Savory Herbed Flatbread | Vegan Richa

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    1. Anna Tejada-Lambeth

      March 31, 2022 at 7:54 am

      5 stars
      Tried for the first ever because I eat gluten free. My husband LOVED them and requested I make them often. I used your suggestion of garbanzo flour to substitute for wheat. The spices are amazing! My college roommate introduced me to the delicious cuisine and I’ve decided to teach myself through great recipes like yours. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        April 01, 2022 at 12:30 pm

        Awesome !

        Reply
    2. Avery

      October 06, 2018 at 7:32 pm

      5 stars
      Whoops – it looks like I posted on this last year and completely forgot…haha. Well, I do really love this recipe… 😉

      Reply
    3. Avery

      October 06, 2018 at 7:30 pm

      5 stars
      This flatbread is absolutely delicious and very satisfying. I had never heard of thepla before making this recipe, but I decided to give it a shot and I’m SO glad I did! Now it is in my permanent recipe files and I have made it a few times since.

      Reply
    4. Avery

      February 08, 2017 at 8:53 pm

      5 stars
      I made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious! I couldn’t for the life of me find fenugreek anywhere in my city so I substituted for 1 1/2 tbsp curry powder (first ingredient fenugreek). It went perfectly with Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Butter Curry. Yum!

      Reply
    5. Archena

      July 27, 2015 at 12:20 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Richa,

      We make Methi Thepla quite often. Add a bit of millet flour (Bajri Flour) to the mix. Fresh or Frozen Fenugreek leaves available at Indian stores also works great.

      Reply
    6. korralinn

      July 22, 2015 at 11:22 pm

      I made those gluten free and I like them so much! Fenugreek leaves can be replaced with seeds?

      Reply
      • Richa

        July 23, 2015 at 10:12 am

        awesome! you can use 1/2 to 1 tsp ground fenugreek seeds. the seeds are more bitter than the leaves, so you need very small amounts for the flavor.

        Reply
        • Korralinn

          July 24, 2015 at 5:49 am

          Thank you!

          Reply
      • Elizabeth Ellis

        July 25, 2015 at 8:35 pm

        Can you share what you substituted to make them gluten free please?
        I was thinking to just substitute a gluten free flour mix for the wheat.
        This looks so good!

        Reply
        • Richa

          July 25, 2015 at 8:38 pm

          use chickpea flour instead of the wheat flour.

          Reply
    7. Zofia @ Kiwi Phase

      July 22, 2015 at 5:23 am

      There are so many wonderful ingredients in your recipe that I use daily. I’m only just getting away from the habit of buying normal white flour and still need to try coconut, quinoa and soy flour!

      Reply
    8. May

      July 21, 2015 at 8:33 pm

      Thanks for the recipe I am always looking for high protein recipes.

      Reply
    9. Nicole {VeganShowOff.com}

      July 21, 2015 at 9:41 am

      That’s terrible about Kerala! I can’t believe they are getting paid and the whole thing is just sickening. Thanks for the link to the petitions! This flatbread looks delicious by the way : )

      Reply
    10. Cassie Tran

      July 20, 2015 at 4:36 pm

      YUM! This looks absolutely amazing!

      Reply
    11. Varneet

      October 14, 2015 at 9:03 pm

      Omg these look super delicious!! I recently made Fenugreek flatbread but with Quinoa, Oat, Chickpea flour! It came out really good! Your work is very inspiring Richa! 🙂

      Reply

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