Bajre ka Thepla
Ingredients
Bajre ka Atta - 1 1/2 cups
Wheat flour / Atta -1/2 cup
Oil - 1 tbsp
Fresh Methi - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste 2 tsp salt
Green Chilies - 3 medium
Ginger - 1" ginger 2 tsp
Garlic - 2 cloves
Roasted coriander powder - 2 tsp
Curds to knead
Butter to serve
How to make the Bajre Ka Atta
Make a fine paste of green chilies, ginger, and garlic.
Wash and clean the methi leaves, drain well. Chop finely and keep it ready.
Take the flours into a wide bowl, add coriander powder, spice paste, salt, oil along with the cleaned leaves.
Slowly add the curds and mix well. Knead to a soft dough and keep it covered with a wet muslin cloth.
Once you are ready to make the rotis, grease a plastic sheet with oil. Divide the dough into equal balls, pat them down.
Heat a tawa and transfer the roti onto the hot tawa and cook on both sides.
Top with butter and serve hot.
Saute the green chilies in a teaspoon oil and sprinkle salt over it. Cook and toss around for a while, till the green chili is cooked and turns colour.
Serve with rotis.
Rasawala Bateta nu Shaak
Ingredients
Potatoes - 3 medium
Oil - 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dried red chili - 2
Hing a pinch
Turmeric powder a pinch
Red chili powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Salt to taste
Water - 1 cup
Coriander leaves few springs chopped finely for garnishing
How to make Rasawala Bateta nu Shaak
Wash and peel the potato and MW for 8 mins. Soak and peel the skin. Cube and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a non stick pan. Once hot add cumin seeds and dried red chili. Saute for a couple of secs. Then add hing and turmeric powder.
Now add finely chopped tomatoes and cook in simmer till the tomatoes become soft.
Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder and salt.
Now add the boiled potatoes coated with the masala.
Add 1 cup of water. Stir it.
Cover the pan and cook it. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 mins, till the gravy becomes thick.
Add tamarind paste.
Finally add some chopped cilantro and serve.
Notes:
You can use raw potatoes and cook it as you make the gravy. MW makes this very simple and easy to make. Jaggery/ Sugar is added to a typical Gujarati gravy. I skipped it.
Instead of Tomato, some use tamarind as well.
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Nivedhanams Sowmya says
so healthy and so delicious!!!
Priya Suresh says
Nutritious bajre ka thepla, rasawala bateta looks fingerlicking, both makes a prefect pair.
vaishali sabnani says
I was smiling while reading the post....specially when you mentioned about introducing my friends...it sure seems hilarious now..anyway loved the way you have set. Up everything, looks tempting...and it's ok if you do not add sugar, it is very personal..even I remove for myself and then add for the family.
Usha says
oh, those chilies are mouthwatering! Bajre thepla are so nutritious and like the thepla rasawala bateta shaak.
nandoos Kitchen says
healthy and delicious spread..
The Pumpkin Farm says
brings back the memories of last year...lovely writeup...and lovely platter
Jayanthi Padmanabhan says
nice combination and healthy one too..
Nalini's Kitchen says
Healthy and delicious combo,enjoying your bread series in this edition..
Sapana Behl says
Bajra theplas must be healthy and with Batata Shaak it will make a delicious combo..
Rajani S says
I too started off with vaishali's kathiawadi thali. And their daily routine is more or less the same as ours as well.
I have loads of bajra flour that needs to be used up, will try this recipe sometime!
Suma Gandlur says
That's a heart and healthy meal Valli. I haven't tried using bajra flour yet. Need to buy it now. 🙂
Padmajha PJ says
I was literally smiling when I was reading your post Srivalli. The scene of Vaishali introducing you to her friends almost came in front of me! And while I was writing this post, all I was thinking was about our trip and the wonderful food we were fed with!
And the platter looks so nice Srivalli,esp the bajra thepla with the fenugreek leaves...
Pavani N says
Bajre thepla with methi sounds healthy and nutritious. Love the whole platter and that potato curry sounds yumm!!
Varadas Kitchen says
Bajra rotla was a hit in my house too. Your thapla looks perfect.
Gayathri Kumar says
Loving the look of methi leaves in roti. And the aloo side dish sounds flavourful...
Harini-Jaya R says
Very healthy thepla. I would love to make this for dinner soon.
Chef Mireille says
thepla looks so tasty
Archana Potdar says
I love the bajre ka thepla and how delicious the methi looks. I love the small methi bundles. Hee Valli since you were listening so intently to Vaishali's friend I did not pay much attention I knew I will get all the details.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
The potato curry is such a perfect combo for Bajra thepla! You have made it very well 🙂
Sreevalli E says
Delicious combo of dishes. They look so tasty.
Priya Srinivasan says
Scrumptious thali! We love bajra ki roti and as thepla it must be even more flavorful & Raswale aloo really makes my mouth watering !
Manjula Bharath says
Thats such an tempting gujju thali 🙂 makes me drool here 🙂 Methi bajra thepla looks very delicious, and delicious combo with batata nu shaak ... I wud love to finish the thali right away dear 🙂 mirchi with this drooling platter is wat I need and You have it all 🙂