Doodhi & Zucchini Thepla

Wishing everyone a very Happy Dassehra. You might be thinking why am I not very actively posting delicious and creative recipes on my blog? Some of you might have seen simple dinner pictures on my Facebook page.  Yes, that's true. I was fasting for Navratri. Eating one meal and day and keeping away from onion and garlic :) Also, with my parents being here, I try to make food that they are sought of used to. I don't suddenly want to introduce new taste that they are not familiar with.

Like I said in the last post, we received beautiful, freshly harvested lauki/ doodhi and Zucchini from our neighbors. While I could have made Spicy Zucchini Noodles or stir fried or grilled Zucchini that we love, I wanted to introduce my parents with this new veggie into the taste that they would like. I thought of making thepla (gujju version of paratha or pan fried flat bread). With all spices mixed into shredded zucchini and the amount of water content in this veggie, theplas turned out soft and super delicious.

I used combination of doodhi and zucchini in this recipe. Use only doodhi, zucchini, methi, or any leafy vegetable of your choice to make thepla.

Ingredients:
1 cup shredded doodhi/lauki/bottle gourd
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 tbsp. salt or to taste
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tbsp. red chilli powder or to your taste
2 tbsp. coriander powder
2 tbsp. oil
2-3 cups of whole wheat flour (depends on the amount of moisture in the veggies)
Dry flour to roll thepla/parathas
Oil of shallow frying.

• Mix shredded doodhi and zucchini together. Add salt, spices, and oil and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. This will help zucchini sweat moisture which will be used to make the dough to the correct consistency.
• Add flour to make the dough soft. 
• Knead it well. You need not let it rest as it might get more soft.
• Divide the dough into 10-12 parts.
• Make a ball, roll it in dry flour and roll to form a 6-7 inch disc.
• Place the rolled disc on hot griddle on medium heat.
• After 2-3 minutes flip the disc to cook on other side.
• Use a tsp of oil and apply on cooked side.
• Flip it again and apply oil.
• Cook on both sides till you obtain color of your desire.
• Serve with plain yogurt of chilli pickle or just fried green chilli.

Here is step-by-step recipe to make theplas:

Doodhi and Zucchini shredded in my Cuisinart food processor.

Mix shredded doodhi and zucchini together. Add salt, spices, and oil and let it rest for 5-10 minutes. This will help zucchini sweat moisture which will be used to make the dough to the correct consistency.

I tried to make this dough in my Kitchenaid dough maker.

Add flour to make the dough soft. 

Knead it well. You need not let it rest as it might get more soft.

Divide the dough into 10-12 parts.

Make a ball, roll it in dry flour and roll to form a 6-7 inch disc.

Place the rolled disc on hot griddle on medium heat.

After 2-3 minutes flip the disc to cook on other side.

Use a tsp of oil and apply on cooked side.

Flip it again and apply oil.

Cook on both sides till you obtain color of your desire.

Serve with palin yogurt of chilli pickle or just fried green chilli.

Enjoy Zucchini Theplas!

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